Snowman Cheeseball

This is it folks, we're in the home stretch...Christmas is almost here!  I hope all of you are having a peaceful season and enjoying happy times with family and friends.  

Me..I've been working.  A lot.  But after Wednesday I'm off for 5 days, so yeehaw and pass the stuffing!  

I found this precious little snowman plate with spreaders at a Goodwill a couple of months ago and have been looking forward to getting to use it.

I only paid $1.50 for it so I thought that was a pretty decent deal.  It came with a recipe for snowman cheeseball to serve on it, which to turned out to be more like cheese-sludge.  So I had to toss it and start all over with this recipe I found at Thrifty Fun.  

Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball

1 8oz pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter (no substitutes)
1/4 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup powdered sugar
2 Tbsp brown sugar
3/4 cup mini chocolate or cinnamon chips (reg size is okay too)
3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans  (I skipped the nuts and went with coconut so I'd have a white snowman)

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually add sugars; beat just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Cover and refrigerate for about 2 hours. Shape into a ball and refrigerate again until you can roll it in the nuts.  Serve with graham crackers.
  

 Cream cheese and a whole stick of butter?  Count me in!!