Mini Smoked Gouda Cheese Balls - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
4 ounces smoked gouda cheese, shredded (1 cup)
1/3 cup cooked real bacon bits (from a jar or package) or 1/3 cup cooked bacon piece (from a jar or package)
1/4 cup finely chopped drained sun-dried tomato packed in oil
1 cup finely chopped pecans or 2/3 cup finely chopped parsley

Preparation

In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, Gouda cheese and bacon bits until well blended. Stir in tomatoes. Cover; refrigerate 45 to 60 minutes or until firm enough to shape into balls.
Place pecans or parsley in small shallow bowl. Shape cheese mixture into 28 (1-inch) balls, about 2 teaspoons cheese mixture for each ball. Roll in pecans to coat.
Serve immediately, or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to serve (up to 24 hours).