Monday, May 15, 2017

Chocolate Covered Cookie Balls

" It's Always Tea Time", just like my little sign says, so let's enjoy a little treat outside, shall we?  Recently, my friend Mary, who blogs at Home Is Where the Boat Is made these cookie treats and I just knew that Cissy and I had to make them!  You can see the beautiful photos of them here. 

 


 I bought this pretty towel and crocheted the edge and gave it to my daughter for Mother's Day, after seeing what my friend Karen,  from Beatrice Euphemie Vintage Cottage Style did recently.  Thank you, Karen,  for the inspiration! 

 I'm using this pretty teacup that my dear daughter gave me one year for Christmas.  Isn't the matching spoon cute?

 

 A sweet niece gave me this darling sign that I keep in my Butler's Pantry, which I use as my tea area.  Thank you, Maggie!!

 

Little Miss Cissy did everything in making these cookie balls!  That girl is a kitchen whiz!  She dipped every single cookie ball in the melted chocolate, too.  I was Cissy's sous chef, and did help a little with the sprinkling.


 Doesn't she look so proud of her treats to take home to her family? This little one loves to come over to my house one day a week to cook/bake.  She gets in the car when I pick her up from school, and says, "So, what are we making today?"




yield: 40+print recipe

Chocolate Covered Cookie Balls

These little cookie balls will have you clamoring for more. Cissy brought them home for her family, and they loved them. One of her brothers shared one with a friend and the friend told his mom that it was the best thing that he ever tasted!

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 package of Oreo cookies (Cissy and I used the vanilla birthday cake ones)
  • 3/4 of a container of vanilla frosting
  • Vanilla almond bark (We used CandiQuick)
  • Sprinkles for decorating

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Grind the Oreo cookies in a food processor, or crush them in a food safe bag with a rolling pin.
  2. Add the vanilla frosting and mix to combine. We did all this in the food processor.
  3. Shape the mixture into balls, and then place the balls onto cookie sheets that are lined with parchment paper. Freeze the cookie balls for 30 minutes.
  4. Melt the vanilla almond bark according to the package directions.
  5. Take the cookie balls out of the freezer, dip each one in the melted chocolate, place back onto the parchment paper, and immediately sprinkle with colored sprinkles (I was the assistant during this process!).
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My sweet grandson, Caiden, celebrated his 12th birthday this past week.  I take the grands out on a birthday date on a day near their birthday.  Caiden is on of Cissy's three brothers.

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39 comments:

  1. Your Cissy is an accomplished chef, isn't she. Those cookie balls look delicious! Such a pretty teatowel and oh that tea cup, just divine. What a clever artiste your niece is. Her sign is so very cool. Oh....before I go, happy birthday to Caiden.

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  2. Kitty, It won't be long before Cissy is ready for own blog with all her accomplishments in the kitchen! I love the pretty addition of your crocheted edge on your tea towel and pretty teacup and sign too. I'm glad the cookie balls were a hit. Hope your Mother's Day was wonderful. ♥

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  3. She is the cutest cook! She and her brother favor each other.

    Your edging is a perfect complement to the tea towel. I may have to zip over there and see how to accomplish that!

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  4. You have the cutest tea accessories Kitty, including your own little baker! So much fun! You are so lucky to have a cooking pal in your kitchen~

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  5. The cookie balls look delicious. I love how Cissy loves to come over and bake with you. She is already a great little baker!

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  6. These are cute! :)

    I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

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  7. Your little baker is so adorable! The cookie balls look very tempting. I think she takes after her grandmother. Love the cute tea towel and the tea art. ;-)

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  8. Hi Kitty, Love your cookie treat. Sweet Miss Cissy is a true homemaker and doing a wonderful job of baking. She is such a doll and that smile is beautiful. Love your gorgeous tea cup from you daughter and the matching spoon is so pretty.
    Love you cute tea towel and the chalk board art from your niece is a darling accent. Happy Birthday to your handsome grandson.
    Thanks for sharing the recipe. Have a great week sweet friend. xoxo

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  9. She looks like she is having so much fun! Happy Birthday to your handsome grandson!

    Love your pretty tea towels!

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  10. Whoa these look SO good. My mouth is watering! That little gal is a whiz in the kitchen--now where does she get that from?? How blessed are those grandkids to have these special "everyday " and birthday memories!

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  11. I absolutely adore Cissy's enthusiasm and loving smiles when she's with you! Brother Caiden is quite the gentleman too. :)

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  12. I love the cute tea sign from your niece. Is it chalkboard art? You've definitely passed on the baking gene to Cissy. Happy 12th Birthday to Caiden!

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  13. Your special times with Cissy touch my heart. She is quite the young baker!
    Happy Birthday to Caiden.
    Have a wonderful week, Kitty.

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  14. Oh, what sweet grand-kids you have! The memories you are making with them and the time you are pouring into them and their young lives will stay with them always! The world needs more people like you, my friend. :) I saved the cookie balls to my pinterest and hopefully will try them some day! They look so yummy!! God bless you!!

