Easy Decadent Truffles

I brought these to Mindy's farewell BBQ. They were a hit. Mindy said they were Satan's chocolate, she couldn't stop eating them! Don't worry there were leftovers, but they are gone now! The picture is from the website (Allrecipes.com of course). My only suggestion is that you try lots of different flavors and coatings, the cocoa wasn't that great, but we had mint, almond and peanut butter. Yum! You have to get the consistency right otherwise they are really sticky. But they still taste good.

Easy Decadent Truffles
submitted by: Jenny MacKinnell
INGREDIENTS
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla until no streaks remain. Refrigerate for about 1 hour. Shape into 1 inch balls.
Notes
Roll truffles in ground walnuts (or any ground nuts), cocoa, coconut, confectioners' sugar, candy sprinkles, etc.
To flavor truffles with flavorings, omit vanilla. Divide truffle mixture into thirds. Add 1 tablespoon liqueur (almond, mint, orange) to each mixture; mix well.

Emma's notes: I only added 1 tsp. per third and it was enough for the mint, but more almond could have been used. For the peanut butter truffles I used 1/2 c. chocolate chips and 1/2 c. peanut butter chips (both melted)to 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture. I rolled them in cocoa, but next time I think I'll try powdered sugar or chocolate coating.