Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

"A sweet switch from the usual cheese ball. Cream cheese and butter are sweetened and blended with miniature chocolate chips, then rolled in chopped pecans."

INGREDIENTS:

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar 2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS:

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 for 2 hours.
2.	Shape chilled cream cheese mixture into a ball. Wrap with plastic, and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
3.	Roll the cheese ball in finely chopped pecans before serving. http://allrecipes.com/

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