Chocolate Truffles

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• unsweetened cocoa (optional)
• walnuts, finely-chopped (optional)
• shredded coconut (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat cream cheese until smooth.
• 2 gradually add sugar, beating until well-blended.
• 3 add melted chocolate chips and vanilla and mix well.
• 4 refrigerate about one hour.
• 5 shape into one-inch balls. roll in cocoa, walnuts or coconut.
• 6 store in the refrigerator.
• 7 variation: to flavor truffles with liqueur, omit vanilla. divide truffle mixture into thirds. add 1 tbl. liqueur to each third. mix well.