Sugar Cookie Truffles
Sugar cookie truffles are a three-ingredient no-bake recipe that uses sugar cookies, cream cheese and white chocolate (plus, sprinkles as an option). A recipe video, step-by-step photos and helpful tips are included!
November is here, which means it’s time to start thinking about Christmas (it will be here before you know it!). I’m kicking off the holiday baking with one of my most popular recipes—sugar cookie truffles.
These little truffles are sugar cookies rolled up into balls of Christmas goodness. The recipe uses only four ingredients: sugar cookies (duh), cream cheese, white chocolate and sprinkles. It’s the perfect recipe to try when you have leftover cookies!
Why this recipe works
Sugar cookie truffles have to be the easiest recipe on my website because it requires only three ingredients: sugar cookies, cream cheese and melting wafers (sprinkle are optional) This recipe works because it uses sugar cookies that are not soft and chewy. This helps the cookies adhere to the cream cheese and form solid truffles. The recipe also requires a short freezing time so it is easier to dip the truffles in white chocolate. These are the white chocolate melting wafers I use and they are usually found in the baking aisle at your local grocery store. Candy melts work well too and, depending on the holiday, you can use any color sprinkles.
How to Make Sugar Cookie Truffles
It’s really easy to make cookie truffles. It only takes 4 steps!
- Crush sugar cookies: Use a food processor to grind the sugar cookies until fine crumbs form. I have this food processor and it works like a charm every time. If you don’t have a food processor, you can place the cookies in a ziplock bag and use a rolling pin to crush the cookies.
- Mix in cream cheese: Add cream cheese and pulse again until the “dough” comes together. If the dough is still dry, try adding a teaspoon or two of milk.
- Form truffles: Use a cookie scoop to scoop the “dough” into 1-inch balls. Roll and put on a parchment-lined cookie sheet. Freeze the cookie truffles for 15 minutes.
- Dip in white chocolate: Melt white chocolate (or candy melts). Dip truffles in the melted chocolate, place on parchment paper and add sprinkles if desired.
How to melt white chocolate
White chocolate can be finicky. I usually buy melting wafers at the grocery store (they’re found in the baking aisle). Place wafers in a microwave-safe bowl and melt in the microwave at 50% power level for 30 seconds. Stir the chocolate and microwave again for 20 seconds at 50% power level. Continue until chocolate is smooth.
You can do this process with normal white chocolate chips, however I suggest adding a tablespoon of shortening or coconut oil to help thin out the consistency of the chocolate. Never add water to melted chocolate (see more tips for melting chocolate). While you are dipping the truffles, the chocolate may begin to thicken and harden. If so, return the chocolate to the microwave for an additional 20 seconds and continue working.
Dipping tools come in hand for dipping candies/truffles in chocolate. I own a set and they are a lifesaver. If you dont have dipping tools, place the sugar cookie truffle on a fork to dip and then use a toothpick or knife to remove excess chocolate off the bottom. Place on prepared cookie sheet.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I freeze cookie truffles? Yes! I suggest freezing them after you coated them in white chocolate. If you freeze them before dipping them in chocolate, the truffles will dry out and become crumbly. In an airtight container, layer and stack the sugar cookie truffles between sheets of parchment paper so they don’t stick together. Freeze for up to one month. Defrost in the refrigerator when you are ready to serve. I also like making my Oreo truffles ahead of time and freezing them.
Can I use store bought sugar cookies? Yes! If you use store bought sugar cookies, buy the hard, crunchy kind like these Pepperidge Farm sugar cookies. Soft cookies will not work for the consistency of truffles. If you have time to bake cookies, I highly suggest using my cut-out sugar cookie recipe. You don’t need to chill the dough and you can decorate any leftover cookies or save them to make more truffles!
Related recipes
We all like our sugar cookies now don’t we? Otherwise you wouldn’t be here 😉 Here are a few of my favorite sugar cookie recipes along with a few others from bloggers I love!
- Easy cut-out sugar cookies are the cookies I decorate every Christmas! Then I use leftover cookies to make these truffles.
- Frosted sugar cookie bars are good for a crowd and easy to make.
- Chewy sprinkle sugar cookies work well for birthdays or when you need a pick-me-up!
- Sugar cookie dough cake – Sugar & Soul blog
- Sugar cookie ice cream – The Wood & Spoon blog
Enjoy this sugar cookie truffle recipe! You and your friends will love it. Be sure to tag @ifyougiveablondeakitchen on social media so I can see your creations!
