dessert ball

Name: Dessert Ball
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened; 1/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 3/4 cup(s) powdered sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) brown sugar; 3/4 cup(s) mini semi-sweet chocolate chips; 3/4 cup(s) pecans, finely chopped (optional)

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Phyllis Gesch

Round Rock, TX

Updated on Jul 7, 2011

My best friend gave me this recipe, and I have never met one person that didn't LOVE it.

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Ingredients

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped (optional)

How To Make dessert ball

Step 1

Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add sugars and beat until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips (and nuts, if using them).

Step 2

Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
Step 3

Place onto a large piece of wax paper and shape into a ball, then refrigerate for 1 hour more.
Step 4

Serve with graham cracker sticks, Oreo sticks, strawberries ... the possibilities are endless. *IMPORTANT* - If you want to form it into a ball, you must use real butter. If you would rather use margarine, you can, but it will not form a ball shape no matter how long it stays in the fridge. In that case, you can put it into a bowl and just dip into it with your cookies or fruit. Same taste, just different presentation.
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