Apple pear and cranberry crisp

20 December, 2012

Apple pear and cranberry crisp

Ingredients

• 30 chocolate sandwich cookies (Oreo’s or Romany creams)

• 225 g cream cheese

• 1/2 teaspoon mint extract

• 350 g package of semi-sweet chocolate chips

• 2 tablespoons butter

• green and red sugar for sprinkling

Preparation

1. Separate the filling from the chocolate part of the cookies.

2. Place the cookies in a plastic bag and beat into crumbs or put in a food processor and pulse until the cookies are fine crumbs.

3. In a bowl combine cookie crumbs, cookie filling, cream cheese and mint extract. Use a heavy spoon to mix well.

4. Roll a heaping teaspoon of the mixture into balls. Set aside.

5. In a sauce pan over the lowest heat possible melt chocolate chips and shortening. Remove from heat.

6. Dip rolled mixture into the melted chocolate one by one and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Sprinkle with coloured sugar. Refrigerate until chocolate has hardened. SERVE