Chocolate Cookie Truffles

Ingredients

• 5 soft chocolate cookies
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, divided
• 6 ounces chocolate bark, coating
• 1 tablespoon cream or milk

Directions

1. 1

   Place softened cream cheese in a medium sized bowl, set aside.

2. 2

   Chop 1 square of baking chocolate into small pieces and melt in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl, 30 - 45 seconds, stir until smooth, cool slightly.

3. 3

   Stir chocolate into cream cheese, mix well.

4. 4

   Crumble chocolate cookies into the cream cheese/chocolate mixture, stir until very well combined.

5. 5

   Scoop by teaspoonfuls and roll into balls between your palms, stirring in a few dribbles of cream or milk into mixture if the balls don't hold together.

6. 6

   Cover and chill balls at least an hour.

7. 7

   Chop 1 square baking chocolate and the chocolate bark, melt together in a microwave safe bowl until smooth, stirring after the 1st minute and every 20-30 seconds until smooth.

8. 8

   With a toothpick dip balls into melted chocolate mixture, using a spoon to coat tops and wipe excess from bottoms, place on large, foil-lined plate or cookie sheet. Allow the chocolate coating to set until firm, store in the refrigerator in a zip baggie.