Well, I finally made some Oreo truffles! I chose Golden Birthday Cake Oreos. I actually prefer the golden version over the original and chose the birthday cake variety because these were for a birthday celebration (small though it was) for our black lab, Riley.
Riley didn’t actually get to have one of these, but she was gifted with some dog-safe treats all her own. She actually did a little, doggie “happy dance” when she was given two dog bones at the same time by our grandsons:)
Don’t tell Riley, but I actually used her birthday as an excuse to make these cookie truffles, and I’m glad I did! They were very easy to make. I changed the recipe up a bit from the other Oreo truffles that I came across by using some vanilla frosting (in keeping with the birthday cake theme) as a mix-in, instead of cream cheese. I also used birthday cake flavored candy melt for the outer shell. They were for a birthday, after all.
Do you see the little specks of color sprinkled in the creme filling? The perfect start to a special treat. The truffles come together quickly with the store-bought sandwich cookies.
Birthday Cake Oreo cookies + Birthday Cake candy melts + vanilla frosting + a few sprinkles thrown in =
a fun and tasty birthday dessert. Of course, we also had “Birthday Party” ice cream:) Birthday sweets overload you say…Never!
Here’s the birthday pup with her special cupcake, made just for dogs, from our friend. (I did remember to take off the cupcake liner, though I’m sure she would have gladly eaten it!) Look at her gray whiskers…at nine, she’s getting old, and I know how she feels, haha! Our dog is eight days younger than our oldest grandchild, and we picked a lab because they have such a great, long-standing reputation for being wonderful with children. In Riley’s case it couldn’t be more true.
Golden Birthday Cake Oreo Truffles
Ingredients
1 package of Birthday Cake Oreo Sandwich Cookies
A little less than half a 16. oz. tub of prepared vanilla frosting
10 oz. bag of Birthday Cake candy melt
1/2 cup of confetti sprinkles, divided
Birthday candles, cut in half
Directions
Place all the cookies into a food processor until finely ground.
Add the frosting to the cookies until well incorporated.
Place the cookie mixture into a bowl and add 1/4 cup sprinkles. Mix in.
Shape into 1-inch balls and place on parchment lined baking sheet.
Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
Prepare the candy melt according to package directions.
Dip the cookie balls into the melted candy and place on the lined baking sheet.
Add the sprinkles, and slightly push a candle into the top of the cookie.
Let dry.
ENJOY!
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