Tis the season to buy, buy, buy. Christmas consumption blah blah. Seems a little antithetical. Jesus came so that we might reach into our pockets? Yeah, I’m pretty well over it. In fact, I was over it well before the holiday season began. J and I decided last Christmas to abandon the culture of spending, buying, consuming and shopping throughout December.. and instead gift. Gift love, time, and of course, baking. We have so enjoyed making gifts in the garage (like a wooden birdhouse for my sister and brother-in-law!), baking together and sharing meals with friends and family.

So here’s a little treat for you. Grab a bag of oreos and a punnet of cream cheese and whip up these bad boys. Gift them to someone precious, and replace the hours you would have spent traipsing through town, over a cup a tea and an Oreo cheesecake truffle with them instead.

Oreo Cheesecake Truffles

2 packets Oreos
250g cream cheese
250g dark chocolate

In the food processor, blend Oreos and cream cheese until fully amalgamated. Refrigerate mixture until firm. Roll mixture into balls and refrigerate, again, until firm. Melt chocolate and dip each truffle, using a fork (or one of those handy truffle dipper tools my mum has) to drain of excess chocolate. Not that there is anything wrong with a big puddle of chocolate beneath each truffle.. Decorate with white chocolate and crumbled Oreos if desired. Otherwise they rather look like reindeer poo. Which works if you’re going for that..