I can’t believe that Christmas is just a few short weeks away! I have a fun recipe for you today that is both adorable and delicious. Melting Snowmen Cookie Balls.
For as long as I can remember, I have been the baker in my family. Even as a teenager I was assembling plates full of holiday goodies such as fudge, crispy treats, peanut butter balls and of course Christmas cookies. Nobody even asks me what I’m bringing to holiday get parties and get togethers, because it is always dessert!
In recent years my oldest daughter has gotten more involved in the baking as well and she loves taking treats to friends, family and teachers. I love sharing the tradition of baking at the holidays with her, and showing her how to make many of the recipes that I grew up with at the holidays, while creating and trying new ones together. While we often focus on the end results of cooking or baking, so much can be said for the time spent together in the process of creating.
There is something special to me about baking for others and creating edible gifts. Cooking or baking for our friends and family has a personal touch that can often be lost in this digital age. While I love to put together combo plates with lots of goodies, it’s also fun to know that certain people love the peanut butter balls or peppermint bark, and make them their own edible gift of their favorite item.
The Melting Snowmen Cookie Balls I’m sharing with you today are perfect for your Christmas cookie trays, holiday dessert tables and gift giving. These Melting Snowmen Cookie Balls are no bake, quick to make and cute as can be. By combining crushed chocolate sandwich cookies and PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, a delicious truffle like cookie ball is created, which is dipped in white chocolate and decorated very simply to create cute little snowmen.
You can let the kiddos help with this one if you like. They can help shape and roll the cookie balls or you can put them in charge of decorating the snowmen once the chocolate has set. These little Melting Snowmen Cookie Balls are almost too cute to eat!
I also made a fun variation on these, Peppermint Bark Cookie Balls, by adding about one tablespoon of crushed candy canes to my white chocolate mixture, creating a coating that is almost the same as peppermint bark.
I finished them off with a few extra sprinkles of crushed candy canes on the top. You could up the peppermint flavor even more by adding crushed candy canes to your cookie mixture (about one tablespoon for this size recipe) or using peppermint flavored sandwich cookies. These are sure to be a hit with anyone who loves chocolate and peppermint!
If you love to bake and create edible gifts during the holidays, but struggle to find the time, I highly recommend adding some no bake treats such as these cookie balls to your holiday baking line up. I also love making quick fudge recipes, crispy treats, brownies and bar cookies to save on time.
For another cute snowman treat, try these Melted Snowman Cookies. And if you love Oreos, also try my Oreo Truffle Hot Cocoa Mugs!
Melting Snowmen Cookie Balls Recipe
Melting Snowmen Cookie Balls
Ingredients
- 24 Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (divided)
- 3 Tbsp. PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese (softened)
- 9 oz. BAKER’S White Chocolate (broken into pieces, melted)
- Assorted colored decorating gels
Instructions
- FINELY crush 9 cookies. Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended. Roll into 15 balls.
- PLACE remaining cookies on waxed paper-lined rimmed baking sheet. Dip balls in chocolate; place on cookies. Tap cookies on tray 3 to 4 times, allowing excess chocolate to pool onto cookies. Decorate with gels.
- REFRIGERATE 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
Notes
The nutrition facts provided are calculated using a third-party tool and are estimates only. Actual nutritional content may vary based on the ingredients and brands you use, as well as portion sizes. For accurate results, please consult a registered dietitian or nutritionist.
Another fun variation on these are my Truffle Trees and Santa Hats. They are made the same way, just with a different shape cookie ball and different colored candy coating.
For more fun Christmas cookies, sweets and treats, visit my Christmas Board on Pinterest.
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Meet Christi, Love From The Oven
I’m Christi I love sharing easy & delicious recipes that your family & friends will love. I’m a mom, baker, cookbook author and lover of sprinkles.
I would love to make these for the church. Are they going to get any more of these molds in stock. I really love to bake.
Kristina, you don’t need a mold for these, you just make them by hand.
I shared this on Google+ and Google “Auto Awesome’d” the photo, adding a little snow effect. I thought you might like to know!
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I just found your blog and I love it! These snowman are adorable and I bet they are pretty tasty too! You can’t beat Oreo and Cream Cheese…yum!!!
Oh my gosh! These are so cute! They look time consuming to make but I’m sure that they would get rave reviews at a Christmas party. Thank you for the post. I am going to have to make these.
Christi I love these SO so much!
These are too cute for words. Thanks for sharing. Pinned!
I don’t think these could get any cuter!! I love them!
This is such a cute idea!
Thanks so much Kristen!