Ranch Spread (make a snowman at Christmas time)

By á-47

At Christmas shape into two balls. Decorate like a snowman using small pitted ripe olives, pretzel sticks and red/orange bell peppers

Ingredients

• 2 pkgs. (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix
• 1 Tbsp. spicy brown mustard
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the dressing mix, mustard and garlic; mix well.

Snowman: shape into two balls, one slightly smaller than the other. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Remove from refrigerator 15 minutes before serving. On a serving plate, stick small cheese ball on top of the larger ball to make body of snowman. Cut ends from olives to make small circles, attach to snowman for eyes and buttons. Insert pretzel sticks for arms. Cut top hat from pepper; place on top of snowman. Trim pepper to make a nose; insert into face.

Serve with crackers and vegetables.