Thin Mint Truffles

By Texaschef11

Ingredients

• One box Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookies
• 3 oz softened cream cheese
• 1/2 lb Dark mint chocolate candy melts (or regular chocolate chips/candy melts)
• 1/4 cup green candy melts (or sprinkles, shaved chocolate, anything you'd like to decorate with)
• 1 tbs shortening (+ 1 tsp)

Preparation

Step 1

* Put both sleeves of cookies into food processor, process until finely chopped crumbs are formed
* Pour crumbs into a bowl and add softened cream cheese
* Mix together with a fork (I used my hands to combine it together well)
* Roll into truffle sized balls (I was able to get 15 out of mine)
* Refrigerate for an hour (or freeze for 30 minutes)
* Melt chocolate and shortening in a double boiler (a microwave works just as fine, use 30 second intervals if you go this route)
* Carefully cover each truffle in chocolate and tap off excess
* Place each truffle on wax paper on a cookie sheet (top with sprinkles or any other decorations before chocolate sets)
* Refrigerate until chocolate is firm

To Decorate:

* Melt green candy chips & 1tsp shortening in a double boiler (again the microwave can be used as above)
* Pour chocolate into plastic bag, snip a very small piece off of the corner of the bag
* Drizzle over truffles
* Refrigerate again until chocolate is set