These traditionally made OREO Cookie Balls are topped with green decorating gel and a red candy-coated chocolate for a festive Christmas Tree treat.
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I’m a big fan of OREO cookies and use them in lots of desserts. This recipe is for classic OREO Cookie Balls made festive with a simple Christmas tree decoration on top.
OREO Cookie Balls require only three ingredients: OREO cookies, cream cheese, and melted baking chocolate. They’re easy to make and very customizable—use any OREO flavor to suit the season or your taste. For this batch I picked up everything at my local store and used a coupon for savings.
To keep things simple for the holidays, I decorated each ball with a small piped Christmas tree in green gel and finished with a red candy on top. If you prefer a firmer decoration that won’t smudge, substitute green candy melts or mint chocolate chips, melt them, and pipe the trees from a piping bag or zip-top bag with the tip snipped off.
If you haven’t made OREO Cookie Balls before, the process is straightforward: pulse the cookies into fine crumbs, combine with softened cream cheese until a uniform mixture forms, roll into balls, chill briefly to firm them up, then dip in melted chocolate and allow to set.
For these, I used two small tubes of green decorating gel to pipe the trees. When decorating, work on chilled balls so the gel holds its shape. Store finished cookie balls in a single layer in an airtight container in the refrigerator; do not cover them directly with plastic wrap or it may rub off the gel decoration.
These cookie balls are a fun and easy holiday treat. If you make them, try different OREO flavors or swap the gel for piped melted candy for a firmer finish. Enjoy sharing them with friends and family this season.
Christmas Tree OREO Cookie Balls
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Ingredients
- 8 oz (226 g) block-style cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
- 16 oz (452 g) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted*
- Green decorating gel, (You will need 2 or more 0.67 oz tubes depending on how many you decorate.)
- Red candy-coated chocolate pieces or cinnamon candy
Instructions
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Mix softened cream cheese and finely crushed OREO crumbs until fully blended.
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Shape the mixture into 48 (1-inch) balls (or 24 larger 2-inch balls). Freeze for about 10 minutes to firm.
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Dip each chilled ball in melted chocolate and place in a single layer on waxed paper or a lined baking sheet to set.
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Refrigerate for about 1 hour or until firm.
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Decorate: pipe a small tree with green decorating gel. Press a red candy-coated chocolate or cinnamon candy into the gel to form the tree topper.
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Store refrigerated in an airtight container in a single layer. Avoid covering directly with plastic wrap to protect the gel decoration.
Notes
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