Place cookies in a food processor fitted with the blade attachment.
Pulse until cookies become fine crumbs.
Add cream cheese and pulse until completely combined.
Roll mixture into small balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Melt chocolate over a double boiler (or in microwave).
Add peppermint extract to melted chocolate.
Coat each cookie ball in melted chocolate and place back on parchment paper.
Top with candy cane crumbs.
Allow to harden before storing.
Notes
Double the Recipe: Make many different toppings or varieties of these oreo cookie truffles.
Add Sprinkles: Fun festive sprinkles or candies are wonderful to tip your oreo mint truffles with.
Different Chocolate: White chocolate, green candy melts or add food coloring to make green chocolate or red chocolate for these oreo truffles.
Variation tip: No Food Processor, crush your cookies in a plastic bag with a meat mallet or rolling pin or even use a stand mixer to crush your cookies.
Alternate ingredient/Substitution/Addition: Feel free to add as many tips as you need in this section
Alternate cooking method tip: Use the microwave to melt your chocolate, heat at 50 percent power for 30 second increments, stirring between each.