Amy's Beer & Ranch Cheese Ball

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 bunch green onion, chopped (4-6 stalks)
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope ranch dressing mix
• 3 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, to taste
• 1/3 cup beer
• hearty cracker (to serve with cheese ball)

Recipe

• 1 reserve one cup of cheese.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine remaining ingredients (i use a hand mixer to make sure it's combined well).
• 3 push mixture together in the center of the bowl, making a ball shape, cover bowl, and refrigerate 2 hours or longer.
• 4 place a large strip of plastic wrap on the counter top.
• 5 sprinkle remaining cup of cheese over the center of the plastic wrap.
• 6 place cream cheese mixture in the center of the shredded cheese, and use plastic wrap to mold into a ball.
• 7 roll the ball to completely cover in shredded cheese.
• 8 (i often use more than one cup of cheese to completely cover the cheese ball).
• 9 wrap the formed cheese ball in plastic wrap and refrigerate one hour or until serving.
• 10 serve with hearty crackers such as wheat thins or triscuits.