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santa hat christmas cheese ball on a plate with crackers and a checkered cloth background

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Easy Santa Hat Christmas Cheese Ball

Recipe by Rose Atwater

This Christmas Cheese Ball recipe is so fun and festive and also, a great holiday appetizer! This delicious Christmas appetizer is a savory cheeseball with cheese and herbs decorated to look like a Santa Hat, then served up with your favorite crackers. It’s the perfect appetizer for a Christmas party and the most wonderful time of the year.

  • Total Time50 minutes
  • Yield24 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 (8 oz.) packages of Cream Cheese
  • 1 cup of Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
  • 1 tablespoon of Dill Weed
  • 2 tablespoons of Chives
  • 1 tablespoon of Onion Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Dried Parsley
  • 1/2 a cup of Dried Cranberries
  • Additional Dried Cranberries
  • Finely Shredded White Cheese of Your Choice
  • Crackers (for dipping)

Instructions

  1. Start by placing everything but your last (3) ingredients into a large mixing bowl.
  2. Knead until well combined.
  3. Take a small portion off and roll into a ball.
  4. Take the rest and shape into the bottom of your Santa hat and place on a plate.
  5. Roll your small ball in the finely shredded cheese.
  6. Cover your entire Santa hat (except about one inch on the bottom) in dried cranberries.
  7. Cover the portion that is left in finely shredded cheese.
  8. Stick a toothpick in your small ball and place on the top.
  9. Surround with crackers. 
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Chill Time: 30
  • Category: Appetizer

Find it online: https://rosebakes.com/easy-santa-hat-christmas-cheese-ball/

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