Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ball (Or Dip)

This is an awesome dip to have at a gathering. It tastes like cookie dough, but is more spreadable and does not have raw egg in it. Use chocolate graham wafers (or regular ones) or 'Nila crackers to spread it on. A Nurse that I work with brought this to a party in a beautiful serving bowl and everyone loved it. I haven't tried the dough ball version, but it sounds good too. Thanks Shannon! Enjoy!

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

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)

Directions

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.