Snowmen Truffles

Cute and yummy, these snowmen truffles are made with Nutter Butters, melted chocolate, cream cheese and a little love!

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Snowmen Truffles Ingredients
How To Make This Snowmen Truffles Recipe
How To Serve
Storage
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These darling little snowmen truffles will become a must-make treat for your family this holiday season. Cookies are made into truffles, then coated in melted chocolate and stacked with cute touches like a hat and scarf for a fun and tasty treat idea.

Snowmen Truffles Ingredients

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You’ll need:

12 ounces of regular melting chocolates
1½ teaspoons shortening, divided
6 mini Oreo cookies
12 mini marshmallows
16 ounces Nutter Butter cookies
8 ounces of cream cheese, room temperature
24 ounces white melting chocolates
6 ounces orange melting chocolates
2 pull-apart red licorice candies (pulled apart to make 12 scarves)

PRO TIP:

This would be a great project to do as a family, you could give each family member different colors to work with for their snowmen.

SUBSTITUTIONS AND ADDITIONS

OREOS: You could also make the truffles with Oreos instead of Nutter Butters.

COLORS: Change up the decorating colors for fun customizations.

COCONUT: Add a little shredded coconut to the serving dish to make it look like they’re sitting in freshly fallen snow.

TOOTHPICKS: If your snowmen are having a hard time standing, you can use a toothpick in the middle to help prop them up.

How To Make This Snowmen Truffles Recipe

OUR RECIPE DEVELOPER SAYS

You could also make just snowmen faces instead of stacking the bodies together if you would prefer.

STEP ONE: To assemble the hats, melt the regular chocolate in a double boiler with ½ teaspoon shortening. Then twist the Oreos in half and scrape off the filling. Dip a mini marshmallow in the chocolate and place it on top of the Oreo. Let chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then dip the whole hat in the chocolate. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let sit until ready to assemble.

snowmen truffles process shot of mini marshmallow dipping in chocolate and placed on top of oreo

STEP TWO: To make the snowmen, place the Nutter Butters in a food processor and pulse until fine biscuit crumbs.

STEP THREE: Pour into the large bowl of a stand mixer and add cream cheese. Mix until the dough comes together and forms a ball.

snowmen truffles process shot of ingredients being blended together until it forms a dough ball

STEP FOUR: Scoop twelve 2-inch balls and roll them into even balls in the palm of your hands to form the bodies.

STEP FIVE: Scoop twelve 1-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the heads.

STEP SIX: Place on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.

STEP SEVEN: While the snowmen are freezing, add the white melting chocolate to a double boiler with 1 teaspoon of shortening. Stir as it starts to melt. Once melted, keep the water simmering on low so the chocolate doesn’t burn.

PRO TIP:

Adding shortening helps the chocolate get smooth and even.

STEP EIGHT: Remove the snowmen from the freezer. Dip the heads in the chocolate and then place the smaller ball on the bodies. Return to the prepared baking sheet and into the freezer to chill for 20 minutes.

snowmen truffles process shot of dough snowmen being dipped into white chocolate

STEP NINE: Remove from the freezer and dip the whole snowman in the white chocolate. Place the baking tray in the refrigerator to allow them to set.

STEP TEN: Transfer the regular chocolate to a piping bag or sandwich bag and cut just the tip off. It needs to be a very small hole, so it doesn’t rush out and to allow you to make small dots for the eyes, mouth, and buttons. Pipe on the eyes, mouth, buttons, and arms.

PRO TIP:

Icing pens would also work to draw the snowman’s face and arms if you have them.

snowmen truffles process shot of snowmen being assembled with a piping bag of chocolate

STEP ELEVEN: Melt the orange candy melts and place it in a piping bag. Cut a very small tip off and pipe on the snowman’s carrot nose.

snowmen truffles process shot of nose placed on snowmen with a piping bag of orange chocolate

STEP TWELVE: Use the regular chocolate to glue the hats on top of each snowman. Tie the small piece of licorice around the neck of each snowman as the scarf.

snowmen truffles process shot of hat placed on snowmen and licorice tied around snowmen's neck

How To Serve

These Christmas truffles would be adorable on the dessert table at a holiday party. They would also be a fun treat to give as a homemade gift to friends and neighbors this holiday season.

For more adorable festive treats, check out our reindeer pretzels and Minion sugar cookies.

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Storage

IN THE FRIDGE: While these snowmen technically don’t need to be refrigerated and are fine at room temperature if you are giving them as gifts. If you are making them ahead, you should store them in the fridge for up to four days so that none of the chocolate gets too warm.

IN THE FREEZER: These snowmen can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to a month.

close up overhead shot of snowmen truffles with mini marshmallows and mini Oreos

Enjoy time with your family this holiday season and make these cute truffles together. With a handful of simple ingredients, Nutter Butter cookies, and some imagination, you will have a new tradition to love!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I freeze snowmen truffles?

This perfect treat can be frozen for up to a month. Add wax paper to your container so your snowmen don’t get stuck together.

Can I use a different cookie than Nutter Butters?

These snowmen truffles would also work with original or golden Oreos or another peanut butter sandwich cookie.

Do these snowmen have to be refrigerated?

While they would be fine stored on the counter, keeping them in the fridge will ensure that they don’t get too warm and soft.

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Snowmen Truffles

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Cute and yummy, these snowmen truffles are made with Nutter Butters, melted chocolate, cream cheese and a little love!

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Ingredients

12 ounces regular melting chocolates
1½ teaspoons shortening, divided
6 mini Oreos
12 mini marshmallows
16 ounces Nutter Butters
8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
24 ounces white melting chocolates
6 ounces orange melting chocolates
2 pull apart red licorice candies, pulled apart to make 12 scarves

Instructions

To assemble the hats, melt the regular chocolate in a double boiler with ½ teaspoon shortening. Twist the Oreos in half and scrape off the filling. Dip a mini marshmallow in the chocolate and place it on top of the Oreo. Allow to chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes, then dip the whole hat in the chocolate. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and let sit until ready to assemble.
To make the snowmen, place the Nutter Butters in food processor and pulse until fine crumbs.
Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer and add cream cheese. Mix until the dough comes together and forms a ball.
Scoop twelve 2-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the bodies.
Scoop twelve 1-inch balls and roll them into even balls to form the heads.
Place on a cookie tray lined with parchment paper and place in the freezer for 30 minutes.
While the snowmen are freezing, add the white melting chocolate to a double boiler with 1 teaspoon of shortening. Stir as it starts to melt. Once melted, keep the water simmering on low so the chocolate doesn’t burn.
Remove the snowmen from the freezer. Dip the heads in the chocolate and then place them on the bodies. Return to freezer to chill for 20 minutes.
Remove from the freezer and dip the whole snowman in the white chocolate. Place the tray in the refrigerator to allow them to set.
Transfer the regular chocolate to a piping bag and cut just the tip off (it needs to be a very small hole, so it doesn’t rush out and to allow you to make small eyes, mouth, and buttons). Pipe on the eyes, mouth, buttons and arms.
Melt the orange melting chocolate and place in a piping bag. Cut a very small tip off and pipe on the nose.
Use the regular chocolate to glue on the hats. Tie the licorice around the neck as the scarf.

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Notes

This would be a great project to do as a family, you could give each family member different colors to work with for their snowmen.
You could also make just snowmen faces instead of stacking the bodies together if you would rather.
Adding shortening helps the chocolate get smooth and even.
Icing pens would also work to draw the snowman’s face and arms.

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