Description
Delightfully festive Snowman Oreo Balls combine crushed Oreos and creamy cheese coated in white chocolate, decorated with cute snowman faces and chocolate hats, perfect for holiday treats and parties.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 45 Oreo cookies (about an 18 ounce Family Size package)
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 10 ounces Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers, divided
Decorations
- 12 mini Oreos, pulled apart
- 24 Rolos candies, dark chocolate for best color match
- Holly sprinkle mix
- Snowman sprinkle mix
Instructions
- Prepare the tray: Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set it aside for later use.
- Crush Oreos: Add the 45 Oreo cookies to a food processor or high-speed blender and pulse until fine crumbs form.
- Mix cream cheese: In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened 8 ounces of cream cheese with a hand mixer on high speed until smooth and creamy.
- Combine Oreo crumbs and cream cheese: Add the Oreo crumbs to the bowl and mix on medium speed until well combined into a uniform mixture.
- Form balls and chill: Use a medium cookie scoop to portion the mixture, then roll into smooth balls with your hands. Place them evenly on the prepared tray and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Make snowman hats: Melt about ¼ cup of the white chocolate wafers in the microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring between each until smooth.
- Prepare Oreo halves: Split the 12 mini Oreos in half and scrape off the cream filling, discarding it. Use a skewer to dab melted chocolate onto the flat side of each Oreo half.
- Attach Rolo candies: Immediately place one Rolo candy upside-down on each chocolate-dabbed Oreo half. Decorate the hats with holly sprinkle mix if desired. Let the hats set aside until the chocolate hardens.
- Melt remaining white chocolate: Melt the rest of the white chocolate wafers in the microwave at 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth and fully melted.
- Dip balls in chocolate: Using a fork, dip one Oreo ball at a time into the melted white chocolate. Tap the fork lightly on the bowl edge to even out the coating, then place the coated ball back on the baking tray.
- Add snowman face decorations: While the chocolate is still wet, quickly add Snowman sprinkle mix to create the face, applying two black sugar pearls for eyes, a carrot sprinkle for the nose, and additional black sugar pearls for the smile.
- Attach hats: Place the decorated chocolate hats on top of each snowman head. If the coating has set, use a dab of melted chocolate to secure the hats. Hold them steady for a few seconds to set properly.
- Set and serve: Allow the completed Oreo balls to set completely for about 15 minutes. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Any flavored Oreos can be used as a substitute for the original Oreos.
- If Wilton’s Snowman Decorating Sprinkles are unavailable, use black sugar pearls or black icing gel for the eyes and smile, and orange sprinkles or orange Tic Tacs for the nose.
- Store leftover Oreo balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days to maintain freshness.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ball
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 90 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg
