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Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

Name: Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 16 servings.
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

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Makes

16 servings

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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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

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.
Place mixture on a large sheet of plastic wrap; shape into a ball. Refrigerate, wrapped, at least 1 hour.
To serve, roll cheese ball in pecans. Serve with graham crackers.

Health Tip: This indulgent spread can be made with reduced-fat cream cheese, but it will be too soft to shape into a ball. Instead, serve in a shallow dish and sprinkle with the chips and pecans—still completely delicious (but with fewer calories and less fat).

Nutrition Facts

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

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