Chocolate Sandwich Cookie Truffles

By EricS52

Ingredients

• 1 (4-ounce) sweet chocolate bar
• 20 cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed (about 2 cups crumbs)
• 1 cup toasted almonds, ground
• 3 tablespoons whipping cream
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped orange rind
• toppings: powdered sugar, ground toasted almonds & unsweetened cocoa

Preparation

Step 1

What To Do:

Melt chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat; stir in cookie crumbs and next 4 ingredients. Shape mixture into 1-inch balls, washing hands as necessary. Cover and chill 20 minutes.

Roll 1 dozen balls in powdered sugar, 1 dozen in ground toasted almonds, and 1 dozen in unsweetened cocoa. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.