Christmas Cookie Madness

Well it snowed last night and was a chilly -13 degrees today. So perfect day for xmas cookies. I usually make up a little variety and take it to our neighbors. I sure hope they like chocolate! 3 kinds of truffles, m&m shortbread cookies and chocolate dipped ritz crackers and they have to leave our house other wise I will eat them. Derek helped with them a lot this year especially the sprinkles . Here are the two favorites and easy and they look pretty!

GEORGIA CRACKERS

Chocolate for dipping (almond bark works good) Ritz crackers Peanut butter Spread crackers with peanut butter. Make sandwich .Dip sandwiches into chocolate with tongs and place on was paper to harden. You can use either the white or dark chocolate. Decorate with sprinkles, or put white or dark choc melted in a zip lock cut tip off one end and drizzle for a more professional look. Yum Yum if you like butterfingers you will like this!

This one is wicked good

• 1 bag Oreo cookies (1lb. 4oz.) crushed
• 1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese (either regular or 1/3 less fat, both work) softened
• 1- 20 oz. chocolate almond bark or semi sweet baking chocolate
  

DIRECTIONS

1. Crush Oreos in a ziploc bag.
2. Crush with a rolling pin or in a food processor. When crushed put in a large bowl with softened cream cheese.
3. Mix well with your hands.
4. Don't worry if you see a little cream cheese showing occasionally. (Just a messy job with your hands but it will come out fine.)
5. Roll into 1 inch balls. Put them on a wax papered lined cookie sheet and freeze for about 20 minutes while you melt the chocolate.
6. I melt the chocolate in the microwave for about 1 minute.
7. You might need to microwave more but do for about 20 seconds each time, so you don't scorch the chocolate.
8. Be sure to watch and stir.
9. When fully melted get the truffles out of the freezer.
10. Dip with a fork and put on a waxpaper-lined cookie sheet and let harden.
11. When hard, place truffles in a covered container and keep in the refrigerator.

I usually make these with white and chocolate and drizzle the opposite to make it look fancy or sprinkle a little of the oreo mixture on top sprinkles whatever you want. I made these this year with regular oreos and then a batch with mint oreos (my favorite) its a huge hit at partys!
Heres a little preview- I was going to make fudge too but I figured I had enough chocolate....