Recipe

Skip the Circus and Give These Classic Animal Cookie Truffles a Shot

By Alex Frank at Denison University

Whether you’re 5, 25 or 50, we can all remember eating those iconic pink and white frosted animal cookies. Maybe it was 10 years ago (or 10 minutes — we won’t tell) but today we are mashin’ em up and putting them in a truffle, and its amazing.

This 5 ingredient recipe is kitchen-dummy proof and will impress all your friends with its hot pink color and rainbow touch.

Circus Animal Cookie Truffles

  • Prep Time: 20 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 MInutes
  • Total Time: 20 Minutes
  • Servings: 15
  • Easy
Ingredients
  • 3 cup circus animal cookies
  • 1/2 can cream cheese frosting
  • 1 package vanilla almond bark
  • Pink food coloring
  • Rainbow sprinkles

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Step 1

Crush 3 cups of circus animal cookies in a plastic bag or in a food processor.

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Step 2

In a large bowl, mix crushed cookies and 1/2 can of cream cheese frosting.

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Step 3

Roll dough into 1 inch balls.

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Step 4

Chill truffle balls in freezer for 30 minutes.

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Step 5

Melt 1 package of vanilla almond bark split between 2 separate bowls.

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Step 6

Add pink food coloring to 1 bowl until vibrant.

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Step 7

Dip chilled dough balls into melted almond bark until coated. Transfer to drying rack.

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Step 8

Add sprinkles to tops of truffles. Let dry until solid.

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Because you can make anything into a truffle: