One of my favorite cute Thanksgiving desserts is these fun OREO Cookie Balls. I have wanted to make these cute little OREO Turkeys (or turkey balls) for a few weeks now.
They are super cute, and the kids love to help make them. Grab this easy recipe and have fun with the kids while out on Thanksgiving break. You might also enjoy these No Bake Turkey Cookies!
Looking for the Christmas version? You might enjoy these OREO Reindeer Truffles.
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How to make OREO Cookie Balls
I am all about making cute Thanksgiving desserts, and these OREO Cookie Balls are the cutest. They don’t take too long, and the kids have fun making them.
I love how easy the original OREO Cookie Balls recipe is because it only takes three ingredients. Just a few things mixed, and then DELICIOUSNESS!
This OREO Cookie ball recipe only calls for three ingredients:
- 36 OREO cookies finely crushed (about 3 cups)
- One package (8oz.) cream cheese (softened)
- 4 (4oz.) semi-sweet baking chocolate (melted)
Now all you need to do is follow these step-by-step instructions on how to make these cute Thanksgiving desserts.
How to Make Cute Thanksgiving Desserts
1. Grab your cookies and break them up into cookie crumbs.
2. Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended well.
3. Shape the mixture into about 48 (1′ inch) cookie balls.
4. Freeze for 10 minutes.
5. Dip the balls into the melted chocolate and then place onto a pan covered with wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour.
6. Once you have the cookie balls made, it’s now time to make the OREO cookie balls into OREO Thanksgiving Turkey Cookie Balls. You will need a few extra ingredients to finish off the turkeys.
- candy corn
- candy eyes
- tubed icing (to help things stick together)
7. Remove the OREO Cookie Balls from the refrigerator (only cooling for about 10 minutes) and grab your supplies. I grabbed 5 Indian colored honey flavored candy corn and added them to the back of the cookie ball.
8. Then take your icing and add a few dabs to the back of the candy eyes and place on the cookie ball.
Easy OREO Turkeys Cookie Balls Recipe
9. I then took a candy corn and cut off the white tip and used this for the nose.
10. I cut the orange piece in half and used those for the feet. After placing the candy corn on the back for the feathers and finishing up, I set them back in the fridge to completely cool.
I think they turned out cute! I love how these OREO Cookie Balls turned out. They are just one of many cute Thanksgiving desserts I plan on making this holiday season.
What a fun way to change things up and decorate the already delicious original OREO cookie balls as Thanksgiving Turkeys.
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OREO Cookie Balls - Thanksgiving Turkey
Ingredients
- 36 OREO cookies finely crushed about 3 cups
- 1 package 8oz. cream cheese (softened)
- 4 4oz. semi sweet baking chocolate (melted)
- ***Candy Corn
- ***Candy eyes
- ***Icing
Instructions
- Take a package of OREO cookies and crush them up finely.
- Take softened cream cheese and mix well with cookie crumbs.
- Roll into one inch cookie balls, and then freeze for 10 minutes.
- Dip cookie balls into melted chocolate and place on a prepared cookie sheet covered with wax paper.
- Place into the refrigerator for 15 minutes to an hour before decorating.
- Add 5 candy corn to the back of the ball as tail feathers.
- Use icing as glue to attach the candy eyes.
- Cut one candy corn into pieces, using the white tip as the nose, and the orange part (cut in half) as feet.
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I love that you are already moving on to Thanksgiving – me too! These are adorable. Rolling the balls could keep little hands busy while Mom is trying to get other things done as well. SO cute:)
My kiddos LOVE these, and my husband…who doesn’t do sweets, has had more than anyone! 🙂
These are the cutest little turkey OREO Cookie Balls! I love how creative and cute they are. You almost don’t want to eat them, right? #client
Ha! RIGHT! They are really cute. 🙂
They’re perfect! And no doubt, delicious.
I always make turkey desserts like this with my mom on the night before Thanksgiving.
What did you use for the eyes?
I used Candy Eyes. They are made by Wilton, and you can usually find all of that in cake decorating at your local craft or home store. Hope that helps!
I’m going to try this . . . . but I think I’ll try using marshmallows instead of the Oreo cookie balls. Crossing fingers this will work!
That could be fun!!! 🙂
these are cute. Think you could also use cake pops.
Super cute – they look SO delicious too. You can’t go wrong with Oreos!
Thanks so much! I agree.
Thank you for sharing this. Is there anywhere in particular where you need to buy the candy eyes? Thank you so much for sharing this. My granddaughter and I will have fun making them.
hi Veronica! You can find them at Michaels in the Wilton Cooking supplies, and you can also find them at Walmart where the Wilton Cooking supplies are. 🙂 There are probably more places, but I know those for sure.
Do you just stick the “feathers” in? Seems like the chocolate would break.
I did just stick the feathers in. I did this after letting the chocolate harden for a little while, stuck the feathers in, and then completely cooled after that.
These are so cute….Is is necessary to keep them refrigerated until eaten or can they be left out and packed into gift packs for the holidays. and if so, any idea how long they could be left out. never did anything with cream cheese? I feel kinda dumb. lol
Hmm…just like a cake, I think they would be ok left out for a few hours, but you want to keep them refrigerated. I am not sure I would leave them out any longer than a few hours. If you seal them in a container and place them in the fridge they should last longer 🙂
Love this can’t wait to make this, Thank you…
Do I have to remove the filling from the oreo cookies or do I crush the entire cookie up?
Crush the entire cookies up, filling and all. (And then when you mix in the cream cheese, take a taste! OH MY GOODNESS, so delicious.)
What kind of icing did you use? Also did you stick the candy corn in the cake ball or put them on with icing?
I used baker’s chocolate and cooled them in the refrigerator for about 10 minutes, added the candy corn feathers, eyed, and nose and then stuck them back in the fridge for the rest of the time to harden and cool. Otherwise you might run the risk of the chocolate breaking when trying to insert the tail feathers. Hope that helps! 🙂
Did I do something wrong? I only got 28 1″ inch balls.
DId you make them a little larger than 1″? I made mine just a little larger in my last batch and didn’t get near 48 from mine either. (My husband and kids like them a little bigger!)
Great Idea For Thanksgiving!! I am making them tonight .Thanks
Made these with kids ages 8 & 11, but we had a hard time getting the “feathers” in without cracking the “faces” of the turkeys. Would be interested in finding a better way to stick the candy corns in. Taste great!
Even though I only had them in the fridge for 10 minutes before placing in the feathers, I still cracked a few of my faces on them as well. Some get harder than others faster. It’s a little touch and feel, but for the most part mine did not crack too badly. 🙂 LOVE how yummy they taste!!!
These Oreo turkey balls are precious. Thanks for sharing at Wonderful Wed. Blog Hop.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
These are so cute! I love Oreos and so I bet these are delicious! I will have to make these for Thanksgiving this year! The kids would love them!
These are so adorable!!! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Couldn’t find candy corn so using mike ike candy. Hopefully turns out well
Sounds interesting!!!