So simple to make, these are absolutely the Best Peppermint Oreo Truffles you can make for holiday parties or to give as gifts to loved ones!
The Best Peppermint Oreo Truffles
These Peppermint Oreo Truffles are sneaky with their deliciousness! Just a couple of ingredients, they are just as easy as they are fun to make! There’s just something about the holidays with that delicious combo of mint with chocolate that sends me right back to my childhood, you know? These peppermint candies, man! So good! And so easy to work with!
Peppermint Oreo Truffles
If you’re an Oreo cookie lover, I promise you that you will love this recipe! It’s been a huge hit at family get togethers, holiday parties, and on cookie trays for friends, neighbors, and loved ones. They always liven up any holiday table, you know?
Peppermint Oreo Truffles Recipe
These peppermint candies remind me of being a kid, you know? My grandmother always had these on hand in a candy jar. They’re just so classic and perfect, and pair so well with all kinds of baked goods for the holidays!
Peppermint Oreo Truffles for the Holidays
Now we used peppermint candies for this recipe but you could easily substitute those for candy canes, which you might have on hand. You can easily use them as a substitute, they’d taste just about the same! For me, though, there’s just something about using the round candies. Plus, they’re much more fun to smash into pieces too, haha!
Peppermint Oreo Truffles for the Holidays
We made these Peppermint Oreo Truffles topped simply with crushed peppermint candies, but you could easily add a chocolate drizzle on top if you wanted to, or even add a little more crushed up Oreo to the top, too? The sky is the limit here, friends. For me, you can’t get more classic and stunning than those crunchy bits of peppermint on top, singing holiday carols to you as you bite into ’em. So good, friends.
How to Make Peppermint Oreo Truffles
To make these delicious Peppermint Oreo Truffles, you will need the following:
- Oreo cookies
- Softened cream cheese
- Peppermint candies
- White candy melts
- Coconut oil
You will also need handy:
Line a large baking sheet with wax paper and set aside. Place all of your Oreo cookies in a gallon-size freezer bag and crush them into fine bits with a rolling pin. (You can also opt to use a food processor as an alternate method.) Place the crushed cookie bits into a bowl nearby. Mix well with softened cream cheese until well combined.
Roll your Oreo cookie bits/cream cheese mixture into 1.5 inch cookie balls and gently place on the lined pan. (Note: If you make the cookie balls smaller, you will make more cookie ball truffles per recipe.) Refrigerate for about one hour to set.
Place peppermint candies in a sandwich bag and crush using a rolling pin until they are roughly crushed candy bits.
In a small, microwavable bowl, microwave white candy melts and coconut oil in 30-second intervals until completely melted. Using a fork, dip each Oreo truffle into the melted candy and coat completely, then place back on lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the top of each candy-covered truffle with the crushed peppermint candy bits and refrigerate for another hour to set.
Once the candy coating is set, you can serve, or put in decorative baggies to give as gifts, make cookie platters for loved ones, or you can sample your handiwork (again and again). 🙂
Best Peppermint Oreo Truffles Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 Oreo cookies
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened approx. half a package
- 5-7 peppermint candies
- 1 cup white candy melts
- 1 tsp coconut oil
Instructions
- Place all of your Oreo cookies in a gallon-size freezer bag and crush them into fine bits with a rolling pin. (You can also opt to use a food processor as an alternate method.)
- Pour the Oreo cookie bits into a bowl and add softened cream cheese, mixing thoroughly.
- Line a baking pan with wax paper.
- Roll your Oreo mixture into 1.5 inch cookie balls and gently place on the lined pan. (Note: if you make the cookie balls smaller, you will make more cookie ball truffles per recipe)
- Refrigerate for about one hour to set.
- Place peppermint candies in a sandwich bag and crush using a rolling pin until they are roughly crushed candy bits.
- Remove truffles from the refrigerator and set aside.
- Line a large baking sheet with wax paper.
- In a small, microwavable bowl, microwave white candy melts and coconut oil in 30-second intervals until completely melted.
- Using a fork, dip each Oreo truffle into the melted candy and coat completely, then place back on lined baking sheet.
- Sprinkle the top of the truffle with peppermint candy bits and refrigerate for another hour.
- Serve and happy holidays!
If you’re looking for more holiday recipes for your holiday parties, cookie trays, and more – be sure to check out all my Christmas baking recipes and my full recipe index for more delicious goodies! Also check out my friends recipes for Brown Sugar Cookie Dough Truffles and Bailey’s Chocolate Truffles!
