Snowman Oreo Balls

These adorable snowman Oreo balls are a fun Christmas dessert to add to your holiday table. Perfect for parties and cookie trays, these snowman cookie balls are fudgy and chocolaty on the inside. They are super fun and festive for parties, cookie trays and as homemade gifts.

 

Why We Love Melting Snowman Oreo Balls

• Fun For The Holidays, Gifts Or Parties – These delicious truffles can be made for the holidays, make great gifts, and are the perfect no-bake treat to make for a holiday or Christmas party, potlucks and bake sales. You can even make a platter with a few different flavors like this peppermint Oreo balls recipe, or Christmas Oreo balls that are Grinch inspired.
• Make Ahead Treats – You can make these treats ahead of time and store them in the fridge or freezer to enjoy.
• Decorate With The Kids – Decorated Oreo balls are way fun for the kids to help make. They love decorating the faces and adding the chocolates, and even making some of them have silly expressions.

Ingredients For Snowman Oreo Balls

• Oreo cookie or other chocolate sandwich cookies, use the entire cookie including the cream.
• cream cheese softened
• white candy melts – usually vanilla flavored, white almond bark can also be used 
• vanilla extract
• mini M&M’s
• coconut oil
• Black decorating gel

How To Make Snowman Oreo Balls

1. Line two rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. You can also use a waxed paper-lined pan or cover a pan in aluminum foil sprayed lightly with spray oil.
2. Place cookies in food processor and mix until cookies turn into Oreo crumbs. See notes if you don’t have a food processor.
3. Add cream cheese and vanilla extract to the cookie crumbs. Mix with a silicone spatula until a dough forms with the crushed cookies. Do not mix the mixture in the food processor as the cream cheese mixture can become too liquidy.

4. Using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop dough from the bowl and form balls. Place on the prepared baking sheet so the truffles aren’t touching each other.

5. Place the truffles inside the freezer to chill for 30 minutes.
6. Add the white candy melts and the coconut oil to a heatproof bowl. Place the bowl in the microwave and heat for a minute at half power, then stir. Continue heating the white candy melts in thirty-second increments until it forms a smooth white chocolate sauce.

7. Place a small puddle of melted chocolate to the baking sheet for each oreo ball for the melting snowman effect with about 1-inch of space between. Add 2-3 mini M&M’s to the front of the puddle for loose buttons.

8. Remove the Oreo cookie balls from the freezer. Place the truffle balls into white candy melts one at a time to coat, using a fork so excess melted white candy melt can drip off. Place each white chocolate-coated ball on the puddles of white chocolate. Immediately add an orange mini M&M nose to the center of each snowman.

9. Place the snowmen back in the freezer to chill for 20-30 minutes or until the chocolate is fully set.
10. Use the black writing gel to draw arms and the eyes and mouth on each snowman. Repeat for each snowman face and body. Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

Cookie Balls Variation Ideas

Decorate WIth Other Candies – With a bit of creativity your snowmen can wear earmuffs, a hat or have a little bow. Use other candies and sprinkles to make your snowmen unique. You can also use sprinkles for the eyes, orange icing for the nose and black icing for the smile. I have also seen some people online use a Rolo, a chocolate bell or a mini Oreo as a top hat.

Use Other Flavors Of Oreos – Oreo is always coming out with new flavors! Try mint oreos, peanut butter oreos, or golden oreos, or you can pick from the fun seasonal flavors. If you choose to use other brands of cookies besides oreo make sure you are picking some kind of crunchy sandwich cookie with a cream filling.

These little snowmen truffles also look really cute with the Christmas present Oreo truffles or the Reindeer chocolate-covered Oreos.

How Long Will Oreo Snowman Balls Last?

Expect these Snowmen Oreo balls to last for about 7 days when stored in a covered airtight container in the refrigerator. Store in a single layer. These snowmen can be frozen and will taste best if eaten within two months.