This chocolate chip cheese ball is a sweet switch from traditional cheese balls. Serve with graham crackers or chocolate wafers.
Ingredients
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, softened)
- unsalted butter: 0.5 cup (softened)
- confectioners' sugar: 0.75 cup
- brown sugar: 2 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 0.25 tsp
- miniature semisweet chocolate chips: 0.75 cup
- pecans: 0.75 cup (finely chopped)
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Stages of cooking
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Beat cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Mix in confectioners' sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
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Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and return to the refrigerator for 1 hour.
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When ready to serve, remove and discard the plastic wrap. Roll cheese ball in pecans and place onto a serving platter.
