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.
