These Easter Egg Cookie Dough Truffles are beautiful on the outside and irresistibly yummy on the inside!
Did you happen to catch these little gems a few weeks ago when I shared them as a guest post on Lil Luna?
Raise your hand if you are as obsessed with cookie dough as I am! When I was pregnant with Gavin, I made cookies all the time (like at least a batch a week) just for the excuse to sneak a nibble or two of cookie dough!
So I’m super obsessed with these Easter Egg Cookie Dough Truffles!
Since I’m trying to keep my pregnancy weight gain at Baby Buluga level and not Shamu level, I’ve been shipping off desserts to Nathan’s work left and right. Actually a week ago I sent off four dishes at once since I’m trying to work ahead. Nathan came home later that night and mentioned that I was being blamed for spare tires and the road to diabetes.
Oops.
Well, I spared them these babies! Because they are sooooooooo tasty!! I really needed to keep them all to myself. I have been limiting myself to one a day, so they should last me right up until Easter. And me giving birth.
{Yikes! That’s coming up fast!!}
I know that dipping truffles can seem really tricky and intimidating, but these are so easy. They stay together perfectly, and they dip beautifully. And the lines on top are just created by thinning the chocolate with a little bit of vegetable shortening, and then drizzling with a fork.
The ones you see are the best ones, lol. You might want to practice your drizzling skills on some wax paper before you go for it on the eggs. That way you will also know if your chocolate is thin enough.
And if you are more generous than I am and want to package these up and pop them in some easter baskets, I have a cute little printable that you can use to bag them up! People will think that you bought these fancy treats at a bakery :) Click here to get the printable.
EDITED TO ADD: There has been some concern about the raw flour as there has been a very small incidence of E. coli with it. To prevent this, spread the flour used in this recipe on a baking sheet and cook for 5 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow to cool and then use in the recipe.
Easter Egg Cookie Dough Truffles
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of butter room temperature (see note)
- 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 cups all purpose flour see note
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
- pink blue, purple, and white candy melts
Instructions
- In the bowl of a large stand mixer, cream the butter and the brown sugar until light and fluffy, about two minutes. Beat in the vanilla.
- Slowly add the flour, scraping down the sides as necessary.
- With the mixer still running, slowly add in the sweetened condensed milk. You may need to stop the mixer periodically to scrape down the sides. (DO NOT SCRAPE THE CAN WITH A SPATULA)
- Once it is fully combined, stir in the chocolate chips.
- Form the dough into one inch balls, and then shape into eggs. Place on a wax paper lined pan and cover loosely with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
- Melt the candy melts according to the directions on the bag. Keeping the truffles in the refrigerator, and removing only three or four at a time, dip them in the candy melts one at a time with a fork. Gently tap off any excess chocolate and let dry on wax paper.
Maggie Unzueta @ Mama Maggie's Kitchen says
Absolutely adorable. Love Easter yummies. :)
Lisa Longley says
Thanks Maggie!
PamelA says
Do these need refrigerated after made?
Lisa Longley says
Hi Pam! Nope, I left mine out for about two weeks in a sealed container.
Sabrina says
How many eggs does this recipe make?
Lisa Longley says
Roughly two dozen, Sabrina, though it depends nohow big you make the eggs.
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
TOO CUTE. Seriously, I want to channel my inner crafy baker and make a whole batch. Sharing on FB today. I am in love!
Lisa Longley says
Thanks Erin!
Sarah @ Miss CandiQuik says
I love how you took a simple treat and made it absolutely adorable! I’m sitting here wondering why I didn’t think of that, haha. Sharing!
Lisa Longley says
Lol!! When I thought of them, Sarah, I made the conscious decision not to Google it because I figured there was NO WAY I was the first person to think of them and I just didn’t want to know, lol!
whatjessicabakednext says
These look fabulous! I love the cookie dough centre!
Lisa Longley says
Thank you!
Deanna King says
How many does it make?
Lisa Longley says
I think roughly 2 dozen, just depending no how big you make them.
Julia says
Dangerously delicious these are! I must taste that cookie dough to be sure!
Lisa Longley says
So dangerous Julia!!
Julie says
My tummy just made a serious growl looking at those cookie dough truffles! They’re so cute!
Lisa Longley says
Thanks Julie!!
Maria says
What a great spring or Easter treat!! These would be so fun for Easter baskets!! They are so cute and sound so yummy!!!
Lisa Longley says
Thanks Maria!
Wendy says
The colors are so pretty! I love how you packaged the truffles!! What fun to include some of these cuties in a care package! Pinned and on my list to make this week. Thanks! ( I love to decorate with drizzling chocolate and recently found chocoley.com. They have drizzle white chocolate that comes in a plastic bottle ready for zapping and drizzling. You can easily color the white chocolate too. The consistency is perfect every time and I get better control with the bottle than with a fork or spoon. :) )
Lisa Longley says
Thanks Wendy!
Heather @ French Press says
god I wish I had some cookie dough right now :) they are really beautiful Lisa
Lisa Longley says
Thanks Heather!