Get the Recipe: Sugar Cookie Truffles
Ingredients
- 2 cups (200 g) or 12 sugar cookies¹, about 2 1/2 in diameter
- 4 tablespoons (2 oz or 57 g) cream cheese,, room temperature
- 2 cups white chocolate melting wafers,, or candy melts
- Sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Place sugar cookies in a food processor and process until cookies turn into fine crumbs. Add cream cheese and process again until well-combined and mixture can be pressed into a ball, 1 to 2 minutes.2
- Shape cookies into balls about 1-inch to 1 1/2-inches in diameter. Place on prepared cookie sheet and place in the freezer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- While the truffles freeze, melt white chocolate in a medium bowl according to instructions. See notes below for tips on melting chocolate.3
- Remove the cookie truffles from refrigerator. Using two forks, dip and roll chilled truffles, one at a time, in chocolate coating. Return to lined cookie sheet and immediately top with sprinkles. Repeat process for remaining truffles. Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for up to one month.4
Notes
- Preferred sugar cookies: Use hard sugar cookies, not soft. I suggest using my cut out sugar cookie recipe or buying Pepperidge Farm sugar cookies at the store.
- Crumbly dough: If the sugar cookie truffle dough is not firm enough to roll into balls, add a teaspoon or two of milk.
- Melting chocolate: Use melting wafers or candy melts. Microwave at 50% power level in 30 second intervals until chocolate is melted and smooth. Never add water to melted chocolate. If you need to thin out the chocolate, add a tablespoon of shortening or coconut oil. See more tips for how to melt chocolate here.
- Freezing cookie truffles: Truffles can be frozen up to a month in advance. I suggest dipping them in chocolate before freezing for storage. Layer them between sheet of parchment paper in an airtight container. Defrost them in the refrigerator before serving.
- Suggested tools: Food processor, cookie scoop, baking sheet, dipping tools.
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91 Comments on “Sugar Cookie Truffles”
Tis FINALLY the season!!!! I wish I could even begin to express my excitement for all things holiday and holiday baking. These look absolutely delish! A perfect addition to the cookie box!
I cannot wait either, Karly! So excited to fill that cookie box up with goodies 🙂
Loved your video! Great blog girl, keep it up (:
Thank you, Katie! That means so much 🙂
The sugar cookies in the video look store bought. Is that so? Just wondering because I would like to use store bought cookies to save some time. They look delicious!!!
Hi Jan! Yes, this video uses store bought. The first time I made them I used homemade cookies and it worked perfectly! I knew some readers would like to use store bought so I tested the recipe with store bought cookies as well. I suggest using a dry sugar cookie such as pepperidge farm >> http://amzn.to/2grjrmW (affiliate link). The cream cheese will hold the crumbs together!
Hi these look great!
about how many truffles does the recipe make?
Thanks so much
Hi Lorraine – This recipe makes about 18 truffles. Enjoy!
How do you get your white chocolate to look so smooth on the truffles? I struggle with dipping things in white chocolate snd i read it has to do with the fat content compared to milk and dark chocolate which always melt and dip perfectly for me. What brand of chocolate do you use? These look amazing!
Hi Kristine! Good question – I used to struggle with this too! I use Ghiradelli white chocolate melting wafers, which you can get them at the grocery store or on Amazon (affiliate link –> http://amzn.to/2ggr8cn). Be sure to keep the chocolate warm, after about 10 minutes it may start to get a little lumpy. You can return the chocolate to the stove if you used a double boiler or the microwave heating in 15 second intervals at 50% power level. I also use dipping tools when possible (affiliate link –> http://amzn.to/2gGn5JL). Hope this helps!
These truffles are just beautiful and would look great on my holiday cookie tray! Thank you for sharing on Fiesta Friday!
You’re welcome, Julie! They’re a perfect edition to the holiday cookie tray.
Yum! And I can’t believe that there are only 4 ingredients! I too have been planning my Christmas treats and I think I will make truffles this year. I may give these a whirl too! Thanks so much for bringing them to FF! 😀
You’re welcome, Julianna! They’re so easy and fun to make 🙂
These look so delicious! I cannot wait to give them a try. Might have to make them for my Friendsgiving this year 🙂
Thank you, Anne! Yes, a very good treat for friendsgiving.
