Cookie Dough Truffles

Is there anything better than chocolate chip cookie dough? I swear like half the time I make cookies it is because I want the dough! As soon as I saw these on annie's eats I knew that I wanted to try them. I actually made them for my Sunday School class because, really, who could eat all of them on their own? (me). Anyway, after I made them, Ryan made the executive decision that we would not be taking them to church and that we would be eating them all. So we didn't take them. And I am sure I gained 10 pounds in like 2 days because of it. Every time I walked by the kitchen for anything, I would pop one in my mouth like a bon bon. I might as well have turned on a soap opera and called it good.

Cookie Dough Truffles

found on annie's eats

Ingredients:

8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature

¾ cup light brown sugar, packed

2¼ cup all-purpose flour

1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk

1 tsp. vanilla extract

½ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

1½ lb. semisweet (or bittersweet) chocolate, coarsely chopped

Mini chocolate chips (for garnish)

Directions:

Combine the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and cream on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the flour, sweetened condensed milk and vanilla until incorporated and smooth. Stir in the chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until the mixture has firmed up enough to form balls.

Shape the chilled cookie dough mixture into 1-1½ inch balls. Place on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Cover loosely, transfer the pan to the freezer and chill for 1-2 hours.

When ready to dip the truffles, melt the chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot of simmering water. Dip each chilled truffle, one at a time, coating in chocolate and shaking gently to remove the excess. (If at any point during dipping, the cookie dough balls become too soft, return to the freezer to chill for 30 minutes.) Transfer to a wax-paper lined surface. If using mini chocolate chips for garnish, sprinkle on top quickly after dipping each truffle before the chocolate sets. Once all the truffles have been dipped, store them in the refrigerator until ready to serve