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Cookie Dough Truffles

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This No bake Cookie Dough Truffles recipe is filled with chocolate chip cookie dough and dipped in chocolate. The perfect treat for your sweetheart!

Who doesn’t love to eat chocolate chip cookie dough before the cookies are baked? I know I do. If you do also, you will love Cookie Dough Truffles! The added bonus is the cookie dough is dipped in chocolate, so you get a double dose of chocolate in this special treat.

With Valentine’s Day around the corner I wanted to post a treat that was simple enough for everyone to make for their sweetheart. I don’t know too many people that don’t like Chocolate Chip Cookies, so I think Cookie Dough Truffles would be a safe bet to make for someone special in your life.

I dipped Cookie Dough Truffles in Red Chocolate and Dark Chocolate and added red, pink and white sprinkles and red hots for added color and flair.

Who ever that special someone is in your life this Valentine’s Day, be it your husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, son/daughter, etc., I hope your day is special.

Enjoy!

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Cookie Dough Truffles

Rating: 51

Yield: 20 - 24 Truffles

Cookie Dough Truffles

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/8 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tbsp. water, if needed
  • Chocolate for melting
  • Sprinkles for decorating

Instructions

  • In a bowl whisk together the flour, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, with a hand mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla until combined. Slowly beat in the flour mixture until smooth. If the mixture seems dry, add in the water and mix together.
  • Stir in the chocolate chips. Roll the mixture into quarter size balls and lay on cookie sheet lined with wax paper. You should get approx. 20-24 balls. Chill in the freezer for 15 minutes or until firm.
  • Melt the chocolate in the microwave per directions on package (30 sec intervals, stirring in between). Gently dip the cookie dough ball into the candy coating. Once covered remove and let the excess chocolate fall off. Place back on wax paper. Top with sprinkles if you desire. Let the truffles rest so the chocolate can dry.
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Adapted from Baked Perfection

Form balls and freeze them before dipping in chocolate.

Form balls and freeze them before dipping in chocolate.

I used Vietnamese Cinnamon & Double Strength Vanilla

I used Vietnamese Cinnamon & Double Strength Vanilla

Cookie Dough Truffles Recipe

Cookie Dough Truffles

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Cookie Dough Truffles

Cookie Dough Truffles

There are no eggs in the cookie dough.

There are no eggs in the cookie dough.

It's hard to eat just one.

It’s hard to eat just one.

Perfect treat for your Valentine.

Perfect treat for your Valentine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

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Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow is my featured treat today, Day 8 of of the Twelve Days of Christmas Treats. It’s a mix of Rice Chex cereal, peppermint candy canes, white chocolate and red sprinkles, the end result is a crunchy, minty snack. This treat is hard to stop eating once you start, it’s that good! 🙂

This treat would be perfect for a teacher, co-worker, friend, or anyone you want to give a small gift to. Just wrap it up in a Christmas tin, glass jar or decorative Christmas container, add a bow and ribbon and presto, the perfect treat for someone special. I know when it get’s this close to Christmas, I tend to scrounge for last minute gift ideas for everyone and a home made gift always adds a personal touch.

Adapted from Your Cup of Cake

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Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

Ingredients

  • 6-7 Cups Rice Chex Cereal
  • 1 lb. Almond Bark
  • 1 cup crushed candy canes, 6-8 candy canes
  • ¼ cup red sugar (cookie decoration)

Instructions

  • Place cereal in a large bowl.
  • Add the candy canes to a zip lock bag and using a rolling pin (or a meat mallot) crush the candy canes into small pieces. Set aside.
  • Melt your almond bark on the stove top over medium-low heat and stir until smooth.
  • Pour melted chocolate over the cereal and using 2 large spoons, stir to combine. Sprinkle half of the red sprinkles in the bowl and stir to combine.
  • Line two baking sheets with parchment or waxed paper, divide the chow between the two baking sheets. Sprinkle the remaining red sugar over the chow. Allow the mixture to set in your refrigerator.
  • Store in an air tight container.
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Crush the candy canes with a rolling pin.

Crush the candy canes with a rolling pin.

 

Melt the white chocolate.

Melt the white chocolate.

 

Pour the melted chocolate over the cereal.

Pour the melted chocolate over the cereal.

 

 

 

 

Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

Peppermint Bark Puppy Chow

Turtles Candy

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Welcome to Day 2 of the Twelve Days of Christmas Treats. Today I am featuring candy, Turtles to be exact. Any type of Turtle dessert is always delicious…..Turtle Cheesecake, Turtle Sundae, Cookies, Pie to name a few. The combination of chocolate, caramel and pecans is so satisfying.

Turtles seems to be a classic Christmas Candy. For as far back as I can remember, I remember Turtles on the candy dish this time of the year. I never liked the idea of making turtles, it seemed a bit time consuming, I then ran across this recipe. You bake the pecans and caramels at a low temperature and the caramels melt over the pecans, then you spoon melted chocolate over the top, that’s it!

If you are looking for a gift for someone on your list; a hostess gift, a co-worker, a neighbor for example, you may want to consider making these turtles. Enjoy!

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Turtles Candy

Yield: 24 Pieces

Turtles Candy

Ingredients

  • 72 pecan halves
  • 24 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil or shortening
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Cover cookies sheet with baking liners or aluminum foil, shiny side exposed. If using foil, lightly grease with cooking spray.
  • Place 3 pecan halves in a Y shape on the foil. Place 1 caramel candy in the center of each Y. Bake just until caramel is melted, about 9 to 10 minutes.
  • Heat shortening and chocolate chips over low heat just until chocolate is melted. Spread over candies and allow turtles to set, either in the refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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Turtles

Turtles

Because you don’t make the caramels into a sauce, these are best served at room temperature.

Please take the time to share this recipe and comments are greatly appreciated.

Turtles

Turtles