So perfect for Christmas! I agree using good sugar cookies is definitely key for making good sugar cookie truffles. Thanks for sharing!
Those look so good! 🙂 Lisa
Can you use different color candy melts to make them even more festive?
Absolutely! I love that idea.
Sugar cookies are my absolute favorite cookie all year round! This sugar cookie truffle looks absolutely divine! Definitely trying this one out!
Thanks, Eden! They are simply delicious 🙂
Hi! These look wonderful! Maybe it’s a silly question, but what about substituting the cream cheese with frosting? Would that work? Kind of like cake pops?
Hi! That’s a good idea, although cream cheese frosting has a thinner consistency that actual cream cheese so the truffles may not hold their shape as well. If you choose to use cream cheese frosting, I would start with one tablespoon and add then add a teaspoon at a time until you reach a consistency that allows you to roll the truffle dough into balls.
I love the simplicity of these festive looking cookies. Not sure if I can make them as pretty as yours, but am going to give it a try.
If I use a block of cream cheese for this recipe how many sugar cookies do you think I would need? I’d like to make these but I need a LOT more than 18 truffles 🙂
Hi Lisa! A block of cream cheese has about 16 tablespoons in it so that would make about 5 times the amount of truffles. You would need about 60 cookies. Use your judgement though, the consistency should be somewhat crumbly, but when pressed together the dough forms a ball.
Awesome recipe!
Can I put these in the freezer for a few days so they last longer?
Hi Jamie – Yes, you can! Just let them defrost in the refrigerator before bringing them to room temperature. This will prevent condensation on the shell coating.
random question but since there is cream cheese in them i assume they need to be kept refrigerated, correct?
Hi there! I’m wondering about this too 🙂 Is it ok that they sit out for a few hours?
Hi Stef – It is perfectly okay to keep these truffles out for a few hours. When the sugar in the cookies is combined with cream cheese, it is more difficult for bacteria to grow. If you are going to keep them out longer then I’d say four or five hours, I would refrigerate them when you’re not serving.
These turned out so good! The only sugar cookies I could find were the soft bakery ones so I stuck them in the fridge overnight and it dried them out quite well. I also used the candy melts in blue with white sprinkles and they turned our so cute. Thank you for the recipe. They were super simple to make 🙂
Thank you so much for the sweet words, Julie! I’m glad they were a success 🙂
If i make these today , can I freeze them until Xmas eve?
Hi JW – Yes! Just defrost them in the refrigerator so that the shell doesn’t condensate. Then serve at room temperature.
I made the cookies and am currently having them in the fridge to harden. How long can I leave them in the fridge before frosting them?
Hi Stephanie – The recipe says tp place in the freezer for 15 minutes or the refrigerator for 1 hour. Enjoy!
Hi Stephanie – Sorry, I misread your comment! You can leave them in the fridge for three or four hours. Any longer than that and they will begin to dry out.
Haley – these are heavenly! I whipped up a batch a couple of days ago, after I made my favorite sugar cookie recipe…and oh my goodness! These are going on my holiday treat list for years to come. Thank you so much for sharing such a delicious idea!
Hi Stacey – Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m so happy you enjoyed the recipe. Have a very merry Christmas!
Hi, these look amazing and easy!
Do you think I can make these and put them in little boxes as gifts for my co-workers or do they need to be refrigerated?
thanks! 🙂
Hi Marissa – You can certainly gift these! I wouldn’t let them sit outside the refrigerator for more than 5 or 6 hours as there is cream cheese in the recipe 🙂
These were so yummy my teenage boys ate every single one of them in just a few hrs .. I’ll continue to use this recipe for my holiday gatherings .
Hi Jennifer – So happy you and your boys enjoyed them. Merry Christmas!
Do you think shortbread cookies would work? I just got home from the store realizing I grabbed shortbread!
Hi Lindsy – Yes, I believe shortbread cookies would work too! They will be more buttery than sugary, but that sounds delicious to me!
What a BRILLIANT idea! I guess you could do this with any of your favorite cookie. YUM! Thanks for the great recipe 😃
I made these last year at Christmas time and couldn’t wait a whole year to have them again! Making them tomorrow!
I don’t blame you! They are SO good 🙂
Hi Haley,
I made these tonight and they turned out adorable as well as delicious. Unfortunately a couple of the truffles developed small cracks in the white chocolate. Do you know what might have caused that and how I can prevent it in the future.
Thanks!
