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These are truly fantastic! I made them today for Thanksgiving and they were a complete smash!! :)

My family loved these… I divided the recipe and put a little raspberry extract in half… Yum! I did use really good choc.morsels … They turned out great!!!

Just made these last night with my two friends… this kind of recipe is perfect for a group of girls who love making desserts but don’t have the money to spend! University sure takes it out of you.

We used dark chocolate bark with pieces of crushed candy cane to cover them, and they were delightfully chocolate-y, mint-y, stress-relief-y morsels of glee!

Thanks for a fun night, Bakerella!

Hi Bakerella and everyone out there, is the oreo and cream cheese mixture supposed to be oily after mixing? Mine was pretty oily, which I think caused my truffles to ooze out oil after I’ve dipped them in chocolate and let dry, it was a pretty disgusting sight.

Any suggestions? Reduce the cream cheese? I tried reducing it the 2nd time and it was still pretty oily. Or has it got something to do with the way that I mix in the cream cheese (by hand)?? i need help!!

I just tried this recipe with the white sandwich cookies (white cooke, white cream) and added lemon extract along with the cream cheese…dipped them in white chocolate — delicious!!!

This is a really great idea of making truffles without much work. Since one year I can buy oreo in germany too, so I have to try this. There is just one question about the recipe: How many cookies did you take in whole? I’m pretty sure they are selling other packages in germany than in usa.

Now I will go on browsing your blog :)

bye Tine

Bakerella, ive made these a few times and they are wonderful. but now i was wondering if you have ever tried making them into snowmen? i was wanting to give it a try for a christmas party im going to, but i have nowhere near the experience you do. Any tips or ideas?

I made these for our annual cookie swap this year using the mint creme oreos & it was voted best-tasting cookie! We even had a local radio/TV personality there who filmed our event for a local TV show. I mentioned your site when she interviewed me for submitting the winning cookie.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes and beautiful photographs. I love the site!

Hi, I tried these for the first time today (as a test run for next week.) I just love these things and your recipe is great. However, I had trouble dipping them with a spoon, as they wanted to stick to the spoon. I did freeze them for a few hours before I dipped them…and if you roll the ball in the white chocolate, they seem to put crumbs in it by the 2nd ball. Any suggestions? I was thinking of putting a toothpick in the balls before I froze them…HELP!

I made these today for a xmas party tomorrow. I attempted to make them into snowmen and posted how it went on my LJ. http://hollowtear.livejournal.com/120588.html had a couple problems,but not bad for my first attempt. I did learn a couple tips for next time. Hope you try it out. :)

WOWzers. I made these over the weekend and I am obsessed. GREAT idea.

has anyone ever made these in advance (say 10 days – wanting to take them to Christmas Eve!)?? Do they freeze well? Do I need to freeze them un-coated, and then coat them the day before???? thoughts???? :o)

Hi, Bakerella!
I just tried this recipe with mint oreo today. Oh my. They taste GREAT! Thank you for the great idea! I am planning to making Nutter Butters and cake balls with red velvet cakes for Christmas party at my in-laws this weekend.
I have one problem with this though… They don’t look good… The oreo balls are coated with white (vanilla) chocolate, but they are not evenly coated… They don’t look as good as yours in the picture… Is there any way you can show us how you coat your truffles with melted chocolate? Do you keep melted chocolate in a certain temperature?

I made these and the red velvet truffles last night and both are amazing.

I wanted to share what I did for the chocolate coating in case you want to add it as a note, maybe. I didn’t have any of the chocolate bark and wasn’t going to pay $3.00 for it when I had a ton of chocolate chips at home. I did read the comments from others who tried using chips and had bad experiences, but I figured I would try another angle…

First, I tried coating with a ganache made from equal parts heavy whipping cream and chocolate chips, since I knew it would run thin enough to easily coat the truffles. It did coat them, but it doesn’t set up like dipping chocolate would. I didn’t throw those out though – I set them aside for later.

What I did next worked amazingly well. I used about a tablespoon of shortening (do NOT try it with butter or margarine, the chocolate will just solidify weird) and about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips. Put them together in a small bowl, stuck it in the microwave for 40 – 45 seconds (just watch for the shortening to melt then take it out). Stirred well with a spoon until the chips melted (the shortening gets hot enough to melt the chips), and then started dipping.

I used a larger size spoon, flipping the truffle over, covering with chocolate and then removing to wax paper. I think the amount of chocolate mixture I made coated about 10 balls at a time before I either ran out and the chocolate started to cool down too much.

Some I did with semi-sweet chocolate then once hardened, drizzled dark chocolate over them, which might help some people who aren’t happy with how theirs looks. I also sprinkled some with nonpariels and some with granulated sugar. Everyone LOVED them! And I am struggling to keep my hands off the Oreo ones!

PS – I didn’t read through all the comments to see if anyone else has tried the shortening/chip combo or not, so I might be late with my comment. :)

Have you ever substituted cream cheese frosting for the cream cheese? I want to make these as gifts and be able to let them sit out all day at the office. Cream cheese sitting out all day seems scary. Thanks, I love your recipes & ideas!

Wow…. Ive been making this exact recipe for over 5 years. Pretty crazy.

I just made these today and gosh they’re a success. FYI, I used white mint candy melts and it is soooooo good!

I made these for Christmas and everyone loved them/ They didnt come out very pretty..the chocolate was not cooperating. I am hoping to see if AC Moore or Michaels has the bark..I usually have no problem with the wafers..perhaps some shortening the next time..Thank you for all your lovely ideas!!

