Description
Whimsical bunny butt oreo balls bring playful Easter charm to dessert tables with adorable cookie treats. Sweet cream cheese and crushed oreos combine in cute bite-sized confections that delight children and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 36 Oreo cookies
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese
- 12 ounces (340 grams) white chocolate or candy melts
Decorative Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup (40 grams) shredded coconut
- 12 mini marshmallows
- 24 pink candy melts or pink M&Ms
Finishing Ingredients:
- White decorating icing
- Pink decorating icing
Instructions
- Pulverize Oreo cookies into fine, uniform crumbs using a food processor, ensuring no large chunks remain.
- Incorporate softened cream cheese into the cookie crumbs, mixing thoroughly until a cohesive, moldable texture develops.
- Gently form the mixture into compact, rounded spheres approximately one inch in diameter, handling with light touch to maintain shape.
- Arrange the formed balls on a parchment-lined tray, then refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm and stabilize their structure.
- Carefully melt white chocolate or candy melts at low temperature, stirring consistently to prevent scorching.
- Delicately immerse each chilled Oreo ball into the melted chocolate, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- Position the chocolate-drenched spheres back onto the parchment, immediately sprinkling shredded coconut over the surface before chocolate solidifies.
- Affix a mini marshmallow to the rear of each ball, creating the distinctive bunny tail effect.
- Craft bunny feet using pink candy melts or colorful M&Ms, strategically placing them to enhance the playful design.
- Utilize white and pink icing to meticulously pipe delicate paw details, adding whimsical character to each treat.
- Allow decorations to completely set at room temperature, ensuring intricate designs remain intact.
- Refrigerate until serving, maintaining their adorable appearance and optimal texture.
Notes
- Chill the mixture before shaping to prevent sticky hands and ensure smooth, perfectly round Oreo balls that hold their shape beautifully.
- Use room temperature cream cheese for smoother mixing and easier blending with Oreo crumbs, creating a consistent texture throughout the mixture.
- Melt white chocolate slowly and carefully to prevent seizing, using short microwave bursts or a double boiler for the smoothest coating possible.
- For gluten-free options, swap regular Oreos with gluten-free chocolate sandwich cookies, making this treat accessible to more people with dietary restrictions.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Refrigerating
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 36
- Calories: 112
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg