Circus Animal Cookie Truffles

These cookie truffles are incredibly easy to make!  They are much less time consuming than normal cake ball truffles because it doesn't require you to bake a cake!  I think it would be fun to experiment with other pre-made cookies (I have done the oreos before and those are delish!).  This recipe can be used with either cream cheese or cream cheese frosting.  I did the frosting because I read that it tastes better than the cream cheese.  To be honest, they are a little sweet - but they are tasty!  I think the cream cheese filler would help to make them less sweet.  So, if you prefer something a little less sweet, then you could try the cream cheese filling instead. 

Also, the measurement on the ingredients is flexible, too.  I bought my ingredients at Target and they were all out of the bags of the frosted animal cookies, so I bought 2 boxes of the Target brand.  I ended up mixing about 16 oz of animal cookies and 1 can of frosting.  But this can easily be reduced by half. 

Circus Animal Cookie Truffles

Approx 16 oz of Circus Animal Cookies

1 tub of cream cheese frosting

Almond Bark, or Wilton's Candy Melts (found at Hobby Lobby)

Sprinkles

Using a food processor, grind up the animal cookies to fine crumbs.  Pour all crumbs into a large bowl. 

Add 1 tub of cream cheese frosting and mix thoroughly with a spoon. 

Place truffle mixture in fridge for at least 30 minutes {optional} - making the mixture a little more firm makes it easier to roll.

Roll into equal sized balls and place on baking sheet {covered with parchment paper or foil}.  Place in fridge for 3-4 hours, or freezer 1-2 hours - until firm.

Melt almond bark, or candy. Using a spoon, dip each ball into melted chocolate - tap excess off against side of bowl.  Place on baking sheet & pour sprinkles on top.  Place in fridge for several hours, until chocolate hardens. 

Store in fridge for up to 1 week. 

Enjoy!!!

*When dipping the  balls into the chocolate, work quickly so that the chocolate doesn't harden up too much. Also, after each ball is dipped, immediately decorate with sprinkles so that the sprinkles will stick to the melted chocolate. 

**I used both white almond bark and Wilton's candy for my truffles.  I used white almond bark and dipped several balls into that - then, I added hot pink gel food dye {the gel dye works so much better} and dipped several balls into the hot pink.  Lastly, I used the Wilton's Candy Melts in the light pink color.  I buy my Wilton's Candy Melts at Hobby Lobby {or at Michael's, JoAnn's}. 

Here's a link to what the Candy Melts look like:

Wilton's Candy Melts

Here's a link to the gel dye that I use:

Wilton's Gel Food Color