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Easy OREO Cookie Ball Basketballs Recipe

OREO Cookie Ball Basketballs are no-bake dessert treats made with crushed OREO cookies, cream cheese, and orange candy coating, decorated to look like mini basketballs. These fun and easy basketball cookies are perfect for game day parties, March Madness, and sports-themed celebrations.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 48 cookie balls
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 100
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 package 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 36 OREO cookies finely crushed
  • 16 oz orange candy coating wafers melted
  • 2 oz semi-sweet chocolate melted

Method
 

  1. Combine softened cream cheese and crushed OREO cookies in a bowl and mix until smooth.
  2. Roll mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  3. Refrigerate cookie balls for 20 minutes to firm up.
  4. Melt orange candy coating according to package directions.
  5. Dip each cookie ball into melted coating, allowing excess to drip off.
  6. Return coated balls to parchment-lined sheet and allow coating to set.
  7. Melt semi-sweet chocolate and pipe curved lines onto each ball to resemble basketball seams.
  8. Allow chocolate lines to set completely before serving.

Notes

Let orange coating set fully before adding chocolate lines to prevent bleeding.