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So after a short break, I’m back with more Baileys treats! St. Patrick’s Day needs to get here fast before I overload on Baileys. Today it’s in the form of cookie balls.
No Bake Baileys Irish Cream Cookie Balls
Cookie balls? Yes, cookie balls. No cake here. And not because I don’t love cake. I LOVE cake. But these are even easier because there’s no baking involved. That’s right. You don’t even have to turn on your oven. And yet when you bite into these delightful little balls of joy, you’d never know there was no cake involved. And they are best if you make them and then let them sit overnight. The cookies really absorb all the flavor and then it all just melts in your mouth. A serious Baileys flavor explosion. Awesome! Now let’s get started.
How to Make this Easy Cookie Ball Recipe
The main ingredient here is vanilla wafer cookies. These babies are useful for so many things and I love them for that. I used my food processor to crush them up. You need 3 cups, which was about 1 full box of vanilla wafers. Add in the powdered sugar and mix well. Then add the corn syrup and Baileys and mix it all together. It may seem kind of crumbly, but as you mush it together to form a ball it does hold it’s shape very well. My coworkers were surprised when I told them I’d used vanilla wafers to make them because not only could they not tell from the taste or texture, but they were surprised it all held together so well – but it does! Next, roll the cookie mixture into balls. I used about 2 heaping tablespoons worth of the cookie mixture in each ball.
When you are done rolling the balls, get your chocolate candy melts ready for dipping. (In case you are wondering, you can use other types of candy coating products, but I don’t recommend regular chocolate chips) I melt my chocolate in the microwave in small increments of about 15 – 45 seconds. I usually start off with 45 second or so increments to get the candy melts going, but once it starts getting melty, I taper off to less time so as not to burn the melted chocolate. Once your chocolate is ready, dip away!
Allow the balls to dry and again I recommend letting them sit overnight so that the vanilla wafers soak up all the moisture and flavor of the Baileys. They will still be delicious if you eat them right away, but the cookie crumbs will be more distinct rather than fully incorporated and melt in your mouth awesome. Know what I mean?
NOTE (Updated 12/22/14): Many people had trouble with these cookie balls turning out, so I did some experimenting. I have reduced the amount of Baileys in the recipe and updated the recipe accordingly.
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No Bake Baileys Irish Cream Cookie Balls
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 20-24 Cookie Balls 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No Bake
- Cuisine: American
Description
These easy Baileys Irish Cream Cookie Balls are a delicious no bake dessert idea! Made with vanilla wafers, Baileys and chocolate, they melt in your mouth.
Ingredients
- 3 cups vanilla wafer crumbs
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup corn syrup
- 1/3 cup Baileys Irish Cream
- 12 oz bag chocolate chips or candy melts
Instructions
Notes
The cookie balls are best after sitting overnight so that the vanilla wafers soak up all the moisture and flavor of the Baileys.
Keywords: no bake desserts, cookie balls recipe, baileys dessert, baileys cookies, easy no bake dessert
Modified from Fabulous Foods.
Enjoy!
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i am giving them a try for St. Paddy Day.. Yummy
do you leave them overnight at room temp or in the fridge?
Hi Laura – I left them at room temperature. There’s nothing in them that will spoil if left out of the fridge and I think things like cake pops and these cookie balls taste best at room temp.
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What a great idea to use nilla wafers. I’m SO doing that!
Lindsay these are adorable!! And sometimes no-bake is just what I need when a hectic week hits me. 😀 YUM.
Thanks Jess! I love no-bake stuff. Sometimes I just want something quick and easy 🙂
Looks like a great treat!!
Thanks Bernice!
You can never have too much Bailey’s! These sound amazing!
Thanks Elise!