Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Ball

 Chocolate Chip
Cream Cheese Ball
 (Recipe courtesy of Cheryl Lin)

1 (8 oz) block cream cheese
1 stick butter (NOT margarine)
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
3 Tablespoons brown sugar
1 bag mini chocolate chips (divided)
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Soften cream cheese and butter at room temp. (Do not microwave!) Cream together cream cheese & butter. Add vanilla & both sugars. Mix until smooth. Stir in 1 cup of mini chocolate chips. Refrigerate overnight or minimum 2 hours. Scoop chilled mixture onto Saran wrap. Wrap & form into ball. Return to refrigerator. Place remaining chips and/or chopped nuts onto paper plate. Remove ball from refrigerator, shape, and then roll in chips/nuts. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve with chocolate graham cracker sticks, chocolate Teddy Grams or chocolate graham crackers broken into individual rectangles.