Cookie Bites

So being that the blog is called the Cookie Tray I am slowly getting closer to making some actually cookies! I have taken a big interest in Pinterest lately and I have found some really great cookie idea and recipes. Today I decided to go for the cookie dough truffles. The end results looks fantastic and tastes AMAZING! The only thing I would have done differently is, I would have made the dough balls smalls, more one bites size as they are super sweet.

Ingredients:

Butter softened           - 1/3 cup or 75g
Brown Sugar              - 1/3 cup or 55g
Vanilla Extract           - 1 Tbsp
All - Purpose flour     - 1 cup or 140g
Milk chocolate chips - 1 cup or 100g

Decoration:

Semi sweet dark chocolate chips  - 1 cup or 100g
White Chocolate chips                  - 1/2 cup or 50g

Method:

1. Cover a plate or tray that you can fit into your freezer with tin foil (aluminium)
2. In a medium sized bowl combine the softened butter, the sugar and the vanilla, next add the flour and mix until everything is smooth.
3. Mix in the chocolate chips. You may find it easier to do this with your hands as the mix is quite dry. 
4. Now roll the dough into bite size balls and place them onto the tray and but it into the freezer for 30 minutes or until they are nice and firm.
5. Melt the chocolate in separate bowls. It is your choice if you only want to use the dark chocolate or use a mixture. To roll the dough balls use a fork to help and then shake off any excess and place them back onto the foil covered tray. 
6. Place the covered balls into the freezer again until all the chocolate is set and then you can store them in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to eat them.

Some other ideas for these truffles, you can sprinkle a little salt over the top of them to bring out the chocolate flavour. Also you can melt some toffee and drizzle over the top, sprinkle some lime or orange rinds or chilli powder over the top of the chocolate before they go into the freezer for the final set. It is entirely up to you what flavour you feel like creating in your truffles. They are super tasty and really don't take very long at all to create! 

Enjoy

Tara