Killer Cheese Balls From Outer Space!

21 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • BASIC RECIPE
  • 2 (8 ounce) bricks Philadelphia Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 cup chunky bleu cheese salad dressing
  • 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce (Lea & Perrin's brand only)
  • 2 teaspoons onion salt
  • 1 clove mashed fresh garlic (or more for garlic lovers)
  • 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
  • OPTIONAL
  • 1 tablespoon crumbled crisp cooked bacon
  • OPTIONAL FRESH HERB (CHOOSE ONE)
  • 2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh chives
  • 2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh dill
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage
  • 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary
  • GARNISH
  • 2/3 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives (or dried) or 2 tablespoons parsley (or dried)
  • OPTIONAL HOLIDAY GARNISH
  • 2 -3 maraschino cherries, halves (per each ball for mock holly berries)
  • 2 -3 snipped large bay leaves (per each ball, cut into holly leaf shape)

Directions

  1. 1
    WHIP all of the BASIC RECIPE ingredients in a mixing bowl until smooth and creamy. NOTE: You may also add the OPTIONAL and/or OPTIONAL FRESH HERB ingredients now: 1 tablespoon crumbled crisp cooked bacon (cook bacon wrapped in 2 sheets paper towels on a microwaveable plate for 6-10 minutes on 100% power and crumble when cooled), 2 tablespoons thinly snipped fresh chives (or) 2 tablespoons finely snipped fresh dill (or) 2 teaspoons minced fresh sage (or) 2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme (or) 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary).
  2. 2
    DIVIDE cheese mixture in half; DUMP each cheese portion individually onto a sheet waxed paper; WRAP cheese balls completely using the waxed paper, twisting the tops to seal.
  3. 3
    FORM cheese mixture in waxed paper into ball shapes.
  4. 4
    PLACE into freezer until firm yet not frozen.
  5. 5
    ADD 2/3-3/4 cup chopped walnuts and 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives or parsley (or dried) into a medium bowl; COMBINE well.
  6. 6
    REMOVE cheese balls from freezer when firm and unwrap.
  7. 7
    SMOOTH cheese balls with clean dry hands until round and even.
  8. 8
    ROLL cheese balls lightly in nut and herb mixture until evenly covered (you may freeze cheese balls in freezer bags and thaw before serving).
  9. 9
    GARNISH cheese balls if desired for the holidays with a holly garnish (see photo) or prepare OPTIONAL HOLIDAY GARNISH: PLACE 2-3 maraschino cherry halves (each) closely on top of cheeseball; CUT 2-3 large bay leaves (each) into holly leave shapes and attach around cherries (you may tint bay leaf tops first with green food coloring using a small paintbrush, for a more dramatic color presentation).
  10. 10
    SERVE when tempered on or with crackers (I prefer the Triscuit Rosemary & Olive Oil variety); ENJOY!

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