If you are looking for easy Christmas Desserts, these simple, made with 4 ingredients and no bake Sugar Cookie Truffles are a brilliant idea to go with!
Try my Silky smooth Chocolate Truffles next! You will love these Strawberry Chocolate Cake Pops too! And my most favorite and Chocolate Cake Pops.
These Truffles that are made with 4 simple ingredients- Sugar Cookies, Cream Cheese, White Chocolate and festive Christmas Sprinkles.
I make dozens of Sugar Cookies, Chocolate Truffles and Gingerbread Molasses Cookies during this time of the year!
But there is no denying to what a rush Holiday season is! This is when no bake desserts like these White Chocolate Truffle recipe comes in handy.
Also, these little truffles are the perfect no bake treat to try when you have left over cookies!
Ingredients Needed:
There are only four! And since we are using a very few, it is essential that they are all quality ingredients.
- Sugar Cookies: Both homemade and store bought cookies (crunchy variety not soft) can be used for this recipe. If using homemade make sure they aren't fresh or very soft. As they won't crumble easily. You can also use Chocolate Sugar Cookies instead of vanilla to make Chocolate Cookie Truffles.
- Cream Cheese: I love to make these truffles with full fat cream cheese for best taste. However if you want to make truffles without cream cheese, try Nutella or peanut butter instead! Both taste yum here!
- White Chocolate: Any white chocolate works except chocolate chips. Because choc-chips are not made to be melted.
- Sprinkles: I used holly and berries to make Christmas Truffles. you may use sprinkles of your choice or top with cookie crumbs even leave them plain!
How to make Truffles
Making sugar cookie truffle recipe is a child's play if you remember a few things. Like using sugar cookies that are on the crispier side. Not using chocolate chips for coating! Look for more tips in the post below.
- STEP 1: Begin by grinding sugar cookies in a blender or food processor.
- STEP 2: Add in the cream cheese and give it a whirl again until a dough forms.
- STEP 3: Roll and freeze the cookie balls for a few minutes.
- STEP 4: Dip cookie balls in melted chocolate.
- STEP 5: Top with sprinkles right away before the chocolate sets.
How to melt White Chocolate:
- Melting white chocolate can be the hardest part of making truffles if not done right. Melt chocolate using 15-30 seconds increments in the microwave. Stir in between.
- Add a little oil, about 1 teaspoon to ease the process and thin out the chocolate.
- You may also use double boiler method to melt chocolate. But water should not touch chocolate in any case. Else the chocolate will harden and seize.
- If you notice chocolate has begun to solidify while you are dipping truffles, reheat it in small increments again.
- Never dip truffles in very hot melted chocolate. Let it cool down a bit before coating.
Truffles Success Tips:
- Go for Crispy Cookies: Choose crispy cookies if buying them from store. If using homemade cookies, either bake them a day or tow ahead or use leftovers. You may also leave cookies out on a wire rack for a few hours to dry them up a bit. Since a little crispy cookies would be a breeze to grind.
- Texture of cookies after grinding: Grind the cookies fine. That way the texture of your truffles would be silky smooth.
- Thin out Candy melts with oil: If you plan to use candy melts thinning them with just a teaspoon of oil gives a thinner chocolate coat on truffles.
- Use warm chocolate to coat truffles: Never dip extremely cold truffles in hot chocolate. Cold truffles can shock hot chocolate and it will break. Always coat on not too cold truffles with warm melted chocolate.
Freeze chocolate truffles before coating
This little trick helps the cookie balls to solidify a little and hold their shape when we dip them in melted chocolate.
Can I use store bought sugar cookies?
Yes, of course! But remember to select crunchy sugar cookies than soft ones. As crispy cookies will be a breeze to grind in the food processor.
How to coat Chocolate Truffles:
- For a smooth white chocolate coating avoid using chocolate chips. Good quality chocolate bar works the best. Chocolate wafers, almond bark or candy melts work too.
- Add a teaspoon of oil if using candy melts, that way you will get a thin coat of chocolate on each truffle.
- Dip the truffles quickly in the melted chocolate and shake off the excess by tapping the fork on bowl's edge.
FAQs about this recipe:
Homemade truffles last for 4-5 days in the refrigerator covered in an airtight container. Freeze them for longer storage.
These Chocolate Truffles are made with cream cheese that contains Dairy. So I suggest that you store them in the refrigerator if you aren't serving them the same day.
Plus they taste super yum, when served chilled!
You can freeze truffles up to 2 months in the freezer. Just remember to coat them in chocolate before freezing. As un-coated cookie balls may dry out in the freezer. Thaw in the refrigerator before serving.
More Christmas Cookies to try:
Best Holiday Cookies from Greedy Eats
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Recipe
Sugar Cookie Truffles
Ingredients
- 2 (200 gms) Cups Crispy Sugar Cookies (I used 10 cookies Approx 3 inch diameter)
- ¼ (2 oz) Cup Cream Cheese Room Temp
- 2 Cup White Chocolate bar or white chocolate melting wafers (For melting)
- ¼ Cup Sprinkles to decorate and fold in the dough (optional)
Instructions
- Place sugar cookies in food processor/blender and process till they turn into fine crumbs.
- Add cream cheese and process again until a dough kind of mixture forms. Add sprinkles to the dough (save some for topping) and fold them in. If you find the dough is too try and the cookie balls are crumbling, add 1-2 teaspoon of milk to the mixture.
- Form balls out of this mixture using a small cookie scoop or a tablespoon. Place cookie balls on a lined tray and freeze for 10-15 minutes. Alternatively if you are not short on time you can place the balls in refrigerator for about an hour or until they are cold and firm to the touch.
- Meanwhile melt your chocolate in a microwave safe bowl in small increments. Stir in between to get smooth melted chocolate.
- Take the truffles out of freezer and dip them one at a time in the melted chocolate using a fork. Tap excess chocolate off on the edge of the bowl and place the truffle on tray again.
- Quickly top with sprinkles before the chocolate sets.
- Repeat the process until all the truffles are coated in chocolate. If chocolate solidifies in between, melt it in microwave again in 15-30 second increments.
Anonymous
Can you use a butter cookie in stead of sugar cookie
GreedyEats
Sure can. Happy Holidays!
Whitney
These are adorable and make the perfect Christmas cookie!
Andrea Metlika
Sugar cookies are so good and making them in to truffles, Oh My! I'm going to make these for my next party!
Jenn
Such adorable sprinkles on top of adorable truffles! I can't wait to give these a try for the holidays!
Ashley
Yum!!! This is what we are making for party favors for our annual christmas cocktail party!! Thanks for a great recipe!
Beth
I cannot get over how adorable and easy these are! My cookie exchange parties are going to love these!
Anjali
I'm a huge fan of no bake recipes!! And I love that this recipe looks super impressive but is SO easy to make. My kids devoured it!
Annemarie
Ah, what cute truffles! I love the holly decorations on top and the colorful sprinkles throughout. And I just happen to have some white candy melts in my pantry. I think it's fate. 🙂
morgan eisenberg
throw these in a pretty box, and you've got a perfect host/hostess gift on your hands!
stephanie
OMG these look delicious, i'm definitely making these for Christmas. I can't wait to try them. They're so pretty and festive.
Erica Schwarz
I had no idea these would be so easy to make! These are DELICIOUS!