Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ball (or Dip)

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 ounces light cream cheese or 8 ounces cream cheese
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 3/4 cup mini chocolate chip
• 3/4 cup pecans, finely chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, melt butter over low heat. add brown sugar and stir until sugar melts. remove from heat and whisk in vanilla. let cool.
• 2 in a separate bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioner's sugar for 1 minute. slowly beat in cooled butter mixture and beat again for 1 minute. stir in chocolate chips.
• 3 scoop into serving bowl and refrigerate for 1 hour; or place the mixture onto a piece of plastic wrap and form into a ball. refrigerate for 1 hour and then roll ball in pecans and serve.