OREO Cookie Balls
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Last Updated on September 3, 2022 by Lisa Johnson
Oreo Cookie Balls are an easy no-bake treat made with crushed Oreo sandwich cookies, cream cheese, and dipped into melted chocolate. These “Football” shaped cookie balls are the perfect treat to serve on game day, and you can be decorated with your team’s colors or chocolate brown!
Things are heating up in the world of football, all leading up to the “Big Game”. I have no personal preference when it comes to football teams, so I just chose random colors.
My kitchen and blog colors are green and blue, so that was an obvious choice. The second half are decorated in a patriotic, red, white and blue color scheme. Any color combination can be achieved, just pick your favorite team colors!
These tasty treats are the easiest game day dessert to make!
What you will need
You will only need three ingredients: OREO cookies, cream cheese, chocolate. So simple. Use white chocolate and color with food gel coloring, or use semi-sweet chocolate to look like traditional footballs.
Be sure to check out the detailed printable recipe card below
How to make OREO Cookie Footballs
In a large bowl, beat softened cream cheese until creamy.
Non-dairy cream cheese is stiffer than regular cream cheese, that’s why we need to beat it to get it smooth.
Crush 36 OREO® cookies {I used mint flavored}.
Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
I used a small cookie scoop to make 36 cookie balls (the official recipe is 48 (1-inch) balls), that I shaped into footballs using my hands.
Place on a parchment (or waxed paper) lined baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes.
To decorate your footballs
Melt white chocolate in separate bowls based on how many colors you are using.
I used 5 oz. for blue, 4 oz. for green, 4 oz. for red, and 3 oz. of white {to decorate}.
Add your food coloring and mix together.
If chocolate is too thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of shortening to thin.
Using a fork, dip each cookie ball into melted chocolate.
My favorite design is the half and half. I dipped half of the cookie ball into the blue colored chocolate, then allowed it to set before dipping the other half into the green or red colored chocolate.
Once the colors are set, melt the white chocolate and pour into a zipper-top plastic bag. Snip the corner of the bag with scissors and insert a #1 writing tip.
Decorate the top of each football with white chocolate stripes to resemble the laces on a football. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm…..and then eat!!
Cookie balls made with cream cheese should be stored in the refrigerator to keep the dairy from spoiling, and they taste better when cold. Store for up to 3 weeks in an airtight container in the refrigerator, or 2 months in the freezer.
The next best option is to use a blender, but you can also place them into a zipper-top freezer bag and freeze them until hardened. Once frozen, smash and roll the cookies inside the bag with a rolling pin until completely crushed.
Tools used to create this recipe
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- Mixing Bowl
- Food Processor
- Silicone Spatula
- Hand Mixer
- Baking Sheet
- Parchment Paper Sheets
- Small Bowls for dipping the chocolate.
- White Chocolate & Kitchen Scale
- Oil Based Candy Coloring
- Decorating Tip for the white lines.
- Kitchen Sheers
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Enjoy!!
OREO Cookie Footballs
Ingredients
- 8 ounce package cream cheese* softened
- 36 OREO cookies the whole cookie, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
- 16 ounces chocolate** melted
OPTIONAL
- shortening to thin chocolate
- oil based food colors in team colors
Instructions
- Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs together in a large mixing bowl until well blended.
- Shape 36 cookie balls into football shapes with your hands. Place on a parchment (or waxed paper) lined baking sheet and freeze for 10 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate in separate bowls based on how many colors you are using. I used 5 oz. for blue, 4 oz. for green, 4 oz. for red, and 3 oz. of white {to decorate}. Add your food coloring and mix together. If chocolate is too thick, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of shortening to thin.
- Using a fork, dip each cookie ball into the melted chocolate; place in single layer on waxed-paper lined pan.
For Half & Half Footballs
- Dip half of the cookie ball into the blue colored chocolate, then allowed it to set before dipping the other half into the green or red colored chocolate. (or your team's colors)
- Once the colors are set, melt the white chocolate and pour into a zipper-top plastic bag. Snip the corner of the bag with scissors and insert a #1 writing tip. Decorate the top of each football with white chocolate stripes to resemble the laces on a football.
- Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
Notes
- *An 8 ounce tub of non-dairy cream cheese can be substituted for regular cream cheese if needed.
- I used mint flavored OREO® cookies but any flavor will work.
- **16 ounces of non-dairy or regular white chocolate.
- Use semi-sweet chocolate for brown footballs. Decorate with melted white chocolate.
- The original recipe will make 48 (1-inch) balls.
LOL!!! You are so funny!!! 😀 Mint Oreos are one of my favorites …. ah, who am I kidding, I love ’em all! This would be fun to serve for the Big Game in a few weeks!!
I love everything mint, but you’re right, they are all good!!
My mom and I make these a lot but I never thought to shape them! You could do a lot of different shapes I bet. So many ideas now!!
Thank you Betsy. Yes, so many ideas for different shapes! Hearts, Easter eggs, I can’t wait to try them again. 🙂
These are so fun – I made some hearts this past weekend (because you know how much I love football – haha) and I love the fun colors you chose too. Go team! (which means ME eating them!!). Pinned!
Oooh, hearts would be fun!! I really like that idea…I might steal it! 😉
These are so adorable! Love the Mint Oreos and the fun colors that you chose! These are perfect for game day!
Thank you so much Kelly!! I can’t wait to try out more colors next time. 😉
These are ADORABLE, Lisa! I’ll have to make green & gold ones for next week’s game!!
Thank you Cathy! I’m kind of surprised that no one called me out for not having “Packers” colors, since I live in Iowa. 😉
These are the cutest! My son would get a “kick” out of them!
These are so much fun, Lisa! I think your Oreo Cookie Balls and my Skittles Game Face Fizz should get together for the big games this weekend. 😉
You are too funny with the green! I was surprised when I used the birthday cake edition of the oreos, that the colors stayed. (And I wanted them to disappear! Thank goodness for editing software.)
You are a pro with these cake balls!
Isn’t that just the way it works out Gloria? Thanks so much. 🙂
Such a cute idea for Super Bowl! I may have to try this. I found your recipe over at the Two Cup Tuesday link party. Have a wonderful day
Thank you Lori! 🙂
These are so cute!! perfect for the big game!! Hey I would love for you to share your stuff at My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday Link party!! Hope to see you there!!
These are so cute and they would be perfect for the Superbowl!
These football-shaped OREO Cookie Balls are fantastic! I love how clean they look, even though you swear they would have been better had it not been for that pesky blizzard. 🙂 You did a great job. 🙂 #client
Love these, definitely giving them a try!