Ted Cooper Cheeseball Snowman
“Merry Christmas Ted Cooper” on Hallmark Channel was FULL of love, laughter and cheesy jokes, and I couldn’t love it more! My favorite scene was at the Christmas costume party where he is bustin’ a move dressed as Frosty the Snowman! Between this scene and his “cheesy” personality, I was inspired to make a snowman cheeseball. It also happens to be perfect to serve at a Holiday party, just like the one in this scene!
Ingredients:
-2 bricks softened cream cheese
-2 cups shredded cheese mix of provolone and mozzarella
-1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
-1/4 teaspoon onion powder
-1 sprig fresh rosemary, chopped finely
-1 bunch fresh basil, chopped finely
-Container of grated Parmesan cheese (for rolling the cheeseballs)
-Bag of small pretzel sticks
-Peppercorns
-Baby carrots
-Variety of crackers
Directions:
Place the softened cream cheese into a large bowl.
Add shredded cheeses, garlic powder, onion powder, chopped rosemary and chopped basil. Stir very well and place in plastic wrap in a ball for 30 minutes.
Once it has firmed up, separate the cheese ball into three balls, each different sizes ranging from smallest to largest. Remember, you are building a snowman!
Roll each cheese ball in a bowl full of grated Parmesan cheese to give it more of a “snowy” look.
Grab your serving platter!
Use a pretzel stick to use as support to attach one cheese ball to the next. Start with the largest ball on the bottom, and end with the smallest on top.
Use peppercorns to create eyes, a smile, and buttons.
Use two pretzel sticks to create arms
Take one of the carrots, and slice a small part off to create a small carrot nose. Push that in the center of your snowman’s face.
Once your snowman is done, refrigerate for at least one hour before serving.
When ready to serve, add your crackers and carrots around the snowman on the platter for dipping. Enjoy!
