Easy Decadent Truffles

{from allrecipes}
makes about 40-60

Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions:
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until well blended. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla until no streaks remain. Refrigerate for about 1 hour. Shape into 1 inch balls.

Footnotes:
*Roll truffles in ground walnuts (or any ground nuts), cocoa, coconut, confectioners' sugar, candy sprinkles, etc.
*To flavor truffles with liqueurs or other flavorings, omit vanilla. Divide truffle mixture into thirds. Add 1 tablespoon liqueur (almond, coffee, orange) to each mixture; mix well

**I took the advice of others who had commented on the recipe - I used only 2 cups of the confectioners' sugar and chocolate chips
**I forgot to sift the sugar... but it seems to have worked anyway...
**I had trouble with the coating/outer layers. The only way I was able to make it work well was to roll them in the powdered sugar. The nuts worked (sort of) on a few... the chocolate looked better after refrigerated, but didn't seem to be working when I was trying to coat the balls. I plan to try that again soon. Coating them in powdered sugar was easy, though!
**I did refrigerate the dough again after I rolled the balls. That seemed to make it a little easier to roll the balls in the chocolate.