Easy Lemon Cookie Truffles
Shawn Syphus
Updated Apr 22, 2021
Lemon cookies are shaped into truffles then dipped in white candy and topped with sprinkles for a darling spring dessert.
Easy Lemon Cookie Truffles
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 45 min
- Ingredients 4
- Servings 24
Ingredients
- 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice from 2 lemons
- 12 oz white candy melts
- 1 tablespoon yellow candy sprinkles, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet, or line with cooking parchment paper.
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Step2Break up 1 roll (16 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies into large bowl; add 2 tablespoons grated lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice from 2 lemons. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Scoop cookie dough by large tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
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Step3Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until edges begin to lightly brown. Cool 5 minutes; shape into balls. Refrigerate balls 10 to 15 minutes.
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Step4Melt 12 oz white candy melts as directed on package. Using fork, dip balls into candy melts, tapping excess off. Place balls on cooking parchment paper-lined cookie sheet; top all with 1 tablespoon yellow candy sprinkles, if desired. Let stand until coating hardens, and enjoy!
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Nutrition
160
Calories
8g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 70
- Total Fat
- 8g
- 12%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 27%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 65mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 0mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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