I think we can all agree that a warm kitchen is one of the most comforting places to be around this time of the year. The darker days melt away in the soft glow of a kitchen light, while the colder weather becomes an afterthought in the warmth that radiates from an oven. And if you’re not using an oven, as is the case in today’s recipe? Well then you can take advantage of the ease and convenience of no-bake baking and enjoy your treat alongside a warm drink while you’re curled up on the couch. It’s what I would do (read: what I did) anyways.
I hope you don’t mind me posting a recipe that’s probably better suited for the spring or summer, but I got the idea of truffles in my head and didn’t want to wait until next spring to make them — I even walked to the store in close to freezing temperatures just to pick up a bar of white chocolate, and it was so.very.worth it. I suppose I could’ve used more seasonally appropriate sprinkles, but this was the only available option at the store I was at, and I wasn’t about to make another trek through the Arctic to find different ones.
Besides, snickerdoodles have cinnamon, and cinnamon is a fall food, so I’m not completely off the mark… right?? And even if I am, I have a feeling you’ll forgive me my flippant treatment of seasonal eating after just one bite…
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Gluten-Free Snickerdoodle Truffles
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 12 truffles 1x
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of crumbled gluten-free snickerdoodle cookies (I used Udi’s)
- 3.5 oz cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- 3.5 oz white chocolate
- gluten-free sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Using a blender, food processor, or your hands (depending on how soft your cookies are), process snickerdoodles until they become very fine crumbs. Add in cream cheese and mix until fully combined. The dough should be moist enough to hold together when you press it into a ball.
- Using a tablespoon, shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place onto parchment lined baking sheet. Freeze for ~30 minutes.
- Melt white chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl, stirring periodically to ensure no clumps remain.
- Using a toothpick, dip each ball into melted white chocolate, gently tapping side of bowl to remove any excess. Place back onto parchment-lined baking sheet and immediately top with sprinkles. Repeat until all truffles have been coated.
- Refrigerate for ~15 minutes, or until the chocolate has set.
- Store truffles in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 weeks, or freeze for up to 1 month.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
I have to be honest with you guys — this may just be the most dangerous recipe I’ve ever made. Between”quality testing” both the pre-coated dough and the final product, I somehow managed to make at least 1/4 of the batch disappear within the span of… an hour? And I think I deserve a pat on the back for being able to stop at that! I mean, between the smooth and creamy interior, and the subtly crunchy chocolate shell, I basically stood no chance. None at all.
I used gluten-free cookies (Udi’s snickerdoodles) for these, but feel free to use any kind of snicker doodle or sugar cookie if you don’t need them to be gluten-free. I also opted for white chocolate for the shell because I didn’t want the taste of cocoa overpowering the taste of cinnamon and sugar. Good choice. I wasn’t sure I’d liked white chocolate, but dang — it tastes better than I remember! And if you don’t have sprinkles, you can combine 1 Tbsp. of sugar with 1/2 tsp. of cinnamon and sprinkle the truffles with that, but I have to say that I highly recommend the sprinkles — they just make life better 😀
Happy Tuesday, friends! This week has been crazy so far, but I’m glad to be rid of the funk that was hanging over met last week. I hope you guys are doing well too!
Disclaimer: This recipe was made as a part of Udi’s Fall Comfort campaign. Udi’s sent me the Fall Comfort package free of charge. All thoughts/opinions expressed are my own.
I love it. Thanks
Looks very very good, i will try it.
Thanks!
Ahh need to make these!! I LOVE white chocolate. Especially anything white chocolate with peanut butter 🙂
Just use red sprinkles or silver decos & they’re Christmassy! I may make these for the bake sale at our church Xmas bazaar!
That looks really good!
So many foodies on the Sits linky today! I am officially STARVING! Thanks, guys!
I love snickerdoodles and those pics just made my mouth water.
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These look so delicious! I have already pinned the recipe so I can make it soon. 🙂
Very nice. The funk has been lifted. And it’s no wonder. These look like afternoon delight. Light, fluffy and perfect with the sprinkles and white chocolate, which is fabulous. I remember too; fondly. I’d jump seasons for these.
Your recipe is ingenious and photos are gloriously beautiful. Other than that, I’m pretty much speechless (except for those words) 😀 Though I’ve ever dip chocolate in any desserts, but this white chocolate coating look so purrty that I might just have to try dipping with white chocolate soon. Lovin’ your blog!
hey amanda, just want to let you know that even though i’m no longer a food blogger myself, i come home everyday looking forward to reading what you have to say – your posts are wonderful 🙂
Awwr well thank you, Natalia! That’s super sweet of ya 😀
Wow those look incredible!
um YUM! I don’t know how you Canadians deal with the weather..and I live in upstate NY. I swear I was reading your blog and it was still snowing in April. Ick!!
I’m jealous of all your awesome looking food. There I said it !
DUDEEEEEE I just died!!! Have to make these PRONTO! 😀 You’re a genius!
You could totally make these more seasonal looking with some orange food dye in the white outer coating and some of those adorable pumpkin and bat-shaped sprinkles that they have out around Halloween!