WOW! These (and NutterButter and Red Velvet) were a HIT at my mother-in-law’s Christmas party! I made too many so I gave some to my friends too. Everyone LOVED it!

Jamie — Thank you for your idea! I will try to add some shortening next time I make them, which I definitely will do~!

Where can the choc bark be bought in australian? If not, is there a substitute for the white chocolate bark?

I just made these with my cousin (I’m 18, she’s 17) and they were soo easy to make. We had to alter it a bit because we didn’t have the big things of oreos, just the package with 2 rows. I decided to try the Wilton Candy Melts because I wanted them to purple for my birthday party. They tasted amaazing. My dad loved them and he doesn’t even like oreos [:

i made these for christmas but instead of dipping them in chocolate i rolled them in chocolate sprinkles its an easy option especially since i live in australia its hot here so dipping in chocolate is a messy option ! enjoy

I made these for Christmas and they were a huge hit! They were gone so fast! I think I may make some more this weekend! Yummy!!

I found this website recently only by the grace of God. Today when my 2 year old was taking a nap with my hubby i made these. They turned out excellent. When my daughter woke up and found a tray of truffles she was out of this world. Thanks a lot. By the way after this my husband think I am even better than Racheal Ray. haha….
Thanks a million

I am a Girlscout mom and am thinking about making some “cookie pops” with ground up Girlscout cookies (Probably Thin Mints dipped in Chocolate and Peanut Butter Patties dipped in chocolate). Can you put the cookie truffles on a stick? I think that would be more fun for the presentation for the kids!

Let me know!

Jenifer

I made these oreo truffles for my friend’s brithday at our monthly book club meeting.

I put them on lollipop sticks and stuck them in a tiered styrofoam “cake”. I’d post the picture if I knew how, it looked really cute.

I used the Wilton vanilla candy melts, which were fine for dipping.

Thank you for sharing with us!

I make these every year for Christmas…but have added a few twists along the way. Despite my sweet tooth…I can only eat a couple of the Oreo filling ones. So, I tried the all vanilla oreos and they are wonderful too! My husband is a huge peanut butter and chocolate fan… So, I tried Nutter Butter cookies instead of Oreos…and they were GREAT!! The mix is a tad more corse but it worked just as well.

I’ve been making these for several years and they are always a huge hit!

A few variations: When using mint oreos, I’ve also added a drop of peppermint extract to the dipping chocolate. I’ve used the red colored (white chocolate flavored) melting chips and sprinkled crushed candy canes on top.

Egg Nog Truffles: Use vanilla oreos. Add a little nutmeg to the mixture and imitation rum to the melted white dipping chocolate.

Finally, when using melted chocolate chips for dipping: I have found that adding just a drop of vegetable oil to the melted chocolate makes the chocolate a little thinner, very smooth and easier to dip:)

i received a tin of these for xmas, i ate one and refused to share! oh my goodness they are so good~!

Hello Bakerella :D I want to make these for valentines day, but I wondered, do you remove the cream filling or do you crush it aswell :) and are 7 oreos really enough?

For me the thought of using the microwave to melt chocolate just didn’t seem right – OH how I was wrong, so much easier working in smaller batches and melting in the microwave. Now the Microwave has 2 purposes popcorn and chocolate!
I also used white chocolate chips and they melt fine, adding as needed a bit of veg shortening or oil to the white chocolate for the perfect smooth texture.

What a fabulous Idea. It’s too late for the Super Bowl, but
I have a Red Hat Valentine Luncheon on the 13th and am
going to make the girls Heart shape Truffles. I’m excited!!!

Thank you for the idea. The other comments have helped
alot also. Thank you too, GIRLS

would they fall apart because of the heat of the chocolate when i dip them? Because that happened when I made the cake balls :(

Is it possible to vary this recipe and use icing instead of cream cheese? Please let me know as I can’t eat cheese! Thank you!

Recipe looks absolutely delicious! If i were to use milk chocolate for dipping the truffles, is it also a good idea to add butter when i melt the chocolate? I think i heard that if you add butter, it makes the chocolate nice and shiny? thanks

I had trouble mixing with a large spoon, so I just used a pastry blender and it worked great. I made the oreo and the nutter butter ones. Oreo was definately a hit. Such an easy recipe! Thanks!

I made these delectable truffles into a whole birthday CAKE and it turned out amazing!!! I used 4 packages of Oreos ( a little expensive but sooo worth it! PLUS I went a little overboard, could have gotten away with 3 packages :) I also used your chocolate ganache as the icing. I made it as a two layer cake and used coolwhip as the filling in between.. I absolutely LOVE your website sooo many good and easy recipies :)

These are so cute.
But I am not a fan of cream cheese, so I was wondering if there was anything I could use to substitute the cream cheese?

These were absolutely delicious. Made them for a whole class–you could say they were VERY well received.

i wonder what this would taste like with the golden oreos and strawberry cream cheese and white chocolate. hmmm…? get to work on that and let me know ;) lol

Everyone LOVES these at our school. They’re probably the most prized possession of anyone who has them. They’re worth more than gold to almost anyone who wants one (which is everyone!)

I loved this recipe. I made it for my weekly family gathering, and a lot of them loved it. I did make the mistake of double coating the oreo balls with chocolate too much, so from that it was way to sweet. I’ve made this recipe 4 times since Valentines day and I have got to say, every time I make it, most of the oreo balls don’t make it out of my house…*shy’s away* VERY EASY, but OH so DELISH!

ooo WOW! I’M SOOOO LOVIN’ THESE!
i just made my first tonite and i think i’ve put on 10lbs on already haha!
they are delish!