ranch and black pepper cheese ball

this weekend we are headed to gill's lake house on lake marion. in charge of some appetizers, i'm trying some new recipes that i hope are a success! today i am making a chocolate chip pound cake (go figure) and trying out a new cheese ball recipe which hardly sounds like it could be bad! 

ranch and black pepper cheese ball

what you need

2-8oz packages of light cream cheese

1 package hidden valley ranch powder mix

cracked black pepper

2 dashes hot sauce

what to do

in a food processor mix cream cheese, ranch, and hot sauce until well blended. then form into a ball on wax paper.  finally roll in cracked black pepper.  wrap tight in saran wrap and refrigerate overnight.  serve cold with crackers.