Cookie Dough Truffles

As you may have noticed, Annie's Eats, is one of my favorite blogs. I had been eying her Cookie Dough Truffles for months now. My friend's baby shower was the perfect excuse to give them a try. They were so good. Everyone loved them.

The recipe called for semi sweet chocolate for dipping. I realized part way through that I had one box of semi sweet and one box of unsweetened. I mixed them and was worried how it would taste. I wondered if it was too rich. Matt thought it was great and tasted like the dough was dipped in dark chocolate. I didn't get any complaints from other guests either. I still will try to do just semi sweet next time though.

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Ingredients

• 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ¾ cup 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.