Black Tie Cookie Balls Recipes

OREO COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Place the creme cookies in a gallon-sized bag and remove all the air. Using your hands or a rolling pin, crush the cookies to a fine powder. You can also use a food processor.
• Transfer the cookie crumbs to a large mixing bowl and add in the softened cream cheese. Mix well.
• Line a tray or baking sheet with parchment paper. Form the dough into small (1-inch) balls and place on the baking sheet. Freeze the oreo balls for 20 to 30 minutes.
• Dip the balls into the melted candy coating. Allow the balls to cool on a wax-paper surface. Refrigerate until ready to eat.

TRIPLE-CHOCOLATE COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Stir milk and pudding mix in medium bowl with large spoon just until pudding mix is moistened. Immediately stir in cookie crumbs; mix well.
• Shape into 42 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min. Dip in semi-sweet chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Refrigerate 20 min. or until firm.
• Melt white chocolate as directed on package; drizzle over cookie balls. Refrigerate 10 min. or until firm.

NO-BAKE COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla wafers, walnuts, orange juice and corn syrup., Shape into 1-in. balls; roll in additional confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container.

BLACK AND WHITE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Cream sugar and butter together in a large bowl using an electric mixer for 3 minutes. Add eggs and beat for 30 seconds more. Add lemon zest, vanilla extract, and lemon extract. Mix together. Add flour mixture and milk gradually in equal 1/3 proportions, mixing batter well after each addition until fully incorporated.
• Spoon cookie batter out 1/4-cup portions onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges just begin to turn golden brown, 13 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• While cookies cool, melt butter for vanilla icing in a double boiler over medium heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and salt. Add water gradually until vanilla icing comes together. Heat over the double boiler until icing falls off the back of a spoon in thick ribbons, 2 to 4 minutes. Set heat to low.
• Frost 1/2 of the golden brown underside of each cooled cookie with vanilla icing using a rubber spatula. Allow excess to dribble back into the double boiler. Let cookies cool for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, set the double boiler back to medium heat and add confectioners' sugar, semisweet chocolate, bittersweet chocolate, corn syrup, butter, vanilla extract, and food coloring to the remaining vanilla icing. Mix well, adding water until icing is combined. Heat until icing falls off of the back of a spoon in thick ribbons, 2 to 4 minutes. Set heat to low.
• Frost the other 1/2 of the cooled cookies using a rubber spatula in the same manner as before. Let cookies cool until icing sets, 1 to 2 hours. Serve.

CHOCOLATE COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and 3 cups cookie crumbs until blended.
• Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min. Dip balls in melted chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Sprinkle with remaining cookie crumbs.
• Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

BLACK TIE COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. Shape into 12 (1-inch) balls, using a level tablespoon for each. Place on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper. Freeze 15 minutes.
• Microwave semi-sweet chocolate in microwaveable bowl on HIGH for 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 30 seconds more; stir. Continue heating and stirring in 10-second increments until completely melted.
• Dip each ball in melted chocolate using a fork, letting any excess drip back into the bowl; return to baking sheet. Refrigerate 15 minutes or until chocolate is firm.
• Melt white chocolate as directed on package; pour into a resealable plastic bag to make decorating easier. Cut a small corner off the bag; use to drizzle chocolate over the cookie balls. Top with sprinkles. Insert wooden pop stick into each cookie ball. Refrigerate 15 minutes.

COOKIE BALLS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, combine crushed cookies and cream cheese to form a stiff dough. Roll into balls and dip with a fork in melted candy coating. Let rest on waxed paper until set.