I was asked by OREO to come up with a personal twist on their classic OREO Cookie Balls Recipe. I have enjoyed OREO cookie balls several times and was excited to create my own recipe. I absolutely love pairing chocolate and fruit, so I decided to create OREO cookie balls with a raspberry in the middle and adding a slight hint of raspberry flavoring to the OREO mixture and the candy coating as well. This was a simple variation on the original recipe, but the results are amazing! I shared some with some friends and they could not stop eating them...they are seriously sooooo yummy!
White Chocolate Raspberry Oreo Cookie Balls
36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed (14.3 oz. pkg)
8 oz. brick cream cheese, softened
1 lb almond bark or baking chocolate, melted (I used vanilla almond bark but you could use milk chocolate or semi-sweet instead)
48 raspberries
1/2 tsp raspberry flavoring/extract, divided
Crush the OREO cookies. I used my blender, but you can place the cookies in a sealed plastic bag and smash them with a hammer also! I found that the blender worked best when I did half the cookies at a time, rather than trying to crush all 36 at once. Mix the crumbs with the cream cheese until well blended. I also added 1/4 tsp of raspberry flavoring to add a slight raspberry flavor to the mixture. You will need to shape 48 (1-inch) balls, forming them around each raspberry. Use your fingers to shape the mixture around the raspberry and then roll them between your hands to make a nice, round shape. Freeze the balls for about 10 minutes before dipping. Melt the candy coating or baking chocolate in the microwave according to package directions and add 1/4 tsp of raspberry flavoring to the chocolate. Dip each ball in the chocolate and place on waxed paper. I had a little bit of candy coating left so I added red food coloring to the remaining amount and drizzled it onto the balls to make them look pretty! Refrigerate until ready to serve. Enjoy!
*OREO provided me with compensation for the main ingredients, but I provided the rest of the ingredients and all opinions are 100% mine!
