Easter Egg Cheese Ball

This delicious and easy cheese ball recipe is decorated festively for Easter. Serve with crackers, pieces of toasted baguette, or veggie sticks.

Ingredients

• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 (1 ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix
• 0.25 cup minced fresh chives
• 0.25 cup real bacon bits
• 0.25 cup finely chopped pecans

Steps

1. Mix together cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, and dressing mix in a bowl until well combined.
2. Form into a large egg-shaped ball in the center of a serving plate.
3. Cut wax paper into strips. Lay them across the cheese ball, leaving spaces every two strips where the cheese is exposed. Sprinkle chopped chives on the exposed cheese, lightly pressing the chives down so they stick to the cheese. Remove the wax paper strips directly below the chives. Cover the newly exposed cheese stripes with bacon bits. Repeat by removing the final set of wax paper strips and adding chopped pecans in the remaining spaces.
4. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.