Ugly Snowman Cheeseball

We LOVE these!  I make them every year around the holidays.  Kids love to eat his arms n legs, and then start picking off his other parts.  LOL!  He is super easy to make!

• 2 boxes Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Fat Free works too!)
• 1 bundle scallions (greens chopped)
• 2 packages of CORNED BEEF (chopped)
• 1 small jar green olives, diced (save a few pimentos for decorating!)
• 1 1/2 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
• 2 good shakes of garlic powder
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar (OPTIONAL)

for decorating: 2 black olive slices, 2 pretzel sticks, 1 baby carrot, and a few pimentos.

Using your hands, mix all ingredients in a large bowl.  If your mix is too soft, refrigerate for abt 20 minutes to firm it back up.   Form 3 different sized balls with your mix, place on platter in snowman format and decorate with your olives and pimentos.  Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.  Give him his arms and nose when you serve him.

Notes:

• Can be eaten immediately BUT tastes way better if you let it set up overnight.
• super cute if you serve him on a pile of baby spinach
• Great with Ritz crackers, veggies, melba toasts, and/or biscotti!

Peppermint Holiday Bark

I could sit and eat this candy ALL DAY.  It is so good, and super easy to make.  You don’t even have to chew it, just pop in a piece and let the heat of your mouth melt it away.  So good!  Great served with hot cocoa or coffee!!!

• 4 sq white almond bark
• 1/4 tsp peppermint extract
• 10 peppermint candies (crushed)
• food coloring (if desired)

Put the candies in a baggy and beat em up with a rollin pin.  :P

Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.

Melt the almond bark in the microwave (30 seconds, stir, 30 seconds, stir… until melted)  If you want, stir in some food coloring.  Mix in the crushed peppermints and extract. 

Spread the mixture onto the foil lined pan.  Let cool.  Once hardened peel off the foil and break it into pieces.

ENJOY!

EZ Peppermint Patties

These are SOOO good.  Better then YORK Patties you can buy at the store!

• 1 lb powdered sugar
• 3 Tbs butter
• 2 or 3 tsp peppermint extract
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 evaporated milk
• 2 cups chocolate chips  (Nestles seems to work better then Hershey for some reason)
• 2 Tbs Crisco

In a bowl combine powdered sugar, butter, peppermint, and vanilla.  Add the milk and mix well.  Mixture will seem kind of thick.  Thats ok! 

Line a big cookie sheet with wax paper.

Roll the mixture into abt 1 inch balls and place on wax paper.   Chill for 15-20 minutes.  Using a glass or bowl bottom, flatten out the balls, and then chill for another 25-30 minutes. 

In a pan or microwave melt the chocolate chips and shortening.  Mix well.    Dip your chilled patties one at a time into the chocolate mixture and return them to the wax paper.  Chill for about an hour or until the chocolate sets.

Enjoy!