Made with Oreo cookies and cream cheese, these patriotic Oreo cream cheese balls are covered in chocolate for a bite-sized 4th of July treat.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 4th of july dessert, cookies, oreo, patriotic
Servings: 60balls
Ingredients
1packageOreos
1packagewhite almond bark or 24 ounces of white chocolate chips*
8ouncessoftened cream cheese
12ouncesred chocolate melts
12ouncesblue chocolate melts
white sprinkles
Instructions
Crush cookies very fine either by using a food processor or by placing them in a sealed bag and crushing them with a mallet or rolling pin. Using an electric mixer, add softened cream cheese to the crushed cookie crumbs and mix until well blended. Scoop out and form into one-inch balls and place on waxed paper until ready to dip.
1 package Oreos, 8 ounces softened cream cheese
Melt the almond bark, and red and blue chocolate melts by placing them in microwave-safe bowls and microwaving at 30-second intervals, stirring after each, until melted and smooth.
1 package white almond bark or 24 ounces of white chocolate chips*, 12 ounces red chocolate melts, 12 ounces blue chocolate melts
Dip each cookie ball into the melted chocolate or almond bark and place them back on the waxed paper in the shape of the flag. Sprinkle white sprinkles on the blue Oreo balls for the stars and create lines of Oreo balls alternating red lines and white lines for the stripes. Chill and serve.
white sprinkles
Notes
Contrary to the name, almond bark contains no nuts. It is simply a candy coating that may be found near the chocolate chips.