These delicious Red White and Blue Oreo Balls are a perfect fun treat to serve at patriotic holidays like Memorial Day or 4th of July parties! These bite-sized truffles are colorful, tasty, and incredibly easy to make with crushed Oreo cookies, cream cheese and melting wafers for a fun candy coating.
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Patriotic Oreo Balls Recipe
Festive patriotic sweet treats are a must for any holiday celebration. You can even arrange them on a rectangle platter in the shape of an American flag for a neat presentation.
Get creative with how you decorate these! Coat in the Oreo balls in white melted candy and drizzle with the red and blue sprinkles instead. Add the drizzle to the red balls and stars to the blue, etc. Red, white and blue Oreo balls are a fan-favorite and a great no bake dessert for special occasions.
Ingredients Needed
Oreo Cookies – approximate 45 cookies – I used a family size package of regular Oreos.
Cream cheese – Use an 8 ounce block of full fat cream cheese that is softened to room temperature
Candy melts – Red and blue were used for this patriotic version.
White melting wafers – I love Ghirardelli white candy melts for this but you can use any brand.
Sprinkles – for the stars confetti topping
Variations
1: Use Oreo flavors you’d like in this recipe. Golden Oreos or other seasonal flavors like red velvet, etc are all so good too!
2: Swap the stars for sprinkles of any kind.
3: Use white chocolate bars, white chocolate chips or almond bark instead of melting wafers.
4: Place lollipop sticks into each ball for oreo pops.
5: Mix some chopped nuts or mini chocolate chips into the cookie dough before rolling.
How to make these Oreo Cookie Truffles
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, wax paper or a silicon mat.
Place the Oreos in a food processor and pulse for up to 30 seconds until they turn into fine crumbs.
In a large mixing bowl, add the softened cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. (you can also you a stand mixer)
Add in the crushed cookies and mix on medium speed until combined well.
Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop the cream cheese mixture and roll it with your hands into smooth even-sized balls.
Place the rolled truffles on the prepared baking sheet.
After rolling all the cookie dough into balls, place the cookie sheets in the refrigerator for 2 hours to chill. You can also place them in the freezer 20 minutes.
When ready to coat the truffles, add the blue candy melts to a microwave safe bowl and heat at 50% power level for 30 second intervals then stir and heat for another 30 seconds then remove and stir until completely smooth. The bowl will be warm and continue to melt. (you can also use the double boiler method over low heat) **Be very careful not to overheat or it can seize and become too thick.
Remove one tray of Oreo balls from the refrigerator and using a fork dip each ball into the melted blue candy until it is completely covered. When lifting it out, tap the fork on the side of the bowl and place the ball back onto the baking sheet and sprinkle with the white star confetti immediately.
After dipping all the blue Oreo balls, place the cookie sheet back in the refrigerator. and remove the second tray full from the refrigerator.
In a separate microwave safe bowl, add the red candy melts to a microwave safe bowl and heat at 50% power level for 30 seconds then stir and heat for another 30 seconds then remove and stir until completely smooth. the bowl will be warm and continue to melt. (you can also use a clean double boiler over low heat) **Be very careful not to overheat or it can seize and become too thick.
Just as you did with the blue candy, using a fork, dip each ball into the melted blue candy until it is completely covered. When lifting it out, tap the fork on the side of the bowl and place the ball back onto the baking sheet.
Place ⅓ cup of white melting wafers in a small piping bag or zip closure plastic bag. Microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power level and the remove and massage the bag. Repeat for another 30 seconds and remove and massage the bag again. Repeat one more time if necessary but be careful not to overheat.
Cut the corner of the baggie off and drizzle white lines over the red Oreo balls.
Return the red truffles to the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes to set.
Tips
Using regular Oreos is best for this recipe. Double stuffed cookies may result wet Oreo balls that may not hold their shape as well.
Use a high speed blender or place the cookies in a gallon size plastic baggie and crush with a mallet or rolling pin, if desired.
Don’t skip chilling in the refrigerator. Chilling helps the cookie mixture firm up, making it easier to roll into balls.
Lightly grease your palms with a little cooking spray or oil to avoid the dough sticking to your hands.
Be very careful not to overheat the candy melts. Do not get any water or condensation in it or it will seize and become too thick to use. I find that heating it until it is almost melted and then stirring it until it melts is best. Heating on low heat is best either in the double boiler or at 50% power level in the microwave.
Thin the melted candy with a teaspoon of vegetable oil for an extra shiny coating.
Use a toothpick to dip the cookie balls into the melted wafers.
Purchase the star confetti on Amazon.
Store Oreo cream cheese balls in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.
Oreo balls can be frozen undecorated or decorated for up to 2-3 months. Place them in a freezer safe container or plastic zip closure baggie in a single layer. Place parchment paper or wax paper between layers if necessary to avoid them sticking together. Thaw in the refrigerator.
Red White and Blue Oreo Balls
Ingredients
- 18 ounces Oreo Cookies family size package
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 12 ounce blue candy melts
- 12 ounce red candy melts
- ⅓ cup white melting wafers
- White star sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, wax paper or a silicon mat.
- Place the Oreos in a food processor and pulse for up to 30 seconds until they turn into crumbs.18 ounces Oreo Cookies
- In a large bowl, add the softened cream cheese and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth.8 ounces cream cheese
- Add in the cookie crumbs and mix on medium speed until combined well.
- Using a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough and roll it with your hands into smooth even-sized balls.
- Place the rolled truffles on the prepared baking sheet.
- After rolling all the dough into balls, place the cookie sheets in the refrigerator for 2 hours to chill. You can also place them in the freezer 20 minutes.
- When ready to coat the truffles, add the blue candy melts to a microwave safe bowl and heat at 50% power level for 30 seconds then stir and heat for another 30 seconds then remove and stir until completely smooth. The bowl will be warm and continue to melt. (you can also use a clean double boiler over low heat) **Be very careful not to overheat or it can seize and become too thick.12 ounce blue candy melts
- Remove one tray of Oreo balls from the refrigerator and using a fork dip each ball into the melted blue candy until it is completely covered. When lifting it out, tap the fork on the side of the bowl and place the ball back onto the baking sheet and sprinkle with the white star confetti immediately.White star sprinkles for topping
- After dipping all the blue Oreo balls, place them back in the refrigerator. and remove the second tray full from the refrigerator.
- In a separate microwave safe bowl, add the red candy melts to a microwave safe bowl and heat at 50% power level for 30 seconds then stir and heat for another 30 seconds then remove and stir until completely smooth. the bowl will be warm and continue to melt. (you can also use a clean double boiler over low heat) **Be very careful not to overheat or it can seize and become too thick.12 ounce red candy melts
- Just as you did with the blue candy, using a fork, dip each ball into the melted blue candy until it is completely covered. When lifting it out, tap the fork on the side of the bowl and place the ball back onto the baking sheet.
- Place ⅓ cup of white melting wafers in a small piping bag or plastic zip closure baggie. Microwave for 30 seconds at 50% power level and the remove and massage the bag. Repeat for another 30 seconds and remove and massage the bag again. Repeat one more time if necessary but be careful not to overheat.⅓ cup white melting wafers
- Cut the corner of the baggie off and drizzle white lines over the red Oreo balls.
- Return the red truffles to the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes to set.
Notes
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