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Gingerbread Cheese Ball

A sweet and spiced cream cheese ball that is rolled in crumbled gingersnap cookies for your dipping pleasure.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup gingersnap cookies crushed

Method
 

  1. Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, ginger, and cinnamon until smooth.
  2. Scrape the mixture onto plastic wrap and shape it into a ball.
  3. Chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour to firm up.
  4. Roll the chilled ball in the crushed gingersnaps until fully coated.
  5. Set on a platter and surround with cookies and apple slices for dipping.

Notes

The chill step is what keeps it from going soft, so don't skip it.