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  15. Learning to cook is such a great skill. So glad to see Cissy enjoying the kitchen! Love the tea-time sign.

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  16. What a great post! That Cissy is becoming so creative...and independent too huh? Wonderful! She looks very proud...and rightfully so! I sure do love the edging on the tea towel. So glad you two are having such a great time making memories together.

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  17. Oh, Kitty, having Cissy come over once a week must be so wonderful! She is so darling and it looks like she may have found a true calling thanks to her wonderful Grandmother. I love your pretty tea towel that you gave your daughter and so glad that I inspired you! The cookies look so delicious and very pretty and so is your beautiful tea cup. I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! Sending hugs xx Karen

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    1. P.S. Happy Birthday to your cutie pie grandson, Caiden! Already 12....my goodness. They grow up too fast! xx K

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  18. Another lovely party, Kitty. And happy birthday to your handsome grandson.
    Amalia
    xo

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  19. Cissy did an amazing job on the cookie balls! Birthday boy Caiden must have loved his birthday celebration with you based on that sweet smile. Love the cute tea towel and the tea art. I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day Kitty. Loved the card. xxoo

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  20. When I learn to crochet, I will make some of those towels! I love the look of them and it is such a nice way to add a homemade touch to a gift. So love to see Cissy learning all these wonderful skills from you, and building so many wonderful memories. So you are now the "sous chef"? I'm sure Cissy loves her helper ;) Happy belated Mother's Day to you, xo Deborah

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  21. Happy birthday to your handsome grandson. Looks like our grands are having birthdays this week. Oh I want one of those little chocolate balls! I laughed reading that Cissy wants to know "What are we making today". How precious. I LOVE that sign! Hope you have a great rest of the week dear friend. Hugs and blessings, Cindy

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  22. You gals made some pretty sweets to have with tea and share. Isn't it nice to have a granddaughter with the same interest in baking as you? I'll bet you were a very efficient sous chef grandma.
    xx

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  23. Cissy did an amazing job, Kitty. Those cookies look so delicious! Love what you did with the tea towel. You are a gifted artist. A belated Happy Mother's Day to you and thank you for the card. ♥

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  24. "What are we making today" I love that! Those cookies do look really good :)

    Happy Birthday to your grandson and Happy belated Mother's Day to you!

    xo,
    rue

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  25. Whoops! My comment disappeared! I'll try again. Your teacup is so pretty and the tea towel is adorable. Your little Cissy is a sweetheart and takes after her grandmother I would say. Her cookies look yummy. Happy Birthday to your grandson and have a lovely day, my friend!

    Hugs,
    Sandi

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  26. Your sweet towel looks familiar, my friend {{smiles}} I have my beautiful towel hanging in my kitchen and I just LOVE it!

    Your cookie ball delights look oh-so-tasty! My son and I will have to make these soon.

    Much love to you!

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  27. Cissy did a fabulous job on the cookie balls...they look absolutely scrumptious! And Happy Birthday to Caiden! Enjoy the rest of your week, sweet friend :)

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  28. Beautiful tea cup and gorgeous Grands!Hugs,Maristella.

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  29. Dear Kitty:
    Caiden and Cissy are so cute! What great helpers - well I think you said you were the helper. What a fun post you shared and how do you every stay so skinny? I love the towel and also that fun sign! Thanks for sharing.

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  30. These look delicious! What fun to have Cissy there to help. My granddaughter comes once a week and we go thrifting together. I am teaching her the ropes. Happy Birthday to Caiden!

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  31. How special that you have a set time aside each week to bake with Cissy! I think these cookie balls sound amazing, and not too hard, but just a little time consuming, but so worth the effort in the end! What a blessing that you are passing on your talents to the next generation, such a special bond you are creating between you and your grandchildren. A blessing indeed! And your teacup is gorgeous. I love your crocheted addition to the handtowel, my grandmother does that for me with handtowels, and it is so special to hang knowing her hands have graced it with love, even as she does it being blind. Cute tea sign too! And lovely tea table, so inviting :) Hugs to you today!

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  32. Kitty, you know I'm a sucker for a cooking-with-the-grands story! How I'd love to be in the kitchen with my grandmothers again - like you, they were gems!

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  33. What a delightful post...the kids are so adorable and growing so fast.
    Love the tea sign and towel...when our grands were little, we did a lot of baking...we still do Christmas cookies every year...I always love it.
    hugs, bj

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  34. She certainly is a whiz in the kitchen! I love your darling teacup. I prefer white chocolate and these look delicious! Thanks for sharing the recipe with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  35. Oh, I may need to make these with my Granddaughter as she loves to do things like that. And, they do look mighty delicious. She's a cutie for sure and what sweet memories the two of you are making. Happy weekend!

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  36. Cooking with the Grands is so fun kitty. love the tea towel and those sweet little faces. Happy Monday and thanks again Kitty for sharing your post at Dishing It & Digging It.

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  37. What delicious cookie balls and what adorable helpers! Thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great day and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

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  38. Hi Kitty, just wanted to let you know that you will be featured at SYC today.
    hugs,
    Jann

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