Snowman Cheese Ball

Ingredients

2 packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, softened
1 package (4 ½ oz) dried beef, chopped
½ cup finely chopped green onions
1 tsp prepared horseradish
½ tsp garlic powder

½  cup dried parsley
2 cartons (4oz each) spreadable cream cheese
5 dried cranberries (or raisins)
1 baby carrot
2 pretzel sticks
1 large round cracker
4 round butter flavored crackers
Assorted crackers

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, combine the first five ingredients until blended.  Shape into tow balls, one slightly larger than the other.  Roll each in parsley.  Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.  

On a serving plate, place the smaller cheese ball on top of larger cheese ball, forming a snowman.  Set aside 1 tsp spreadable cream cheese.  Carefully cover snowman with remaining spreadable cream cheese 

Arrange cranberries for eyes and buttons.  Insert carrot for nose and pretzel sticks for arms.  We used a sliver of red pepper for mouth.  Piece of pimento could work, too.

Place as small dab of reserved cream cheese on top of large cracker.  Top with a butter-flavored cracker.  Repeat with three remaining butter flavored crackers.  Place on top of snowman.  Serve with crackers.

Yield:  1 snowman (1 ½ cups)