Christmas Tree Cheese Ball - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1 (8 oz.) container Wispride Port Cheddar, softened at room temperature
1 small jar pimento stuffed olives
1 stick Cheddar or other hard cheese

Preparation

Combine the first 2 ingredients.
When they are well mixed, shape with your hands into form of Christmas tree.
Cut olives crosswise; stick into tree all over.
Cover tree with chopped dry or fresh parsley; cut a star pattern of cardboard.
Cut slice of Cheddar about 1/4-inch thick.
Lay star pattern on cheese; carefully slice around pattern.
Insert toothpick (carefully) into base of star; set into tree top.
Serve with crackers.