Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Balls

I love the mixture of chocolate and peanut butter.   Very easy to make.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIE BALLS

(makes 35-40)

Ingredients:

*1 package (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened

*36 peanut butter sandwich cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)

*1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

*3 (4 ounce) packages semi-sweet chocolate bar, or 12 ounce semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

~In a food processor, pulse 36 peanut butter cookies until they are fine crumbs.

~Remove 1/2 cup crushed cookies and put into a small bowl.

~In a large mixing bowl, mix 1 (8 ounce) softened cream cheese and cookie crumbs together until well mixed.

~Shape cookie mixture into 1-inch balls (I use a small cookie scoop).

~Place in freezer for at least 30 minutes.

~Melt 12 ounces chocolate and 1/4 cup peanut butter into in a double boiler.

~Dip  cookie balls into melted chocolate mixture making sure it's completely coated (I use a couple spoons to do this).

~Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheets.

~Sprinkle leftover cookies crumbs on top of cookie (do this right away, before chocolate hardens).

~Place in refrigerator until set.

~Store cookie balls into an air tight container in the refrigerator.