Milk Chocolate Cream Cheese Truffles

These are very dense as truffles go, rich and yummy! Change the type of chips you use or add a teaspoon of flavoring to change the flavor. They keep very well. I get my dipping chocolate in the bulk foods department at our local grocery store.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 1 batch

Ingredients

• 2 (11 ounce) packages  milk chocolate chips (or use whatever flavor chips you want the truffles to be i.e. mint or dark)
• 2  teaspoons water
• 8  ounces cream cheese
•  ghiridelli's milk  dipping chocolate (or dark)

Directions

1. Melt the chocolate chips in a heavy sauce pan.
2. Add other 2 ingredients and cook and stir till all are melted and well incorporated.
3. Chill till firm.
4. Form into size ball you wish, placing on wax paper lined cookie sheet. Chill till ready to dip.
5. Melt dipping chocolate in microwave and dip each truffle in dipping chocolate placing on another wax paper lined cookie sheet and chill in fridge till chocolate is set.
6. Store in airtight container in fridge.
7. Amount is determined by size you make them.
8. Prep time does not include chill time.