Cheese Balls Three Ways

3 recipes for cheese balls! There is a sweet chocolate chip cheeseball; a goat cheese scallion cheeseball; and a bacon, cheddar, horseradish cheeseball! Pick and choose or make all three!

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheese balls, cream cheese dip, dip recipe

Servings: Servings

Author: Stephanie Wise

Ingredients

For the chocolate chip cookie cheese ball:

8 ounces cream cheese softened
6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
¼ teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
⅔ cup mini chocolate chips
¾ cup pecans finely chopped, toasted, if desired
graham crackers and sliced apples for serving

For the goat cheese-scallion cheese ball:

8 ounces cream cheese softened
8 ounces goat cheese
2 tablespoons scallions finely chopped
2 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon hot sauce
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
⅓ cup fresh parsley chopped
crackers and sliced vegetables for serving

For the bacon, cheddar and horseradish cheese ball:

8 ounces cream cheese softened
¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese finely shredded
2 tablespoons scallions finely chopped
1 tablespoon horseradish prepared
1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
1 ½ teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper to taste
2 slices cooked bacon cooled and crumbled
¼ cup walnuts toasted & chopped
2 tablespoons diced pimientos
crackers and sliced vegetables for serving

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Instructions

For the chocolate chip cookie cheese ball:

In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Gradually beat in sugars. Stir in chocolate chips. Use wet hands to shape mixture into a ball and cover tightly in plastic wrap. Chill at least 4 hours to set. Just before serving, roll cheese ball in chopped pecans. Serve with graham crackers, sliced apples, etc.

For the goat cheese-scallion cheese ball:

In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, beat all ingredients except parsley just until combined. Use wet hands to shape mixture into a ball and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill at least 4 hours to set. Just before serving, roll cheese ball in chopped parsley. Serve with crackers, sliced vegetables, etc.

For the bacon, cheddar and horseradish cheese ball:

In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, beat all ingredients except bacon, walnuts and pimientos just until combined. Use wet hands to shape mixture into a ball and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Chill at least 4 hours to set. Just before serving, in a small bowl combine bacon, walnuts and pimientos. Roll cheese ball in bacon-walnut-pimiento mixture. Serve with crackers, sliced vegetables, etc.

Notes

Yield: 3 cheese balls

Storage: All cheese balls can be refrigerated up to 3 to 4 days or frozen up to 1 month. Let sit at room temperature 30 minutes before serving (if refrigerated; longer if frozen).

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