Sugar cookie truffles get the holiday treatment with these ornament-inspired sweets. Decorating is a snap with a dip in almond bark, a sprinkle of colored sugars and a mini white peanut butter cup to top it off.
Sugar Cookie Ornament Truffles
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 24
- Ingredients 6
Ingredients
- 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
- Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for Drop cookies
- 4 oz (half of 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 16 oz vanilla-flavored candy coating (almond bark)
- Betty Crocker™ colored sugars, as desired
- 24 Reese's White Peanut Butter Cups™ Minis (from 8-oz bag)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Make drop cookies as directed on pouch. Cool completely, at least 20 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. Mix all cookie crumbs in food processor. Add cream cheese. Process 1 to 2 minutes or until well combined and can be pressed into a ball.
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Step3Shape cookie mixture into 24 (about 1 1/2-inch) balls; place on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
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Step4In medium microwavable bowl, microwave almond bark uncovered on High 60 seconds; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15-second increments until melted and smooth.
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Step5Using 2 forks, dip and roll chilled cookie balls, one at a time, into coating. Return to lined cookie sheet, and immediately decorate top with colored sugars. Place 1 Peanut Butter Cup™ on top of truffle, bottom side up. If coating has cooled too much, reheat. Refrigerate truffles about 15 minutes or until coating is set. Store covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
240
Calories
13g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
29g
Total Carbohydrate
21g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Truffle
- Calories
- 240
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 13g
- 20%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 41%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 25mg
- 8%
- Sodium
- 140mg
- 6%
- Potassium
- 50mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 29g
- 10%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 21g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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