SO I suppose it's time for me to share the covetous recipe I have been withholding from all of you. (although I know I have told some of you where it originated... thank you Bakerella! You are inspiring!)
The most delicious Oreo Truffles (and that says a lot, coming from someone who doesn't often enjoy chocolate... and mostly claims to not like it, it's just not my thing!) So since, the weeks are flying by and very soon here I will have a new little baby to cuddle with at wee hours of the night, I am sharing this in hope that you will all be able to make them for yourselves for awhile... at least until I get back into the swing of things.
Oreo Truffles
1 pkg oreo cookies (I prefer the mint ones myself, but reg will do)
1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz.)
white chocolate bark, or whatever you like to melt down for your choc. dipping
(no Adrianne, cheese probably won't work)
1. Put cookies (filling & all) into blender and pulverize until crushed. (if using double stuf, take filling out of about 10 cookies, then pulverize with the remaining whole cookies)
2. pour into a bowl, add softened cream cheese and combine.
3.Roll into 1" balls, and place on waxed paper cookie sheet. If time allows I now put them in my fridge or freezer for about 20 minutes to firm up a bit to ease in choc dipping... otherwise, proceed to next step.
4.Melt choc. bark and proceed to dip balls in chocolate, tap off extra and set aside on wax covered baking sheet. At this point I usually decorate with sprinkles or swirls of chocolate.
5. Once dry, refrigerate and ENJOY!
Being that we had just gotten back into town the day before, I didn't have a lot of time (or energy) to create a magnificent masterpiece that I like to create for a birthday cakes, so I resulted to buy a delicious Costco cake (actually Devin & Anson went and picked it out) for Anson's class... since we weren't doing an actual party on his birthday, we did candles again in the remainder after dinner and before presents. Yumm. One of these days I will have pics from his class (I just prego brained big time that day & forgot the camera... good thing his teacher loves to take pic too!)
Sometimes it's hard when your brother is getting so much attention and presents on his birthday... especially when your birthday is so close, and your so anxious for it... well, I suggested to Tanner, "why don't you make your brother a card" So after dinner, not only did he pull out a card for his brother, he pulled out a gift bag too. Inside, one of his favorite transformers, a very sweet handmade card, and a dollar from his piggy bank. What a nice brother! and he did this all on his own!
Ella, was quick to "borrow" the dollar from her brother. Don't worry, we did manage to wrangle it back eventually.
