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The perfect truffle for the chocolate chip
cookie lover! These sweet treats are a crushed chocolate chip
cookie center, dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate and dusted
with cocoa. These chocolate chip cookie truffles will both surprise
and delight. The key to making these truffles is to bake the
cookies a little longer than the package states so they are crisp
but not burnt.
Chocolate
Chip Cookie Truffles
- 1 (16.5-ounce) package
NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Refrigerated Chocolate Chip
Cookie Bar Dough
1 (3-ounce) package cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup (6 ounces) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet
Chocolate Morsels
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
1 tablespoon NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Baking Cocoa,
for dusting (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
(175ºC).
- Prepare cookies following
package directions; however, bake for 14 to 18 minutes until
crisp and golden brown but not burnt. (Crisp cookies will make
it easier to grind the cookies later.) Let cookies cool completely
on wire racks.
- Line baking sheet with
wax paper.
- Crumble cookies into food
processor container; cover. Process until mixture resembles coarse
meal. Add cream cheese; process until mixture begins to hold
together. Mixture will be dark in color. (If smaller food processor
is being used, half the cookies and half the cream cheese can
be processed. Transfer mixture to medium bowl and then repeat
with remaining cookies and cream cheese.)
- Roll or scoop mixture
into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate
for 1 hour.
- Microwave morsels and
vegetable shortening in small, uncovered, microwave-safe bowl
on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute; STIR. Morsels may retain some
of their original shape. If necessary, microwave at additional
10- to 15-second intervals, stirring just until morsels are melted.
- Dip balls completely into
melted chocolate with fork. Use side of bowl or shake gently
to remove excess chocolate. Return to baking sheet; dust truffles
with cocoa. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until set. Store in
tightly covered container in refrigerator.
Makes 36 truffles.
Tips:
- If you do not have a food
processor, the cooled, crisp cookies can be finely chopped with
a knife, placed in bowl and then mixed with cream cheese. This
will result in a less ground cookie truffle.
- To dust the truffles,
place cocoa in a small, fine mesh strainer and tap over the dipped
truffles.
Nutritional Information
Not Available.
Recipe and photograph are
the property of Nestlé® and Meals.com, used with permission.
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