I love Nanaimo bars but they are time consuming!
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These are delicious. Iām not sure where the recipe came from (maybe the back of a pack of Oreos?!), but my aunt brought them to a family gathering a few years ago, and everyone loved them. Not store bought, but not difficult either! Mine werenāt as pretty as hers were, but they are delicious! You can also make them with dark or milk chocolate as well, and add sprinkles if you want to make them more festive.
White chocolate Oreo cookie balls
Prep Time 30 Mins
Freeze Time 10 Mins
Chill Time 1 Hour
Yield 48 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pkg. (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
- 36 OREO Cookies, finely crushed
- 4 pkg. (4 oz. each) white baking chocolate, melted
How to Make It
- Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
- Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls. Freeze 10 min.
- Dip balls in melted chocolate; place in single layer in shallow waxed paper-lined pan.
- Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm. Keep refrigerated.
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We call them āInside Out Oreosā.
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Our family tradition is to gather one day and make dozens of treats. My grandmother did this before I was born, and my kids now participate. We box up a variety and distribute to coworkers, etc. I too had wondered if maybe people didnāt really want yet another box of sweets and were just being polite, but during the Covid shutdown, I asked my coworkers if they wanted a box, and they were all enthusiastic, even if meant they had to make a special trip to the office to pick up their box.
We always make the old-fashioned fantasy fudge, peanut butter fudge, spritz, peanut blossoms, and Grandmaās Swedish cookies/Russian teacakes/snowballs/Mexican wedding cakes/whatever name you use. Lately, we have also included gingerbread Santas/reindeer and biscotti. And we generally try a new recipeāweāve done white chocolate chip with dried cranberries, date balls, etc.
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I may need to become one of your coworkers!
Yum!!! 
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Every year The Lovely And Talented, aka the wife, bakes 24 dozen āmonster cookiesā to give to family, friends and co-workers around Christmas. They are always well received.
Attached is the recipe.
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So you bake theseā¦or what?
what is the measure for each cookie?
We make a lot of cookies for Christmas: my grandmotherās fruitcake which doesnāt have any cake or spice in it like a stereotypical fruitcake (just pecans, candied grapefruit, dates and cherries), candied cinnamon pecans and bourbon balls. That covers the southern family; for the Slovak family we make various KolĆ”Äe (prune lekvar cookies with a sour cream dough, nut and poppyseed rolls) & MedovnĆky (decorated honey spice cookies). We also make forgotten cookies (meringues), cutout/decorated sugar cookies, oreo balls, PB blossoms and decorated gingerbread cookies.
We give most of it away; DD and I love to bake, and itās an easy gift.
I donāt do cookie exchanges if they arenāt close family because āyou canāt eat at everybody house.ā 
These look delicious! They must be huge ā Iām trying to envision what 3 pounds of peanut butter looks like. 
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I feel like monster cookies were the original era of my childrenās childhood, known for being an enormous batch and BIG cookies. A recipe new to me in the 90ās.
The recipe I had also had no flour. Early gluten free I guess!
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Soā¦to bake the monster cookiesā¦.how much dough do you use per cookie?
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I would say at least twice the size of a regular cookie. Like an ice cream scoop ball.
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It often becomes a family affair with kids mixing and people taking shifts moving cookies from baking sheets to cookie racks, as TLAT scoops the next batch on a fresh sheet.
My wife uses a large teaspoon per cookie.
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Thanks @sabaray. I have made these in the (distant) past using the Betty Crocker recipe. We are a small family so 12 would be enough.
Iām thinking of baking Black and White cookies this year. Not really a Christmas cookie but S and I love them.
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I enjoy baking but I do get that what seems so āeasyā for one person really isnāt for someone else. Also there is the time factor. A co worker of mine once baked cookies for her sonās school at midnight. She was a very busy mom. And the holidays are a tough time for a lot of folks.
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Not really off topic but today I stopped at Goodwill to drop off a big box of clothing (should I tag @bagaweek thread?! 
) and stopped in the store for a minute.
Bought these perfect shape plates for .50cents each. - there are 8 of the Christmas ones. Iāll use them for gifting cookies/candy to co-workers and neighbors. They can then do what they like with the dishes!
Reusing, reusable and more sturdy than a paper type plate.
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Not to get too off topic, but I think Iāve mellowed over the years - I love to bake, but ask me to bring a salad or side dish to something - chances are Iām going to buy something to bring. I wonder why people donāt get irritated at that? Or maybe they do and I just donāt know it!
When D was younger, I made a Noel log for her French class. I didnāt want the other section to feel left out, so I made one for them too. She helped and it was fun to do. As time went on, the baking always seemed to happen right before Christmas - there simply wasnāt time to do much while I was working full time. I love Christmas and itās a big production at my house when it comes to food and treats.
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@sabaray Iām the opposite. Would much rather bring a side dish than a baked good. I like cooking more than baking.
Iām more confident with my savory cooking than baking too but Iām getting better.
Interestingly, if Iām hosting a dinner party, I donāt care if sides or desserts are store bought. A cookie exchange feels different to me.
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Thank you for posting that link. I havenāt made wedding cookies in over 30 years and after reading that recipe I was reminded how easy they are to make.
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