SAY "THANK YOU" WITH A LITTLE YUM!!!

I don't have too many of these, but hopefully I can slowly find some more and post them. My sister lead me to a fun website that had these recipes and they have been a Hit every time I have made them. The best part is that you can get creative and that is always fun! Go to www.bakerella.com for more fun ideas.


MINT OREO TRUFFLES

. I'll be honest, these are to die for! If you love oreos, these are a must try.

WHAT YOU NEED: 1 pkg mint oreos or oreos (I love mint), 1 8oz pkg cream cheese, softened, white Almond bark or dipping chocolate. Food processor

Reserve 7 cookies if you want to use them for decor on top, if you don't care about that, then dump pkg of oreos in a food processor and add cream cheese. mix until well mixed. Roll into balls and dip in white chocolate bark or milk chocolate bark, place on waxed paper until set. Store in refrigerater
Hint If you don't have a food processor, then put in zip-loc baggy and crush until really fine, and stir in cream cheese. A hand mixer might work as well (Not sure)


CAKE BALLS OR POPS

This is carrot cake flavor, it was so good
I did these as Thank You's at my sister-in-laws baby shower. I even found a little poem to hook onto them. I also made some on a platter to eat. You can make these into pops or balls. If you do pops you need the white sucker sticks.

What you need: 1 Box of your Favorite Cake mix, 1 Can cream cheese frosting, 1 pkg white or dark chocolate Almond bark or good melting chocolate. Bark works the best.

Make cake according to pkg directions and cool. crumble into a lg mixing bowl. Add the cream cheese frosting(Hint: You can get away with using just a 1/2 can of the frosting, especially if you are doing 2 cakes.) and mix with hands until blended together. Roll mixture into 1/4 size balls and lay on a cookie sheet. Chill in freezer for several hours. Melt chocolate or Almond bark in microwave or I use a double broiler. (Hint: Leave cake balls in freezer until chocolate is melted or close to being done. They are easier to work with if they are still frozen). Roll balls in chocolate, tap off extra, lay on wax paper until set.

Another hint: Melt a little chocolate at a time, so it doesn't cool and thicken. Also the balls are fast, but rolling in the chocolate takes a little time, So plan for that.