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These are fun...

This is what you'll need:
Double boiler or pan of boiling water and a metal bowl
Cookie sheet
Waxed paper
Mixing bowl
Melon baller
1/2 cup cream cheese (soft)
22 chocolate cookie sandwiches
Lifesaver gummies
Chocolate chips (About 12-24)
2 cups white chocolate chips
Toothpicks

What you'll do:
Line your cookie sheet with waxed paper.
Crush sandwich cookies in a gallon zippered bag using a rolling pin or heavy pan.
In a mixing bowl combine cookies with cream cheese.
Using the melon baller (you can use your hands if you don't have a baller) scoop and shape cookie mixture into a ball use your thumb to make a nickle sized depression in each ball (For the 'iris') and place on cookie sheet.
Chill balls in the fridge until firm. (About an hour.)
Prepare irises for each ball by slightly stretching the gummy lifesaver and inserting a chocolate chip point down.
Heat your water to melt your while chocolate.
Pour white chocolate chips into the double boiler or in the metal bowl and place over boiling water.
Stir until melted.
Use a toothpick inserted into a cookie ball to coat with white chocolate.
Place back on cookie sheet and immediately press an iris in the depression as you go (chocolate will act like glue to keep iris in place.)
Return to cookie sheet iris up/
Repeat with each ball.
Allow chocolate to cool and harden before serving. Returning to fridge will speed up this process.

Makes a dozen or so. Store balls in an air tight container until ready to serve.

Note I have made these with crispy rice/marshmallow balls as well. You can make them bloodshot by dipping a toothpick into red food coloring and drawing in lines to mimic veins. Always a hit!