Oreo Truffles

Come to the dark side.......... the deep dark  decadent world of chocolate, with this simple  no-cook  confection that can  easily pass as a product from a  fine chocolatier.  I've seen them  called any number of things including  Oh My God! Balls  but I think 'truffle'  is more descriptive.   If you like white chocolate - or what passes for white chocolate, dip the truffles in white, they  may be  prettier  with that striking contrast, but I don't like the taste.  I make mine a little bigger than a standard candy-sized truffle.

 Crush a package of oreo cookies  or store-brand  oreos  using a food processor.  The crumbs  have to be  really fine. I suppose if you did them just a few at a time you might get by using a blender.

 Blend an 8-oz. block of room-temperature cream cheese into the crumbs, using the food processor if you like.. With your hands, make into bite size --- or two-bite -- balls,  and  refrigerate.  Melt a bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips (chocolate or ....yuk, white) with a heaping tablespoon of Crisco or other shortening - not oil.    Dip the cold  balls into the chocolate to cover completely, place on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper or foil, and return to the refrigerator to harden.    Drizzle with a little  melted white chocolate, if you like, or chopped nuts, sprinkles, dragees, or seasonal decoration.  At Christmas I sometimes color  white chocolate with red and green  for a holiday  swirl., or use mint oreos and tint  some of the white chocolate a pretty mint  green.