Tailgate Recipe - OREO Football Cookie Balls

You will be a hero at your next tailgate if you make these sweet, delicious footballs (and they are so easy to make!).

OREO Football Cookie Balls

Ingredients:
6oz. (3/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1pkg. (15.25 oz.) OREO Chocolate Creme Cookies, finely crushed
2pkg. (8 squares each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, melted
1Tbsp. white decorating icing

Directions - Mix the cream cheese and cookie crumbs until well blended. Next, shape into 40 (1-inch) football shapes. Freeze for 10 min. Dip footballs in melted chocolate and place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan. Use white icing to draw laces on footballs. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

Add some fun and serve on a thin sheet cake covered in green sprinkles with white sugar yard lines.

Recipe source: kraftrecipes.com

EXTRA TIPS:
How to Melt Chocolate: Place unwrapped chocolate squares in microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2-1/2 min. or until chocolate is completely melted, stirring every 30 sec.

How to Easily Dip Cookie Balls: To easily coat cookie balls with the melted chocolate, add balls, in batches, to bowl of melted chocolate. Use 2 forks to roll balls in chocolate until evenly coated. Remove balls with forks, letting excess chocolate drip back into bowl. Place balls in prepared pan; let stand until chocolate coating is firm.

How to Store: Store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

Tailgate Recipe: Sweet & Tasty Dips

Why not mix it up a little at your next tailgate and make your desserts the dips! These three dip recipes are super easy to make and will be a hit at your next tailgate or game watching party.

S'Mores Dip

Ingredients:
11-½ ounces, weight Milk Chocolate Chips
14 ounces, fluid Sweetened, Condensed Milk
7 ounces, weight Marshmallow Creme
32 whole Graham Cracker Sticks



Directions:
Combine chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in a heatproof bowl. Heat in the microwave for 30 seconds. Stir until melted and smooth. Microwave for 10 additional second increments at a time if needed. Then use a spoon to mix until the melted mixture is smooth. Then dot the surface of the melted mixture with spoonfuls of marshmallow creme. Stir it slightly until the dip has desired marbled effect. Serve with graham cracker sticks.  Recipe Source: TastyKitchen.com

Chocolate Chip Dip

Ingredients:
1 -8oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup of butter, softened
3/4 c. confectioners’ sugar
2 T. brown sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
1 c. (6 oz) miniature chocolate chips
Graham cracker sticks or apples


Directions:
In a bowl beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugars and vanilla, beat until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. (yields 2 cups)  Recipe Source: BargainHoot.com

Chocolate Fruit Dip

Ingredients:
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups whipped topping
Assorted fruit for dipping





Directions:
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in cocoa and vanilla. Beat in whipped topping until smooth. Serve with fruit. Yield: 2 cups. Recipe Source: TasteofHome.com

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