Cream Cheese Dessert Ball

1 pkg cream cheese softened, 1/2 c. real butter softened, 1/4 tsp vanilla extract, 3/4 c. powdered sugar, 2 tbl brown sugar. Cream together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla. Beat in both sugars. From here you can add many different ingredients. Serve this cheese ball with graham crackers or vanilla wafers. Try any of the following variations.

*Chocolate Chip Pecan Cheese Ball:
Add 3/4 c. of milk and dark chocolate chips and 3/4 c. finely chopped pecans.

*Tropical Cheese Ball:
1/4 c. sweetened toasted coconut, 1/4 c. chopped dried pineapple, 3/4 c. white and milk chocolate chips, 1/4 c. chopped macadamia nuts, 1 small ripe banana smashed and sprinkled with lemon juice
Add 1/4 tsp coconut extract. Mix into basic recipe and chill.

*Toffee Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball:
1/2 c. toffee bits, 3/4 c. milk chocolate chips, 3/4 c. chopped pecans. I like walnuts too.

*Apple Pie Cheese Ball:
1/2 c. dried apples chopped, 1/2 c. butterscotch chips, 1/4 c. milk chocolate chips, 3/4 c. chopped walnuts or pecans, 2 tbls caramel sauce.

*Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip Cheese Ball:
To Basic Recipe add 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter, reduce butter to 1/4 c. Stir in 3/4 c. milk and dark chocolate chips, 3/4 c. chopped roasted peanuts. The roasted peanuts give it a salty bite. You can also use honey roasted peanuts. I like to cut up chocolate covered peanut butter cups into this recipe. Just reduce chopped peanuts to 1/2 c.

*Strawberries (Any Berries) and Cream: I like to use dried strawberries. Chop 1 c. of strawberries, add 3/4 c. milk chocolate chips, 1/2 c. finely chopped pecans. Add 1/4 tsp strawberry extract. Mix with one basic cheese ball recipe.

There are so many more possible combinations. See what you have in your pantry and go from there.