Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2005

I have been making these since forever, and thought that they were only a Central Iowa thing. They are kind of time consuming, but delicious none-the less. I've had people ask me if it was brownies inside! Definately try this.

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EmCooks

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Newton, Iowa, USA

Living In: Indianola, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 7, 2005

Great little recipe,I used Bourbon Biscuits and milk chocolate...I think I'll try with white chocolate soon too. Also we just rolled some of the initial mix in hundreds and thousands..that worked very well too.

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ENGLISHLADY

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2004

I'm calling mine 'Inside-Out Oreos' for the chocolate cookie center and creamy white coating. They're so easy and so good! I refrigerated the balls before dipping them after reading other reviews which worked really well. When they were coated, I refrigerated them to harden, put them in a bag and popped them in the freezer. They're going on my Christmas cookie tray if I can just keep my hands off them! Love it!

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METROPHOBIA

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Lubbock, Texas, USA

Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2004

These are the best!!! And only 3 ingredients - how great is that?! I found it easier to let the dough chill for a couple hours before dipping it into the melted almond bark. I then dropped them into tiny foil muffin cups and sprinkled them with a variety of things - chocolate sprinkles, colored sprinkles, red and green sugar, and nonpareils. These looked great on my Christmas cookie plate and everyone wanted the recipe!

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HARTMR

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2004

This recipe got thumbs up from everyone who tasted it. The hardest part is knowing when the cream cheese has been well incorporated into the cookie crumbs. But if you mix thoroughly enough, you get a stiff dough that does not crumble apart at all. I crushed the cookies by hand (in a ziploc freezer bag with a rolling pin) and used my KitchenAid mixer to combine the crumbs and cream cheese. I used "white" chips, the store was out of almond bark. I think that made coating the balls more difficult because the chips didn't melt to as thin a mixture as the almond bark would have so it was difficult to dip the balls neatly. I topped each coated ball with chocolate sprinkles and they looked really nice.

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chellebelle

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Olympia, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2005

This is really an impressive recipe considering the ingredients! They are more of a truffle than a cookie but really good and rich--I made some as called for with oreos and white bark, and another batch with peanut butter sandwich cookies and peanut butter chips--just as good!! Be sure to chill before dipping and WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT PUT THEM ON A WIRE RACK TO AVOID A HEEL AS THEY WILL STICK TO IT AFTER COOLING!!!!

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KRISTY11

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2005

Just loved these cookies-- and have passed on this much requested recipe to many-- very easy and taste delicious. I used a cookie scoop (similiar to ice cream scoop just smaller)- made the balls uniform and less messy. Also excellent made with mint oreos, choc oreos etc-- great dipped in milk choc bark as well though like the vanilla the best. The only thing i don't care for about this recipe is the name-- one friend suggested Dirt Cake Cookies, another suggested (for holiday time) reindeer droppings..hmmm...i'll keep thinking. give these a try, you won't be disappointed!!

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holldoll7

Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2005

Wonderful!!!! I have made them 3 times already and everyone loves them. I even had a 16 year old boy ask me for the recipe. I rolled the balls and then put them in my freezer for 15 - 20 minutes. When you dip them in the white chocolate they don't fall apart and the chocolate sets up very fast. Try them you'll love them!!!

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TPIANTEDOSI

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Salem, New Hampshire, USA

Reviewed: May 29, 2005

These are great! At my party, everyone loved them and couldn't believe what they were made of. They do take a while to make so be prepared. As others suggested, I think it would be help to chill the dough first before dipping into the chocolate. At room temp, the dough is a little sticky and messy. I used the amounts listed and got 4 dozen from mine-- guess I made them smaller but I thought they were a good size.

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