Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip

I realized I cooked a ton over the New Year's Weekend. I guess I didn't realize but now that I am going back, phew! what a weekend of food that was!

This was a major highlight. If you are asked to bring an appetizer or dessert and you make this, people will think you are a highly talented genius!

Cookie Dough Dip

borrowed from How Sweet It Is

makes about 1 1/2 cups

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

3/4 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add brown sugar and whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture starts to bubble. Set aside to cool, and whisk in vanilla.

Cream together cream cheese and powdered sugar for 60 seconds. With mixer on low speed, add in brown sugar and butter mixture. Mix until combined. I added the chocolate chips at this time so the mixer could break them up into pieces. You can so that, or just fold in the chocolate chips.

Garnish with additional chopped chocolate. Serves with fruit, cookies, crackers, pretzels or a spoon.