White Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

By Lorena_321

Ingredients

• Garnish:
• 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 t. almond extract
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweet dried cherries, chopped
• 3/4 cup sliced almonds, lightly toasted
• white chocolate curls and sweet, dried cherries

Preparation

Step 1

Beat together cream cheese, butter and almond extract until fluffy. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup cherries. Cover and refrigerate until firm enough to handle, about 2 hours.
Place cream cheese mixture on plastic wrap and shape into a ball. Refrigerate until ready to serve or at least one hour. Roll ball in almonds before serving. Garnish top with white chocolate curls and dried cherries, if desired. Serve with graham crackers or snack sticks.