Simple chocolate truffles
2 dozen
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | cups | Powdered sugar (yes, four cups!) |
| 8 | ounces | Cream cheese (one large package or 3 small packages less a nibble) |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 5 | ounces | Unsweetened chocolate |
| Assorted toppings (cocoa, powdered sugar, crushed nuts, jimmies, etc.) | ||
Directions
Mix the powdered sugar into the softened cream cheese a little (⅔ cup) at a time, making sure it is well blended after every addition.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler and add it to the cream cheese mixture along with the vanilla. Mix well. Chill for a couple hours.
Roll mix into one inch balls, then roll them in a topping. Chill.
NOTES:
* Easy-to-make candies with chocolate and cream cheese -- Here's a good recipe for lazy chocolate freaks. They're not as good as the ones you buy in good candy stores, but they're still yummy.
* If you're adventurous, try substituting the liqueur of your choice for the vanilla.
: Difficulty: easy.
: Time: 30 minutes preparation, 2 hours chilling, 20 minutes rolling.
: Precision: measure the ingredients.
: -- Chan Benson
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