Game-Winning Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Ball

From NESTLE

Makes 22 servings, 2 tablespoons each

Score some points with your party guests when you serve this football-inspired Game-Winning Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Ball.

INGREDIENTS

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, at room temperature

1/3 cup butter, softened

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cup powdered sugar

2 teaspoons NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Baking Cocoa

2 tablespoons packed brown sugar

1 1/3 cups NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Mini Morsels, divided

1/4 cup NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Premier White Morsels

Mini pretzel twists, crackers and vanilla wafers for serving

DIRECTIONS

1.Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract in medium mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Sift powdered sugar and cocoa into mixture. Add brown sugar. Beat until combined. Stir in 1/3 cup morsels.

2.Line inside of 2-cup football shaped bowl or oval bowl with plastic wrap. Fill with mixture. Press down to fill bowl. Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

3.To serve, remove plastic wrap. Invert cheesecake onto serving platter, reshaping into football shape with plastic wrap. Cover with remaining 1 cup morsels, pressing into football to adhere. Press white morsels into football to form ties and end stripes. Serve with pretzel twists, crackers and wafers.

VARIATION: To make a round cheeseball, spoon mixture onto a large piece of plastic wrap; bring up all four corners and twist tightly (should form a ball shape). Place remaining 1 cup morsels in flat dish. Remove plastic wrap from ball and roll ball into morsels to completely cover (you may find it necessary to press morsels into ball).

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