Sugar Cookie Truffles Recipe

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5 from 40 votes
Prep: 15 minutes
Resting Time: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes

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This cookie truffles recipe makes the most elegant and delicious truffles. These colorful and fun sugar cookie truffles are great to share.

Sugar Cookie Truffles with funfetti sprinkles on top.

This Cookie Truffles Recipe is so easy, and you will love to make these to have on hand when you get a craving for something sweet. They’re very indulgent, but just the right size to not overdo it.


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What We Love About This Recipe

Are you looking for an easy way to make some homemade truffles that are fun and delicious? This sugar cookie truffles recipe is going to be your new favorite bite-size treat. Besides being delicious and simple to make, they’re also perfect to share. (Sharing is optional.)

  • 15 Minute Prep: These cookies are so quick and easy to make because they use pre-made sugar cookies.
  • Simple Ingredients: All found in pantry or the fridge for these no-bake treats.
  • Family Friendly: These truffles always disappear so quickly; the family will love them.
  • Adaptable: Can make it in so many different flavors and can be decorated in so many fun ways for a festive treat for any holiday season.
ingredients needed to make cookie dough truffles.

Ingredient Notes for Sweet Treats

  • Sugar Cookies: Any prepared package of sugar cookies
  • Cream Cheese: A low fat or fat free cream cheese can also be used. Softened cream cheese is best so make sure it is room temperature.
  • Funfetti Candy Melts: Honestly, any candy melts are great for this recipe. The melted chocolate will be needed to cover the whole cookie.
  • Sprinkles: Funfetti sprinkles are a fun way to top these small balls.
  • Shortening: Or coconut oil if you need it, this is optional
Sugar Cookie Truffles topped with funfetti sprinkles on a cake plate.

Equipment Needed for Delicious Recipe

How to Make Sugar Cookie Truffles Recipe

These are the basic steps for making cookie dough truffles. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions with daily values for a calorie diet.

a collage of 4 images showing how to make sugar cookies into a dough

STEP 1: PREP

First, grease baking sheet or line with parchment paper or wax paper. Then place the sugar cookies and cream cheese in a food processor and combine until a dough forms. Scoop mixture using a small cookie scoop to portion out the dough into 1 Tablespoon-sized scoops.

STEP 2: ROLL

Then roll each scoop into a ball. Place the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 25 seconds, stir, and reheat as needed. Next, dip balls in the melted candy coating and allow the excess candy to drip off. Place each dipped sugar cookie truffle on the prepared cookie sheets.

a collage of 3 images showing how to frost and decorate sugar cookie truffles.

STEP 3: DECORATE

Finally, scoop the remaining candy melts into a piping bag. Make a small snip at the bottom and drizzle over the truffles. Add sprinkles while the candy coating is still wet. Allow candy coating to set fully before storing or serving, about 1 hour.

Prep and Storage Tips for Sugar Cookie Truffles

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME

Truffle balls will keep for 3 days at room temperature.

HOW TO STORE THIS EASY TREATS RECIPE

Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three weeks.

HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE

Freeze the Sugar Cookie Truffles for up to three months in an airtight container or freezer bag. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight is the best way to serve them.

Frequently Asked Questions for Delicious Truffles

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE DIFFERENT?

Make with different cookies such as oreo truffle balls or any type of cookie that the grocery store has that you enjoy. Use any kind of sandwich cookies for oreo truffles.

CAN I SUBSTITUTE DIFFERENT MELTS?

Of course, try adding holiday theme colors to make the cookie balls for different events. Use white chocolate melts or any fun colors.

CAN THIS RECIPE BE DOUBLED OR HALVED?

Indeed, these cookie truffles are amazing and therefore great for parties, so double or even triple the recipe.

CAN I DECORATE WITH DIFFERENT THINGS?

Yes, try using cookie crumbles into fine crumbs, candies such as candy canes or crystal sugar.

half of a Sugar Cookie Truffle with funfetti sprinkles on top.

Expert Tips for Making This Truffles Recipe

  • Add Different Sprinkles: Make the truffles holiday specific by adding different colors of melting chocolate and sprinkles.
  • Cookies: Feel free to use different types of cookies such as chocolate or peanut butter for the cookie mixture.
  • Variation tip: Place some chips into the cookie dough, such as semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or toffee chips.
  • Alternate ingredient: Crushed nuts add a little crunch to your truffles. Try walnuts, almonds or hazel nuts.
  • Alternate cooking method tip: The chocolate melts can be melted in a double boiler if you prefer.

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5 from 40 votes

Sugar Cookie Truffles Recipe

Yield: 24 cookies
Prep: 15 minutes
Resting Time: 1 hour
Total: 1 hour 15 minutes
This cookie truffles recipe makes the most elegant and delicious truffles. These colorful and fun sugar cookie truffles are great to share.
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Ingredients

  • 10 sugar cookies
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 cup funfetti candy melts
  • Funfetti Sprinkles, optional
  • 1 Tablespoon shortening, optional

Instructions

  • Grease two cookie sheets and set aside.
  • Place the sugar cookies and cream cheese in a food processor and combine until a dough forms.
  • Use a cookie scoop to portion out the dough into 1 Tablespoon-sized scoops.
  • Roll each scoop into a firm ball.
  • Place the candy melts in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 25 seconds, stir, and reheat as needed.
  • If the candy melts are too stiff despite being properly melted, stir in the optional shortening.
  • Dip each sugar cookie ball in the melted candy coating and allow the excess candy to drip off.
  • Place each dipped sugar cookie truffle on the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Scoop the remaining candy melts into a piping bag. Make a small snip at the bottom and drizzle over the truffles.
  • Add sprinkles while the candy coating is still wet.
  • Allow candy coating to set fully before storing or serving, about 1 hour.

Expert Tips

  • Add Different Sprinkles: Make the truffles holiday specific by adding different colors of melting chocolate and sprinkles.
  • Cookies: Feel free to use different types of cookies such as chocolate or peanut butter for the cookie mixture.
  • Variation tip: Place some chips into the cookie dough, such as semi-sweet chocolate chips, white chocolate chips or toffee chips.
  • Alternate ingredient: Crushed nuts add a little crunch to your truffles. Try walnuts, almonds or hazel nuts.
  • Alternate cooking method tip: The chocolate melts can be melted in a double boiler if you prefer.

Estimated Nutritional Information

Serving: 1g | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 9mg | Sodium: 64mg | Sugar: 11g
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Course: Treats
Cuisine: American

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