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Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

 

Not your usual cheese ball. Great served with graham crackers, plain cookies, or Ritz crackers. Sweet!

Ready In: 3 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 32
Difficulty Level: 1 of 5 stars

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 Recipe Variations: Substitute 3/4 cup mini milk chocolate chips OR 3/4 cup mini dark chocolate chips for mini semisweet chocolate chips.
Ingredients
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Directions
  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 refrigerate for 2 hours.
  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 before serving.
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