Spatula Sisters: Oreo Truffles

Bake-off!!!

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Amy's office had a bake-off! We discussed the technicalities of the event title (we weren't actually baking on site - you can't get much done with just a microwave and a dishwasher), but basically it came down to sampling a lot of sugar. With chocolate as the theme, the idea was sweet... but competition was fierce!

These little truffle treats came in 2nd place... a finish contested by a few members of In-house Productions. Did Sales make a few phone calls soliciting votes? Hmm...

That being said, the winning brownies were definitely blue ribbon worthy. What a fun day!

The recipe for these came from The Sisters' Cafe, a fun blog put together by 5 sisters who all seem to be gifted in the kitchen. Now in the 3rd year of their blog, they've posted hundreds of cooking adventures. Let's hope we follow suit!

Oreo Truffles

1 bag Oreo cookies

1 1/2 8 oz packages (1 1/2 cups) of cream cheese, softened

2 cups white chocolate chips

1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Grind up Oreos in a food processor until cookies are crumbs.
Mix Oreo crumbs with cream cheese in a medium bowl. Roll batter (it will be a little gooey) into 1 inch balls. There should be about 30. Place on baking sheet and refrigerate until firm. We were in a bit of a rush, so we popped ours in the freezer for about 45 minutes.
Melt white chocolate in microwave (use a reduced power setting so you don't burn the chocolate). To make the chocolate a little easier to work with, try stirring in a tablespoon or two of whipping cream.
Use two spoons to dip Oreo balls into white chocolate. Place onto parchment paper to harden. Once the white chocolate is dry, melt dark chocolate. Use a fork to drizzle over the truffles. Let dry.
Store in refrigerator. They taste best if you remove them a few minutes before serving.

The Oreos - seconds before becoming crumbs.