What can I use since I don’t have a small processor and cream cheese. Can it all be done in a Ziploc or blender ,,help. Happy Holidays🌲🌲
Hi Theresa! You can crush the cookies in a ziplock bag. I like using a rolling pin or the back of a spoon to break the cookies into small pieces.
My daughter told me about these..going to make for New Years Eve. I was thinking of dusting with silver and gold edible glitter., What do you think, Will it stick as well as sprinkles. Thank you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Made these tonight and they turned out great. I followed the recipe to the exact and had no problems. I allowed my cookie dough to defrost to room temperature (30 minutes), then rolled them into balls. I then cooked the cookies just until the edges started to show a slight color change (10 minutes). If you cook them much longer the cookies will be to hard to roll and will just fall apart, as they will continue to cook after they are removed from the oven.
Thanks for the feedback, David! I’m glad you enjoyed the recipe.
These look delicious and so much fun to make! Gotta try them! Thanks for sharing your gorgeous recipe 🙂
Such a festive treat! I always love having a few no-bake goodies in my recipe box.
These look absolutely amazing! I love love love sugar cookie anything, all year long in fact! Pinning this recipe to try this weekend!
This is a delicious recipe! Love these truffles so much! I’m willing to give it a try, I’m just scared I’m gonna eat them all!
I just made these for a cookie swap and they are delish! Your tips for melting white chocolate were so helpful. These will be part of my Christmas Cookie repertoire going forward.
I just made these very delicious sugar cookie truffles today. They are easy and very tasty however my chocolate cracked around each cookie once it hardened. What caused this? They still taste amazing and are still quite pretty.
I know this is a year old post, but maybe someone will see this… Have you or anyone tried this with snickerdoodles instead of sugar cookies? Just curious if they’d turn out the same. Has anyone shipped these? Thinking about making them for my family in my cookie boxes to ship. Not sure how they would hold up in shipping. Thanks so much!
I’m in love with the recipes – especially love “no-bake” option.
Definitely gonna try them.
Also, help me with a substitute for cream cheese.
I made them today… They were great
Thanks for This Recipe!
Only a smiling visitant here to share the love (:, btw great style.
These truffles sound wonderful. I love that you used sugar cookies to make them. So good!
oh my goodness these look SO delicious!! I can’t wait to make these for Christmas!!
These sugar cookie truffles look heavenly. I love that I can make these for any occasion by just change the sprinkles. Such a great idea!
Whoah these are so adorable and perfect for Christmas! Saving it!
These look delicious! Thank you for sharing!
Just made these today and they were fantastic! Thank you for the awesome recipe! 🙂
These look so good! What a great base recipe for other variations or just dye the chocolate different colors for different holidays!
Thanks for sharing! They would be easy to make gluten free if you found the right cookie!
Thank you so much for the post I made them and my family, especially the kids enjoyed them so much.
I’m wondering, I have a bunch of sugar cookie mix. Can I skip the baking process and just mix that with cream cheese? Or what about frosting, if it’s going to be for kids who are a little picky? Thanks!
Hi Ciara – I don’t think the sugar cookie mix will be sturdy enough to make a cookie truffle. I think they will end up more like cake balls. They will still taste good, just won’t have as much structure. If you do this method, I suggest chilling the dough before rolling it into truffles. Store them in the refrigerator to keep their shape.
I love holiday recipes that are easily done with the kids. So easy and absolutely delicious!
What a fun and festive holiday treat! I will be adding these to my holiday baking.
These are perfect for Christmas! Cannot wait to try them!
I’ve never tried making truffles with sugar cookies, so I’m excited to try your recipe! It looks delicious!
This is such a delicious holiday treat! We loved it!
These truffles have been added to my neighborhood cookie platter list! I can’t wait to bake these and have fun adding all the sprinkles. I know my girls will love helping me.
I used the Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie dry mix, which was 2 cups. I just added a bit of water to the recipe with the cream cheese. Would that be ok to use instead of buying store bought cookies?
Can I use marshmallow fliff instead of cream cheese?
Can I use ginger biscuits because they are super crispy?
Hi Annette! Absolutely. I’ll be posting a gingerbread truffle recipe this holiday season that is very similar to this, but uses crunchy gingersnap cookies.
After taking the cookies out the freezer do you leave them room temperature before dipping in chocolate?
No, dip them in the chocolate frozen. When they are hard and frozen, they are easier to dip and won’t fall apart.