Christmas Cookie Dough Cheeseball

Top view of the cheeseball dip with a knife and dipping options.

Christmas Cookie Dough Cheeseball

Enjoy this festive red and green Christmas Cookie Dough Cheeseball at your next holiday party or as a yummy snack for a family movie night. This cookie dough is perfectly safe to eat because it has no eggs and no flour in it. Serve with cookies, pretzels, and crackers for a yummy Christmas treat!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword christmas recipe, cookie dough

Prep Time 10

Fridge Time 2

Total Time 10

Servings

Calories 333kcal

Author Jessica - Together as Family

Ingredients

4 tablespoons salted butter softened
4 oz cream cheese softened
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon brown sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1¼ cups powdered sugar
1 cup quick oats
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini m&m's Christmas mix
additional m&m's for the outside (about 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup)

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter until it's thoroughly combined and creamed together well. The mixture should be much lighter in color and look creamy.
4 tablespoons salted butter, 4 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
Add in the light brown sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon brown sugar
Add in the powdered sugar, quick oats, mini chocolate chips, and mini m&m's. Beat on low speed (increase the speed as needed) until combined well.
1¼ cups powdered sugar, 1 cup quick oats, 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips, 1/2 cup mini m&m's Christmas mix
Use a rubber spatula or your clean hands to form the cookie dough into a ball. The dough should not be so sticky that you can't form and handle it into a ball.
Place the cookie dough ball onto a plate. Gently press the mini m&m's into the sides and all over the top of the cookie dough ball until it's completely covered.
additional m&m's for the outside
Cover the cheeseball with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.
^{*You can serve the cheeseball right away but it will be much softer. It does taste better chilled after the flavors have time to meld together. The dip is firm immediately from the fridge, but as it sits out at room temperature it will soften up making it easy to dip.}
Serve with your favorite dipping options like graham crackers, pretzels, mini Oreos, mini Chips Ahoy, Nilla Wafers, shortbread cookies, etc.

Notes

Cream Cheese : 4 ounces is half of an 8 ounce bar of cream cheese. For the best thick texture and creamy taste I recommend using full-fat cream cheese.

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