I am a self-proclaimed culinary reject. So, when Charlotte's group of crafty entrepreneurs (Crown Town Handmade) sent out invitations to their Valentine's Sweet Swap, I began to panic. My most recent attempt to bake resulted in WAY undercooked BOX brownies... my poor, obliging friends had to eat them with a spoon. But then I came across a foolproof truffle recipe. It was so easy - even I could do it! Here's how...

INGREDIENTS //
1 Box Oreo Cookies
1 8oz Package Philadelphia Cream Cheese
2 Boxes Semi-Sweet Baker's Chocolate

Makes 4 dozen truffles

STEP 1 // Put the Oreos in a Ziploc bag and crush them into pieces. I even crushed them a little more, with a mallet, after putting them in a bowl. Be sure to save a couple tablespoons of crushings to garnish the truffles later.

STEP 2 // Soften the cream cheese in the microwave for 30 secs and then stir it into the crushed Oreos.

Step 3 // Roll the mixture into 48, one inch balls and place on wax paper.

STEP 4 //  Melt the Baker's chocolate in the microwave for 2.5 mins (stirring the chocolate every 30 secs). Next, dip the balls into the chocolate (I used a candy dipping tool from Michael's, but you could use a fork too) and place on the wax paper.

STEP 5 // Sprinkle the leftover cookie crumbles onto the wet chocolate for garnish. Refrigerate the truffles for about an hour or until the chocolate is hardened.

STEP 6 // Enjoy!