Recipes for the Resort: Snowman Cookie Balls

We’ve all heard the song from Disney’s Frozen and now its time for you to answer the question. Do you wanna build a snowman? I know I do if its these kind of snowmen. Is a perfect winter treat to share with the family and your friends. Thanks to Cupcake Diaries we can build some snowmen, here is what you’ll need:

snowman-oreo-cookie-ballsIngredients

OFFICIAL OREO COOKIE BALL RECIPE:
1 (8 oz) brick cream cheese, softened
36 OREO cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
4 pkg. (4 oz each) semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS:
Substitute semi-sweet baking chocolate with six squares of almond bark.
1 (3.5 oz) container OREO mini
1 tube black decorating gel
vanilla frosting
orange food coloring
mini sized chocolate covered caramel candies

Here is how to make them!

Instructions

MAKE THE OREO COOKIE BALLS:
Mix cream cheese and 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.
Customize it with your own ingredient additions or decorative skills.
Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Share and enjoy!
OPTIONAL SNOWMAN DECORATION:
While cookie balls are in the refrigerator, prepare other ingredients to decorate like snowmen. Add orange food coloring to vanilla frosting to make the noses and place in a plastic baggy. Snip a tiny piece off the corner so only a little comes out when squeezing. Separate the OREO minis and remove chocolate caramel candies from packaging.
Decorate cookie balls to look like snowmen. Use the black decorating gel to make eyes and mouth. Add a nose using orange frosting. Using extra vanilla frosting, glue a chocolate covered caramel candy to half an OREO mini to make the hats. Glue onto snowmen with vanilla frosting.

Have fun making these cute little guys and share your thoughts with us here at East Silent Lake Resort in the comments or on Facebook and Twitter!

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