{"id":4731,"date":"2011-12-29T09:35:39","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T15:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2011-12-29T09:35:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T15:35:39","slug":"holiday-baking-oreo-and-nutter-butter-truffles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hottie-biscotti.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/29\/holiday-baking-oreo-and-nutter-butter-truffles\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Baking: Oreo and Nutter Butter Truffles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you’ve been part of a cookie exchange or received some gifts from the kitchen this Christmas, then there is a good chance you have seen these. \u00a0A super simple, three ingredient treat that looks way more impressive than it actually is. \u00a0These cute little goodies are so sweet and so yummy.<\/p>\n

When you shape these, make sure to make them small. \u00a0They really are rich. \u00a0If they are too big you may not be able to eat the whole thing, or you’ll feel too guilty taking a second one, and then you won’t get to try both kinds!<\/p>\n

The recipe for the Oreo truffles came from the Kraft website<\/a>. \u00a0I used candy coating instead of chocolate squares. \u00a0Melting chocolate just never seems to harden well enough. \u00a0Does anyone have any tips for coating with real<\/em> chocolate?<\/p>\n

After I made these I thought I should have used the white candy coating for a nice contrast from outer white coating to inner dark chocolate. \u00a0Then I thought about all the possibilities there are with these truffles. \u00a0You could use any sandwich cookie. \u00a0So I did the same thing with a package of Nutter Butters. \u00a0The white coating gave me some issues, so these were not as evenly coated as the chocolate. \u00a0The peanut butter truffles would have been delicious with the chocolate coating. \u00a0Who doesn’t like that peanut butter and chocolate combination?<\/p>\n

I love the sprinkles of cookie crumbs on top of these truffles. \u00a0It gives them more of a true chocolate truffle appearance (and it helps to hide any uneven coating). \u00a0If you really wanted to dress these up even more and make them appealing to foodies, sprinkle with some flaked sea salt. \u00a0Some people might be averse to this sweet and salty combo, but it really is wonderful. \u00a0You can find flaked sea salt at many grocery stores. \u00a0It isn’t cheap, but you don’t use very much and it goes a long way. \u00a0This one by Maldon<\/a> is the one I see most often.<\/p>\n

If you don’t have a food processor, get to work with a large ziploc bag and a rolling pin to break the cookies into crumbs. \u00a0Make sure when you start coating the balls that you have 2 cookie sheets prepped with parchment paper, wax paper or Silpats. \u00a0This makes clean up a breeze, and removing the truffles much easier.<\/p>\n

Oreo Truffles\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n