Have sugar cookies leftover after the holidays or just love the concept of indulging in Sugar Cookies transformed into Truffles? You only need 4 simple ingredients to make this no bake Sugar Cookie Truffles recipe.
These sugar cookie truffle bites are super easy to make and taste so amazing! Perfect for your Christmas, New Year's holiday dessert trays or birthday celebrations! Other easy truffles to make include our Oreo Truffles and Chocolate Cake Cheesecake Truffles!
These no bake sugar cookie truffles have all the same flavors as sugar cookies, except we made them adorable, mini treats coated in white chocolate and topped with festive sprinkles.
They have a soft cookie mixture inside, a rich chocolate shell coating on the outside with a splash of colorful sprinkles on top. Irresistibly delish!
If you don't have extra sugar cookies, bake some off or purchase some already-made sugar cookies at your local store or bakery!
The easiest avenue is to buy store bought cookie dough, but if you have a crisp sugar cookie recipe you love and you'll want to make these your own signature truffles! The title 'sugar cookie truffles' alone has me hooked!
Ingredients You Need for Sugar Cookie Truffle Recipe
- use already baked crunchy sugar cookies - make sure the sugar cookies are crunchy, not soft, so they’re able to crumble, like Pepperidge Farm
or you can find them in your local bakery.
- cream cheese, softened
- optional, pinch of salt
- white chocolate chips
or candy melts
of any color
- Optional: If melting white chocolate chips, you may want to add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to help the chocolate thicken up and harden faster, like magic shell chocolate!
- Christmas sprinkles, for garnish
How to Make Sugar Cookie Truffles
- Line a baking sheet
with parchment paper
.
- Using a food processor
, process cookies until mixture is in crumbs. (2 ¼ to 2 ½ cups cookie crumbs needed)
- Add cream cheese, vanilla, and salt to cookie mixture and process again until well combined and mixture can be pressed together without crumbling.
- Using a small cookie scoop, form cookie mixture into small balls and place on the baking sheet. Repeat until all mixture is used and place baking sheet in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- Melt chocolate by microwaving on low in 20 or 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until white chocolate is completely melted. Or melt the chocolate candy melts according to package directions, until melted and smooth. If melting white chocolate chips, you may want to add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to help the chocolate thicken up and firm up faster, like magic shell chocolate!
- While the balls are chilled, dip them in the melted chocolate and transfer them back on baking sheet.
- Use a fork to dunk the truffle balls into the chocolate one at a time to fully coat. Tap the fork on the side of the bowl to let any excess chocolate drip off.
- Top with sprinkles every few truffles as chocolate on truffles will start to firm up. That way the sprinkles stay on the chocolate.
- When all truffles are dipped and decorated, return to freezer for 10-15 more minutes to set.
- Once the chocolate has set on the truffles, place in fridge or freezer until ready to serve. If placing in freezer, make sure to pull them from freezer the night before, to let them thaw completely in the fridge until you're ready to serve them.
Helpful Tips
- If you’ve got an excess of sugar cookies from the holidays, this is a great way to use them in a different way, even if the cookies are iced or sugar coated! Just reduce the amount of cream cheese or just keep adding cream cheese gradually until the mixture come together and can be rolled into a ball in the palm of your hand or scooped into balls.
- If you have an abundance of frosting on cookies, you may not want to add in the cream cheese in. It's just a preference and how you want them to taste, but I think a little cream cheese helps balance the sweetness a bit.
- Using a small cookie scoop
is best for ease and truffle size consistency.
- Add another ounce of cream cheese, if sugar cookie dough is too crumbly until you get the right ratio to roll them or scoop them into balls.
- It's better to dip your cookie balls when they are chilled, so the mixture maintains their shape when dipping balls into chocolate.
- I like using the candy melts
better than the chocolate chips. Regular chips, once melted and hardened, tend to soften at room temperature and also don’t have that perfectly smooth consistency you want for a chocolate truffle.
Storing Sugar Cookie Truffles
- Be sure to store the truffles in the refrigerator in an airtight container, because they have cream cheese in them. The truffles will last up to two weeks in the refrigerator.
Freeze Cookie Truffles to Prep Ahead of Time!
- To make your Christmas prep even easier, these sugar cookie truffles can be made in advance and then you freeze!
- Store the truffles in an airtight, freezer-safe container for up to two months. When ready to enjoy, allow the truffles to thaw in the refrigerator overnight and serve!
These easy no bake sugar cookie truffles are so fun and are definitely crowd-pleasers! Give them a try with baking sugar cookies ahead of time, use store-bought sugar cookies or use up sugar cookies you have on hand for some amazing treats to celebrate and share with friends and family!
More Delish Treats!
- Christmas Peppermint Oreo Truffles
- Chocolate Coconut Truffles
- Pumpkin Oreo Truffles
- Easy Brownie Truffles
Sugar Cookie Truffles
These Sugar Cookie Truffles are super easy to make & taste so amazing! Perfect for your Christmas & New Year's holiday dessert trays!
Ingredients
Sugar Cookie Truffles
- 16-18 baked sugar cookies sugar cookies are best if they are crunchy, not soft, so they’re able to crumble, like Pepperidge farm or you also find them in your local bakery.
- 6 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- pinch salt
- 2 cups white chocolate chips or candy melts
- 2 teaspoons coconut oil Optional: If melting white chocolate chips, you may want to add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to help the chocolate thicken up and firm up faster, like magic shell chocolate!
- Sprinkles
Instructions
How to Make Sugar Cookie Truffles
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a food processor, process cookies until mixture is in crumbs. (2 ¼ to 2 ½ cups cookie crumbs needed)
- Add cream cheese, vanilla, and salt to cookie mixture and process again until well combined and mixture can be pressed together without crumbling.
- Using a small cookie scoop, form cookie mixture into small balls and place on the baking sheet. Repeat until all mixture is used and place baking sheet in freezer for 10-15 minutes.
- Melt chocolate by microwaving on low in 20 or 30 second intervals, stirring in between, until white chocolate is completely melted. Or melt the chocolate candy melts according to package directions, until melted and smooth. If melting white chocolate chips, you may want to add 2 teaspoons coconut oil to help the chocolate thicken up and harden faster, like magic shell chocolate!
- While the balls are chilled, dip them in the melted chocolate and transfer them back on baking sheet.
- Use a fork to dunk the truffle balls into the chocolate one at a time to fully coat. Tap the fork on the side of the bowl to let any excess chocolate drip off.
- Top with sprinkles every few truffles as chocolate on truffles will start to firm up. That way the sprinkles stay on the chocolate.
- When all truffles are dipped and decorated, return to freezer for 10-15 more minutes to set.
- Once the chocolate has set on the truffles, place in fridge or freezer until ready to serve. If placing in freezer, make sure to pull them from freezer the night before, to let them thaw completely in the fridge until you're ready to serve them.
Notes
- I like using the candy melts
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