Circus Animal Cookie Truffles

Bowl filled with white and pink circus animal cookie balls topped with colorful sprinkles, with one ball showing the inside texture.

These no bake circus animal cookie balls are made with crushed frosted animal cookies, cream cheese, and candy melts, then topped with rainbow sprinkles for a fun and colorful treat.

Prep Time20

Cook Time4

Chill Time1

Total Time1 24

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Circus Animal Cookie Truffles Recipe

Servings:

Calories: 203kcal

Ingredients

9 ounces frosted circus animal cookies, I used Mother’s brand
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
6 ounces hot pink candy melts
6 ounces white almond bark
Rainbow nonpareil sprinkles, optional garnish

Instructions

Using a food processor, pulse the frosted animal cookies until they are broken into small pieces. Then, continue processing on low until finely crushed.
Slice the cream cheese into the food processor. Pulse to completely combine the cream cheese and crushed animal cookies. (If you are not using a food processor, add the cookie crumbs and cream cheese to a medium size mixing bowl and use a handheld mixer to mix together until completely combined)
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Use a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop the cookie ball dough.
Roll the scooped cookie ball dough into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat for the remaining cookie ball dough.
Place the baking sheet in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill.
Just before you are ready to coat the cookie balls, place the hot pink candy melts and white almond bark in a separate, small microwave safe bowl. Microwave the candy melts in 30 second increments until completely melted and smooth.
Remove the chilled cookie balls from the refrigerator. Use a fork to carefully dip half of the cookie balls into the melted hot pink candy melts, tapping the fork against the side of the bowl to remove any excess coating. Place the coated cookie balls back onto the lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle the nonpareils over the coated cookie balls while the coating is still wet.
Repeat the process for the remaining cookie balls in the melted white almond bark, and sprinkling the nonpareils over them
Chill the coated cookie balls in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or until the coating is completely firm. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

Notes

If you are not able to find the pink candy melts, you can tint white almond bark with 1 or 2 drops of red or hot pink food color gel. I do not recommend using plain liquid food coloring, as even the smallest amount of liquid can cause the almond bark to seize up.
You can substitute any type of sprinkles for the nonpareils.
Market Pantry and Stauffer’s also make frosted animal cookies, if you are not able to find the Mother’s brand.
If you prefer not to use sprinkles, you can drizzle the pink candy coating over the white coated cookie balls, and drizzle the white coating over the pink coated cookie balls.

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