Cream Cheese Sausage Balls

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I wonder how long these little appetizers have been around.  I think everyone can remember eating them at some point or another in their lives.  Some may say they are old-fashioned but if you ever go to a party where these are served, they are always eaten up because they are familiar to people. And folks love 'em! They haven't stood the test of time for nothing. The sausage ball has evolved some over the years but the basic recipe is almost always the same.  Sausage. Bisquick. Cheese. This particular recipe adds cream cheese to the mix to amp up the creaminess and flavor of the original Bisquick sausage ball recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 lb hot sausage uncooked
• 1 8 oz block cream cheese
• 2 cups Bisquick baking mix
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
2. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix together sausage and cream cheese.
4. Add in baking mix and stir until combined.
5. Then add in cheese. Feel free to be generous with your cheese measurements,
6. Stir until combined.
7. Scoop up meat mixture and form into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheet.
8. Once you have them all on the baking sheet, just go back and roll them around in your hands
9. to make them a bit more smooth on the outside.
10. Then pop your baking sheet in the fridge for 10 minutes.
11. Once they are chilled, bake for about 25 minutes.