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Oreos or Chips Ahoy

Oreos.

Chips Ahoy are the "american" "cheese" of chocolate chip cookies, which is to say, gross and insulting.

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Balls: Round Two

Since my traumatizing encounter with cake balls, I've stayed away from any sort of creation that's supposed to turn out spherical. I've made loads of muffins, a bunch of cookies, and even ventured into the realm of homemade hummus (cough, cough, Deanna and her crunchy-granola-frisbee-playing self has rubbed off on me). 

However, since a Christmas gathering at which a group of girlfriends and I absolutely demolished a container of Oreo truffle balls (thanks, Maryanne), I've LITERALLY been dreaming about these little nuggets of goodness. If you're wondering (I know you're probably not, but I have to give a shout-out!), I found a recipe for them on Six Sister's Blog, right here http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/07/oreo-cookie-truffles.html.

[Side note: if you're into baking and crafting and cooking their blog is AWESOME.]

After venturing out to our local Wal-Mart to purchase the ingredients and being surprised by a huge display celebrating Oreo's 100th Birthday (I wish I had taken a photo, this thing was so epically ridiculous. Why in the world do we celebrate the birthday of a cookie? I mean, they're awesome, but come on!), I came home and got into a fight with my Mom's gigantic food processor. Good thing she wasn't home - she would NOT have enjoyed OR approved of the sound that darn thing was making. Too many cookies at once? Not enough speed choices? I have no idea. 

Eventually my cookies were sufficiently crushed into "fine crumbs" as the recipe stated. I'm not sure if I was supposed to gather up the "fine crumbs" that were all over my counter and add those to my bowl, as well, so I opted against that. 

After mixing them with a block of cream cheese, it looked disgustingly like you-know-what this:

So obviously I formed them into perfect little balls and dipped them into perfectly melted chocolate and lifted them out ever so effortlessly!

Sike!

They did come out looking very cute:

But somehow I ended up with 23 instead of the recipe's specified 42. And I SWEAR TO GOD (sorry, I shouldn't say God, I know it's Lent) I only ate ONE cookie. I battled with toothpicks, skewers, turkey lacing nail things, and finally a couple of forks before I figured out how I should dip and remove those balls.

Did I mention the large bowl of Oreo crumbs that I have left over?  The recipe said to crush 9 cookies and save that to sprinkle on top of the balls. Who thought I would need 9 cookies worth of crumbs to sprinkle on 23 balls?

If anyone needs some ice cream topping you know where I live. 

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Brownie Truffle Balls

Brownie Truffles are made from baked brownies and raspberry jam, so the candies have a rich chocolate-raspberry flavor. These delicious treats are dipped in chocolate to make an easy, elegant dessert. This recipe is a great way to use up old or slightly stale brownies. You can substitute any jam you have on hand, and you can easily scale the recipe up or down.

Ingredients:

1 pan (13x9) brownies, baked and cooled

1/3-1/2 cup raspberry jam

1 lb chocolate-flavored candy coating

powdered sugar (optional)

cocoa powder (optional)

Preparation:

1. Crumble the brownies into a large bowl, working it with your fingers until it is in small pieces.

2. Add 1/3 cup of raspberry jam, and stir with a spoon until it is well-mixed and the brownie dough is smooth, without chunks of dry brownie anywhere. If your brownies were very dry to begin with, add a little more jam until the texture is smooth and holds together when you squeeze it into a ball. However, do not make your brownie dough too wet or soggy.

3. Scoop round spoonfuls of brownie dough and place them on a baking sheet covered with foil or waxed paper. Freeze the balls for 30 minutes, or until they are quite firm.

4. Once the balls are firm, melt the chocolate candy coating in the microwave, stirring after every 45 seconds to prevent overheating. Alternately, you can use real chocolate instead of candy coating, but if you do this I recommend tempering the chocolate so that it will stay hard at room temperature, since the texture of the brownie filling will naturally be quite soft.

5. Using dipping tools or a fork, dip a brownie ball into the melted candy coating until it is completely submerged. Bring it out of the coating and place it back on the foil-covered baking sheet. If desired, you let the chocolate set slightly until it is still tacky but not completely wet, and roll the chocolate-covered ball in powdered sugar or cocoa powder to decorate it.

6. Repeat with the remaining balls and candy coating. Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator to fully set the chocolate, for about 20 minutes. Brownie Truffles can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

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