Christmas Candy

Although I am not very fond of the holidays, I do love getting the opportunity and the excuse to make Christmas candy. My younger sister showed me how to make Oreo Truffles a few years ago, and ever since I have made them for friends and family as Christmas gifts because I am a broke college kid. Oreo Truffles are one of the easiest candies to make, and they always look elegant and seem as though you put a lot of time and effort in to making them, so you will get lots of compliments for spending less than $10 for ingredients and having fun getting you hands dirty.

Oreo Truffles

1 (16 oz) package of Oreo cookies

1 (8 oz) package of cream cheese, softened

2 (8 oz) packages of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Crush a few of the cookies into fine crumbs and set aside. Crush all of the remaining cookies to fine crumbs with your bare hands by the sweat of your brow (put the cookies in a plastic baggie, please, the crumbs will stick to the bottom of your feet later if you spill them on the floor!). Place your crushed essence d’Oreo in a bowl and add the softened cream cheese—if you want to taste some of the cream cheese, like me (I love cream cheese), it’s ok, nibble it! You’re making the candy, you have a right to test the products and make sure it’s safe for everyone else to eat! Mix the crushed cookies and the cream cheese together until they are blended—you’re going to have to crank your elbow a little, work those cookies into that cheese! Then roll the cookie mixture into as many balls as you can, about an inch in diameter. I always make the perfect balls when I listen to my favorite song; something about singing and dancing in the kitchen while I make this candy allows me to roll the perfect ball between my palms. Now comes the messy part—melt one package of the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, and get a spoon. BEWARE! The bowl and the melted chocolate will be HOT when it comes out of the microwave (I figured I should warn you because I always burn my fingers, even though I’ve done this a hundred times). Drop a ball into the melted chocolate, one by one, and roll the ball around with the spoon to cover it in chocolate, then spoon it out and set it on a cookie sheet covered in wax paper. This takes concentration—I always focus the best with my tongue stuck out between my lips (family trait). When all the balls are covered in chocolate, sprinkle the tops with the crushed cookies you set aside earlier. Then put the tray in the refrigerator and let the candy chill for about an hour. You’ll have between 30 and 40 Oreo Truffles soon!