Description
Sweet cinnamon-sugar Snickerdoodle Truffles bring classic cookie charm to a bite-sized chocolate delight. Rich cream cheese centers rolled in warm spices create an irresistible treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups crushed vanilla wafer cookies or graham crackers
- 1 (8 ounces / 226 grams) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
Sweeteners and Flavorings:
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Coating Ingredients:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Optional Garnish:
- White chocolate drizzle
Instructions
- Craft the base mixture by whipping cream cheese and butter until silky smooth, ensuring no lumps remain.
- Incorporate powdered sugar, aromatic vanilla extract, warm ground cinnamon, and delicate salt, blending thoroughly until a uniform texture emerges.
- Gently fold crushed vanilla wafers or graham crackers into the mixture, transforming it into a cohesive dough-like consistency.
- Carefully shape the mixture into petite, uniform spheres approximately one inch in diameter, strategically positioning each truffle on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Chill the formed truffles in the freezer for 15-20 minutes, allowing them to firm and stabilize.
- Meanwhile, prepare the decadent coating by combining granulated sugar and fragrant ground cinnamon in a shallow dish.
- Once chilled, methodically roll each truffle through the cinnamon-sugar blend, ensuring complete and even coverage.
- For an elegant finishing touch, delicately drizzle melted white chocolate over the truffles, creating an appealing visual and flavor enhancement.
- Serve these delightful treats immediately or preserve their freshness by storing in a sealed container within the refrigerator for up to one week.
Notes
- Freeze the truffle balls thoroughly to ensure they maintain their shape and don’t become too soft when rolling in the cinnamon-sugar coating.
- Use room temperature cream cheese and butter for smoother, lump-free mixing that creates a perfectly creamy truffle base.
- For gluten-free variations, swap vanilla wafers with gluten-free graham crackers or almond flour to accommodate dietary restrictions.
- Enhance flavor complexity by adding a pinch of nutmeg or cardamom to the cinnamon-sugar coating for a sophisticated twist on the classic snickerdoodle profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 154
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 81 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 24 mg