Cheese Ball (Christmas Pinecone)

By Peggie

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (250 g) Philadelphia Light Brick Cream Cheese Spread, softened
• 1/4 cup Miracle Whip Calorie-Wise Dressing
• 4 slices bacon, cooked, finely chopped
• 3 Claussen Dill Pickles, finely chopped
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with Christie Vegetable Thins Crackers and Christie Bacon Dippers Crackers.
• Substitute: Substitute 1/3 cup Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits for the chopped cooked bacon slices.
• Make Ahead: Prepare as directed except do not add nuts. Refrigerate up to 12 hours. Decorate with nuts just before serving.

Preparation

Step 1

MIX cream cheese spread and dressing until well blended. Stir in next 4 ingredients.

SHAPE into oval on platter.

INSERT nuts, in overlapping rows, in cream cheese mixture to resemble pinecone, starting at bottom of oval.