Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

I was introduced to this wonderful yummy recipe about 5+ years ago. It is so rich, sweet, and delicious that you won't be able to stop eating it until it is gone. I love to serve this with cinnamon or honey graham cracker sticks, but I'm sure it would taste great with pretzel rods, vanilla or chocolate wafers, or even cookies.

In the recipe you can roll this in nuts which really does make it look pretty, but as you can see in the photo I did not. I love it with the nuts, but when making this for a group of people that may or may not have nut allergies I tend to stay away from it and honestly it still tastes great without them.

Recipe:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
¾ cup finely chopped pecans, optional

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 overnight.
2) Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Serve with Graham cracker sticks, pretzels, or cookies.
3) If you want to add the nuts, wrap the cheese ball with plastic wrap and place in the freezer until it is firm. Roll the cheese ball in the finely chopped nuts.

Notes: Could also be rolled with toffee bits or walnuts. If you are in a rush and can't wait overnight - place the mixture in the freezer for 1 hour and then shape the ball and roll it in the nuts.

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: Overnight | Yield: 32 servings