I love cream cheese and love party food, so here you go!
Chocolate Chip/Dessert Cheese Ball
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup toffee bits (haven't tried with these yet but saw it and thought it has to be a great idea)
1. In a medium bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours (if in a rush you can skip this first chill step).
2. Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. Roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans and toffee bits before serving.
**Serve with nilla wafers, graham crackers, teddy grahams, shortbread cookies, etc.
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheese Ball
• 16 ounces softened cream cheese
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 cup cooked and chopped bacon
• 2 Tbsp DRY Ranch Dressing mix
• ¼ cup chopped green onions
• 1 cup chopped pecans
In medium bowl combine cream cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon, ranch mix, and green onions. Mix well and form into a ball. Roll cheese ball in pecans and refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
**Serve with ritz, Triscuits, chicken in a biscuits, rice crackers, saltines etc.
Reese's -I actually haven't tried this yet, but it was a request
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups Mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, chopped
• 1/2 cup Reese's Pieces
1. In a large bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter together until combined. Then add in the cream cheese and peanut butter and beat until combined. The beat in the powdered sugar and vanilla until combined.
2. Stir in the chopped peanut butter cups.
3. Place the mixture on a large piece of plastic wrap. Bring up all the corners of the plastic wrap and wrap into a ball. Freeze the ball for about 1 1/2 hours or until it is firm enough to keep its shape.
4. Place the Reese's Pieces on a flat plate and roll the unwrapped cheese ball in the Reese's Pieces. Make sure to press the Reese's Pieces into the cheese ball until it is fully covered.
5. Place the ball on a serving dish, cover with plastic wrap and freeze the cheese ball for another 2 hours or overnight. If frozen overnight, thaw for 20-30 minutes before serving. Serve with Vanilla Wafers, pretzels, graham crackers, fruit, or other cookies.
