holiday cheese balls

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1 (8oz) pkg cream cheese
• 1 (4oz) pkg blue cheese
• 1 tablespoon tabasco pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon tabasco green pepper sauce
• 1 large glove garlic, minced
• 1 lb sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2/3 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or pecans
• 1/2 cup finely chopped parsley

Preparation

Step 1

combine cream cheese, blue cheese, tabasco pepper sauces and garlic in container of food processor and process until well blended. add shredded and cranberries and process just until cheese is blended and cranberries are coarsely chopped. Shape mixture into two balls and wrap in waxed paper. Chill several hours or until firm. combine walnuts and parsley and coat cheese balls with mixture. wrap with plastic wrap and chill until ready to serve. serve with crackers or fresh vegetables.

makes two 1-pound cheese balls.