I don’t remember the last sweet treat I ate… I think last December I had some banana soft serve? Bahaha. It’s just been all meat and vegetables for me right now. I guess delicata or buttercup squash counts, right? 😉
Such a gorgeous recipe though Amanda! Perfect for any time of the year. Especially Easter.
I am ashamed to admit that as many times as I’ve seen (and made) Oreo truffles, I have never ONCE thought of making them with other cookies! You, my friend, are a flippin’ genius! And I kinda like the springtime sprinkles! White chocolate is entirely UNDERrated…it just has to be paired with the right thing to help it shine…and you CANNOT go wrong with cinnamon and sugar!
Last treat I had was a piece of my coworker’s cranberry apple nut bread last night at work! It was SO good and stuffed to the max with fresh apple pieces! Loved it!
I am QUEEN of cookie dough balls. Whenever there is a party, everyone just ASSUMES I’m bringing some for of them. Chocolate chip, peanut butter, oreo, chocolate chip peanut butter….you name it. I spent a longgg time sitting around trying to think of a different flavor to make, but I ended up not being able to think of anything. I can’t believe I didn’t think snicker doodle! Silly, silly me.
Looks scrumptious! (That word isn’t used nearly as much as it should be)
I wish we had those cookies here in Australia even the name sounds phenomenal!!
Today I had a caramello koala an Australian fun size chocolate bar shaped like a koala where essentially his belly is filled with caramel <<<amazing!!
Not only does it sound amazing, but ridiculously cute as well. I’m adding that to the list of things I need to experience when I make my [eventual] way over there.
Though I’m not much of a white chocolate fan, your truffles look amazing! They would be perfect with a cup of hot cocoa! I love making truffles with my mother-in-law for the holidays, so we might have to make some white chocolate ones!
Amanda why do you have to go and ruin my whole night by making ridiculously amazing snickerdoodle truffles that I will NEVER be able to get out of my brain until I make them? Uggghhh, totally in love. And by “ruin my night” I mean “be awesome”. 🙂
Um, truffles are acceptable year-round. Just sayin’. (:
I’m a white chocolate fanatic. I always have been, actually. And cinnamon…well, we all know how 99% of bloggers feel about cinnamon. You can count me in that percentage, of course.
Thank you for trekking through the arctic to make this recipe a reality- we’re all very, very thankful that you did!
Oh my gosh, these look so good! I seriously adore white chocolate. And snickerdoodles. So obviously these are kind of perfect. Are those Udi’s cookies available in Canada?
The last sweet treat I had was sorbet with whipped cream for dessert at the dietetics conference I was at yesterday. All the snacks and lunch were provided that day – it was awesome. I think I could definitely get used to going to those kinds of conferences haha.
They should be! I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them in the speciality section of a few grocery stores. And if you can’t find those, then the soft cookies from Enjoy Life would probably make a pretty good substitute.
the thing i love most about snickerdoodles is the actual name itself lol. snicker. doodles. how fun is that?! these little babies paint the picture of fun perfectly!
These look so delicious and I love that there is cream cheese in them! I bet they taste fantastic. I am glad you didn’t wait until spring to post these, although they may look spring like I am sure they can be transformed to look holiday like. Silver balls installs of sprinkles would make them look like winter wonderland truffles 🙂
I probably could have thrown some pumpkin in the mix, but I was honestly afraid to hide the snicker doodle flavour — it’s just too good!
OH MY GOD, these look awesome. I love white chocolate. Esp Green & Black white chocolate vanilla bar.
So I just had to google what a snickerdoodle was….I thought it was a snickers bar with a dirty mind… :s
This recipe. Ok, coming from someone who has made multiple batches of the almond fudge, I’ll need to give this a go purely to test the dangerous theory 😉 Although subbing the snickerdoodles for something else!
PS- I think I don’t mind being a ‘later’ commenter- I’ve developed a habit of reading blogs during my breakfast and spoons being one of them- I think it’ll be against tradition to read it before bed.
These look awesome! I can’t wait for my next grocery trip just so I can buy some snicker doodles. Yum!!
OH MY! How delicious do these look?! I LOVE snicker doodle cookies, so I have no doubt these would be a favorite.
Do I like white chocolate?
Is this even a question? I.LOVE.WHITE.CHOCOLATE. LoveloveLOVE white chocolate. I love white chocolate more than I love ‘actual’ chocolate! lol Hershey’s Cookies and Cream is my favorite candy bar (it shares a spot with Snickers, but given the choice, the white chocolate will always win)
Another thing I love: snickerdoodles. Putting them together though? GENIUS. These look amazing, needless to say. Well done you!
Last sweet thing I ate? I’m currently hooked on these no bake ‘bars’ that I make with quick oats, Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, honey, and nut butter. I just mix everything up, refrigerate it for a while, then cut ’em up. They’re SOOOOO GOOOOOD. I’m playing around with different nut butters, cereals, and extracts to mix up the flavors- they’re the perfect thing to eat when I’m in need of something sweet post-dinner.
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White chocolate is definitely underrated — and Cookies ‘n’ Cream used to be one of my absolute favourite candy bars. I haven’t had one in forever, so I’m thinking I have to refresh my memory.