Truffles won't be intimidating any longer after making these delightful little chocolate candies. The secret ingredient? Peanut butter cookies!
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Peanut Butter Cookie Truffles
- Prep Time 55 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
- Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on cookie mix package
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons shortening
- 1/4 cup finely chopped cocktail peanuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Make cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 15 minutes.
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Step2In food processor, process half of the cookies to fine crumbs. Remove and set aside; process remaining cookies to fine crumbs. Combine all of cookie crumb mixture in food processor. Add cream cheese and peanut butter. Process until well combined and can be pressed into a ball, 1 to 2 minutes. Shape into 48 (1 1/4-inch) balls; place on cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
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Step3In medium bowl, microwave chocolate chips and shortening uncovered on High 60 to 90 seconds. Stir until smooth.
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Step4Using 2 forks, dip and roll chilled cookie balls, one at a time, into melted chocolate. Return to lined cookie sheet; immediately sprinkle top of each with chopped peanuts. If chocolate has cooled too much, reheat. Refrigerate truffles about 10 minutes or until coating is set. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
130 Calories
7g Total Fat
2g Protein
13g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Truffle
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 14%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 5mg
- 2%
- Sodium
- 80mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 60mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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