Leftover Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles: Hard to Resist

Crumbled leftover chocolate chip cookies are the basis for these easy but hard-to-resist Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles. Dip them in chocolate or roll them in powdered sugar to make a perfect Valentine’s Day present.

Are you a candy maker?

Seems to me that some people are….and some people are not.

I am not a candy maker, although my mom was. In her heyday, she could make perfect fudge, peanut brittle, toffee, caramel, divinity–all of it.

Obviously, I did not get her candy gene. Hand me a pan and a thermometer and I want to make yogurt, not candy.

If you’re like me, we can make these. They are so easy, even your kids can make them.

No thermometer or cooking required.

They are a great way to recycle leftover chocolate chip cookies.

MAKING CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE TRUFFLES

VARIATIONS

Leave these delectable little balls plain OR:

• Coat them with dipping chocolate
• Roll balls in powdered sugar
• Roll balls in cocoa powder

Unfortunately, I will not be giving any of these away since my husband and I have managed to eat every last one of them. I know. Shameful!

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Yield: 15 balls

Leftover Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffles

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Truffles made from crumbled baked chocolate chip cookies then dipped in chocolate

Prep Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 6 ounces baked chocolate chip cookies
• 3 ounces cream cheese (light cream cheese works great)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening

Instructions

1. Crush cookies. You can put them in a zippered plastic bag and flatten with a rolling pin. It's easier to use a food processor and process until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cream cheese and process or mix until mixture holds together. Expect the mixture to be dark in color.
2. If you have them, put on plastic gloves and form cookie mixture into 1-inch balls. I like to use a small ice cream dipper to get uniformity. Place on a cookie sheet covered with wax paper or a silicone baking sheet. Refrigerate.
3. Place chips and shortening into microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute, stirring to melt. Add time in very small increments to finish melting if necessary.
4. Dip balls into melted chocolate with fork until completely covered. Return balls to wax paper or silicone baking sheet and chill until chocolate is hard.

Notes

If you don't want to mess with the dipping, try rolling the balls in powdered sugar or cocoa.

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