Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls

These are retro and probably made all over the world, but I had to show you my spin on them.  My Chocolate Chip Cookie Balls aren’t covered in chocolate, I roll them in coconut and crushed amaretti cookies. This doesn’t skimp on flavour, but adds texture.  Of course I add my secret weapon, some Baileys liqueur.

I like these little balls because they are like truffles to eat.  The only problem is that they disappear quickly.  As an Italian, I wasn’t introduced to baking with cream cheese until the 70’s when I made my fist no-bake cheese cake. Then we fell in love with cream cheese.  Loved it on toast with jam.  Today, I use it in both savoury and sweet cooking.  The Italian equivalent of cream cheese is mascarpone.  For an interesting and well-written article on cream cheese go to https://mashable.com/article/cream-cheese-history/

This recipe is very versatile.  Choose your cookie and add the cream cheese and then choose your toping.  Flavour with your favourite liqueur.  Add some warm spices like cinnamon or nutmeg.  You are the artist!!

For a nice savoury dish from my blog, try this dip for your Christmas parties https://recipesatmytable.com/sausage-peperonata-cheese-dip/

Ingredients

• 21 Chocolate chip cookies
• 1 brick 250 grams cream cheese softened
• 2 tbsp Baileys
• 10 crushed amaretti cookies
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut

I place my chocolate chip cookies into a food processor and pulse.

Pulse until there are fine crumbs.

Then add the softened cream cheese.

Place into a bowl and add in the Baileys.

Roll half in coconut.

Roll the other half in crushed amaretti cookies.

Place on a tray and freeze. Once frozen, put into a container and keep in freezer.

So pretty!