Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

Total Time Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield 2 cups

Surprise your taste buds (and your guests!) with a chocolate chip cheese ball. Made to be covered in chopped pecans and smoothed over a graham cracker, it's a true treat that's easy to make and fun to serve.

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Graham crackers

Directions

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth; beat in sugars just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 2 hours.
Shape mixture into a ball. Wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
To serve, roll cheese ball in pecans. Serve with graham crackers.

Nutrition Facts

2 tablespoons: 203 calories, 17g fat (8g saturated fat), 30mg cholesterol, 92mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Your guests are in for a sweet surprise when they try this chocolate chip cheese ball—it tastes just like cookie dough! Rolled in chopped pecans, this chip-studded spread is wonderful on regular or chocolate graham crackers. I especially like it because it can be assembled in a wink. —Kelly Glascock, Syracuse, Missouri

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