I think it’s safe to say that I will be posting some cookie recipes in the month of December. And who says pumpkin is only for Thanksgiving? Not I. This recipe is simple and perfect for this time of year. All you need is some golden oreos, cream cheese, pumpkin, white chocolate, and a little time to whip these cookies up and you’re good to go!
One thing I should mention–if you’re not a big sweets fan you probably wouldn’t love this recipe. Because these truffles are sweet. But if you love cookies as much as I do then you really must try it out. Plus, my little sister loved these and she can be pretty picky. And it looks impressive at any table without all the work involved. Overall I was extremely happy with these yummy truffles, except for the fact that it’s pretty hard to stop eating them! 😉
- 1 (16.6 oz) bag golden Oreos or Joe-Joe's Vanilla Creme Cookies*
- 6 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ¾ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 16 oz white chocolate or almond bark
- Pulse golden oreos or vanilla cookies in food processor until finely ground. Add in cream cheese, pumpkin, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla and pulse until just combined. Place dough in fridge for at least 30 minutes, or until firm enough to work with.
- When dough is chilled, use a cookie scoop to place truffles on a cookie sheet lined with parchment. Freeze for 30 minutes.
- While truffles are in freezer, melt white chocolate or almond bark using the package's instructions. When ready dip truffles one at a time into chocolate using a fork to tap excess chocolate out. Place on another sheet of parchment. After the chocolate sets, use a plastic bag to drizzle orange-colored white chocolate on truffles if desired.
- Store in refrigerator covered for up to ten days or keep in freezer for up to a month.
Original recipe found on Back for Seconds.
Happy Holidays! What cookies/sweets are you planning on making this holiday season?
Aren’t these so good? Yours look beautiful 🙂
They ARE…almost too good haha. Thanks so much for the original recipe!! 🙂
Yum. These look tasty. Unfortunately, I’ve never had luck with truffles. But I like your way of thinking about not limiting pumpkin to Thanksgiving; it goes anytime around the holidays! 🙂
Thanks, Rissi! Actually, I’ve always had trouble with truffles as well until my dad bought us a new food processor. Now it’s much easier for me. Glad you agree–I love pumpkin all year round. 🙂
These look so amazing!
Thanks, Chelsea! Always lovely to hear from you. 🙂
Oh man, do these look good Bekah! How did you save enough to take a photo 😉
I am going to see if I can take a stab at a non-dairy gluten free version since we have a host of food allergies in our house. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Thanks so much, Jess! It was definitely hard keeping the fam away from these long enough to take a picture. I actually have a shot of my dad “sneaking” one away while I was taking shots. Lol. That is such a great idea. Maybe coconut butter instead of cream cheese or a nut mixture in place of the cookies? Hope it works out and–by the way–love your blog!! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
These look delicious! Do you have any nutrional info on this? Calories? Thank you.
Hi Portia! Thanks a bunch for stopping by my blog. I just calculated nutritional information for you… There is 211 calories, 11 g fat, and 28 g carbs per cookie. Keep in mind that’s using Oreos (not Joe Joe’s), low-fat cream cheese, and white chocolate (not almond bark, though almond bark has less calories I think!). Hope this helps. 🙂
Could I use a magic bullet? I really want to make these, they look amazing…
Hi Veronica! I have never used a Magic Bullet, but as long as you can pulse the oreo cookies it should be totally fine! You won’t want to overmix the other ingredients, so I would pulse the cookies, mix all the other ingredients together by hand and then combine. Hope this helps. 🙂
Thanks so much for coming by my blog! I hope you enjoy the recipe when you try it out. 🙂
Loved them! Inspired me to do my own version.
Check it out, at http://bit.ly/PumpkinTruffels
Thanks.
Yay, so happy this inspired! Yours looks great, love the creative changes you made to the recipe! Thanks so much for visiting my blog–you’re awesome! 🙂
These were so delicious! Thanks for the recipe!