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Patriotic Oreo Balls Recipe

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Celebrate your next holiday or party with these festive Patriotic Oreo Balls. Made with crushed Oreo cookies mixed with creamy cream cheese and coated in vibrant red, white, and blue candy melts, these bite-sized treats are fun, easy to make, and perfect for showing your patriotic spirit.

Ingredients

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For the Oreo Balls

  • 1 lb 2.12 oz Family Size package Oreo Cookies
  • 8 ounce block cream cheese, softened to room temperature

For the Coating and Decoration

  • 12 ounce bag red candy melts
  • 12 ounce bag blue candy melts
  • ⅓ cup Ghirardelli white melting wafers
  • White star confetti sprinkles for topping

Instructions

  1. Prepare Baking Trays: Line two baking trays with parchment paper and set aside to ensure the Oreo balls do not stick during chilling and coating.
  2. Crush Oreo Cookies: Place the Oreo cookies in a food processor or a high-speed blender and pulse until they become fine crumbs, which will be the base for the balls.
  3. Beat Cream Cheese: In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer on high speed to beat the softened cream cheese until smooth and creamy.
  4. Combine Oreo Crumbs and Cream Cheese: Add the crushed Oreo crumbs to the bowl with cream cheese and mix on medium speed until fully combined, creating a uniform mixture.
  5. Form Oreo Balls: Using a 1.5-inch cookie scoop, scoop out even-sized portions, then roll each portion between your palms to form smooth, round balls. Place these evenly spaced on the prepared baking trays.
  6. Chill Balls: Place the trays with Oreo balls into the refrigerator to chill for 2 hours to firm up. For a quicker option, freeze them for 15-20 minutes.
  7. Melt Blue Candy Melts: Remove one tray from the refrigerator. In a double boiler set over low heat, or in a microwave-safe bowl in the microwave on low, melt the blue candy melts, stirring every 30 seconds until completely smooth.
  8. Dip in Blue Coating: Using a fork, dip each chilled Oreo ball fully into the melted blue candy coating. Lift and gently tap the fork to remove excess coating, then place on the baking tray. Immediately sprinkle white star confetti on top. Refrigerate the coated balls until the coating sets.
  9. Melt Red Candy Melts: Remove the second tray from the refrigerator. Using a clean double boiler on low heat, melt the red candy melts, stirring every 30 seconds until smooth and fully melted.
  10. Dip in Red Coating: Dip each remaining Oreo ball fully into the red candy melts, lifting and tapping the fork to remove excess. Place the coated balls back on the tray.
  11. Melt White Wafers for Drizzle: In a small piping bag, microwave the ⅓ cup of white melting wafers in 30-second increments, massaging the bag between intervals to evenly melt the wafers.
  12. Decorate Red-Coated Balls: Snip a small piece from the piping bag tip and drizzle white lines over the red coated Oreo balls for a decorative finish. Return these to the refrigerator for 10 minutes for the drizzle to set.
  13. Store and Serve: Keep the finished Oreo balls refrigerated until ready to serve and enjoy these festive treats!

Notes

  • Make sure the cream cheese is softened to room temperature for easy mixing.
  • Use parchment paper on trays to prevent sticking and ease cleanup.
  • If you don’t have a double boiler, melting candy melts in the microwave in short increments with stirring works well.
  • For faster chilling, freeze the balls but avoid letting them freeze solid to retain the right texture.
  • Customize the sprinkles and candy colors to match other themes or holidays if desired.

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