Chocolate Truffles for Valentine's Day! :)

My sweet friend Laura Smith (on staff here in Rome) had a Valentine's Day party tonight for all of her friends. It was so wonderful to get together with Italian & American women, from all different walks of life, to enjoy a night of togetherness and great food! We were all each supposed to bring something to share, and I chose to bring yummy chocolate truffles that my sweet friend Stefanie always used to make at Miami. I included the recipe below so that you can surprise your sweetheart or sweet friends with delicious and easy Chocolate Truffles! :) Enjoy them!, and above all else------ I pray that the Lord Jesus Christ romances your heart, and you experience His steadfast love and faithfulness this weekend-- and always! He loves you very much! I pray you'd experience that!

Easy Chocolate Truffles

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package Oreo chocolate sandwich cookies, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 (8 ounce) packages semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
• 1 bar of white chocolate & red food coloring (not necessary, only if you want!) :)
  

Directions

1. Crush the cookies to fine crumbs in a Ziploc bag using a rolling pin (or in a food processor if you have one!) Place the cookie crumbs in a medium bowl. Add cream cheese; mix until well blended. Roll cookie mixture into 42 balls, about 1-inch in diameter.
2. In a double-boiler OR in the microwave, melt the chocolate, and dip balls in, carefully, either by using your fingers (messy but this is what I did!) or you can use a couple spoons to help you. I think using toothpicks was too hard- the truffle balls got the most "messed up" when I used toothpicks. Place dipped truffles on wax paper-covered cookie sheet.
3. Let stand until firm; if needed, refrigerate. Store leftover truffles, covered, in refrigerator.
4. To add an extra step-- note that I said you could purchase white chocolate & red food coloring--- and I melted it, dyed it pink, put it in a Ziploc bag, cut a small hole in the corner.. and used the melted chocolate to pipe designs on top of the truffles.. to make them look a little more like Valentine's Day. This step obviously isn't necessary, but it's fun! :) Check out the finished product below! :)