This sweet cookies and cream cheese ball is the perfect game day dessert, especially if you shape it like a football. It is full of chocolate goodness and goes with a ton of fun dippers. Grab a bite and enjoy the big football game!

chocolate football shaped cheese ball with cookies for dippers.

You can use a variety of dippers as well. We like chocolate sandwich cookies, graham crackers and even pretzels! Fruit would be great as well.

This fun dessert cheese ball is a perfect addition to your game day menu. After all of the wings, nachos and chili, a little chocolate is sure to hit the spot.

plate of oreo cheese ball with cookies decorated with football laces

Don’t worry if there isn’t a football game on the TV though, you can serve this any old time. You can serve it as a dip or spread without shaping it into a football.

It will still be delicious, just maybe slightly less cute. Or cool. Or whatever you want to call food shaped into a football…

It would be great at any party or get together. In fact I would be tempted to make it just for a regular old day, but there’s no way I could trust myself to not eat way too much of it without a crowd to help me make it disappear!

Luckily it is super simple to make and it’s a great make ahead recipe. You can get it ready the day before even, so you can enjoy your guests or keep your eyes on the game.

It travels pretty well also, so you can take it to a tailgate or a big game party across town. Just bring plenty of dippers and you will be in good shape!

oreo cheese ball mixture shaped like a football with bowl of oreo crumbs nearby for coating the outside.

dipping pretzel into football shaped chocolate cheese ball

MiMi originally shared this recipe with us in 2015. I remade it in 2018 and shared some new pictures.

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I was dying for an excuse to make it again, so I made a quick video of the process for you. Now you just need to invent an excuse to make one for yourself!

football shaped oreo dessert dip in football themed serving dish

Frequently Asked Questions

Can this chocolate cookies and cream cheese ball be made in advance?

Yes, for the easiest time shaping the ball you will want to let the mixture sit in the refrigerator for at least an hour to firm up. However, if it is wrapped in plastic wrap, it can stay in the refrigerator for a couple of days before serving.

What if I don’t want a football cheese ball?

You can roll the mixture into a sphere and serve it like a normal cheese ball. Or just put the mixture in a bowl and serve it as a sweet Oreo dip. It is good no matter the shape you serve it in.

Serving dish with oreo cheeseball shaped like a football served with Oreos with football laces and graham crackers.

football decorated oreos with chocolate cheese ball

More great recipes for sweet spreads and dips

If you like dessert cheese balls, you have to check out the recipe for red velvet cheese ball. It’s perfect for most any occasion. It would be fun at Christmas time, but I especially love shaping it into a heart for Valentine’s Day.

If you like peanut butter and monster cookies, you have to try monster cookie dip. It features the main ingredients of the cookies, but in a dippable form. It’s positively wonderful!

A fun sweet and tangy option is lemon cheesecake dip. It is perfect with fruit, graham crackers, animal crackers and more!

Oreo cheese ball in the shape of a football with white chocolate laces served with Oreos that also have laces piped on and pieces of graham cracker.

4.75 from 24 ratings

Cookies and Cream Football Cheese Ball

Author: Carlee

Servings: Servings

This cookies and cream cheese ball is the perfect dessert for your next tailgate or party. Of course you can do it as a ball, or even a dip in a bowl, but it is most fun shaped as a football with laces piped on. You can use a variety of dippers as well. We like chocolate sandwich cookies, graham crackers and even pretzels! Fruit would be great as well.

Prep: 15

Cook: 0

Chill Time 1

Total: 1 15

Equipment

Ingredients

▢ 24 Oreos
▢ 8 ounces cream cheese softened
▢ ½ cup butter softened
▢ 2 Tablespoons chocolate syrup
▢ 2 cups powdered sugar
▢ White frosting or white chocolate for decorating*
▢ additional cookies, graham crackers, pretzels etc. for serving

Instructions

Either finely chop 12 of the Oreos or pulse them into small pieces in your food processor.
In food processor or mixer, blend cream cheese, butter and chocolate syrup.
8 ounces cream cheese, ½ cup butter, 2 Tablespoons chocolate syrup
Blend in powdered sugar and then stir in finely chopped sandwich cookies.
2 cups powdered sugar
Roll into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap.
Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Chop remaining sandwich cookies. Then shape cheese ball into a football and coat with bits of sandwich cookies. Press them in to secure.
Use white icing or melted white chocolate to form laces.
Serve with pretzels, grahams, small cookies etc.

Notes

To make a simple icing, just mix together about a half cup of powdered sugar with a drop or two of vanilla and a teaspoon or two of milk. Add a drop or two more milk at a time until it forms a thick paste. Place it in a plastic bag and snip a small piece off the corner. Use that to pipe the laces on the cheese ball and cookies.

Use the chocolate syrup like you use to make chocolate milk or as an ice cream topping. It is usually found near the ice cream toppings in the grocery store.