Christmas Tree OREO Cookie Balls

By srumbel

OREO Cookie Balls only need only 3 things: OREO Cookies, cream cheese, and melted baking chocolate. That’s it! So I headed to Walmart to grab what I needed. Look at all those different OREO flavors! Really, you can use any flavor of OREO Cookies to create your own unique cookie balls for any season or occasion.
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Ingredients

• OFFICIAL COOKIE BALL RECIPE:
• 1 pkg (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
• 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
• 4 pkg. (4 oz. each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
• Optional Ingredients:
• Substitute semi-sweet baking chocolate with 1 (12oz) bag of quality white chocolate chips, melted with 1 to 2 tsp of coconut oil or shortening for thinning
• Green decorating gel (You will need 2 or more (0.67oz) tubes depending on how many balls you make; I only decorated 24 balls.)
• Red M&M's or Red Hots Candies

Preparation

Step 1

MIX cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
SHAPE into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min. Dip balls in melted chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan.
CUSTOMIZE it with your own ingredient additions or decorative skills.
REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm.
Share and enjoy!
Optional Christmas Tree Decoration:
Pipe a tree with the green decorating gel. Press a red M&M or red hot candy into the gel at the top.
Keep refrigerated, in an air-tight container, unstacked. Don’t put plastic wrap on top because it will rub off the gel.

Yield: 48 (1-inch) or 24 (2-inch) OREO Cookie Balls