Sausage Ball Appetizers

Here is a party pleasing appetizer that is sure to be a hit at your next holiday party!

Walmart asked me to share a favorite party or entertaining food for December.  I have always loved Sausage Balls, but for some reason I had never shared them before.  So here we go!

This is just a “mix it all together and shape it into balls” type recipe–seriously.  You mix it ALL together, form it and bake.  So super simple.  I’ve got a few tips to make it even more simple for you.

1-Use a cookie scoop.  This makes your life way easier and gives you very nice, uniform looking appetizers.  Plus it’s great for making nice uniform drop cookies.  I even used it for making mini drop biscuits for a church potluck a few weeks ago (I made a big crockpot full of sausage gravy and then these adorable little biscuits!)

2-Use your mixer to combine the bulk sausage meat (or link sausages squeezed out of their casings) with all the other ingredients.  This is far easier than trying to mix it with a spoon.

3-Save your shoulder!  If you are short like me, most of the time the counter is actually too high to keep your shoulder down in the proper position while doing tasks.  When you are scooping out a bajillion cookies or sausage balls, I find it easier to open the top drawer and set the bowl inside.  Viola! Now it’s at a better height.  (Alternately  you can just stand on a stool)

4-Scoop the batter quickly–don’t bother trying to get pretty balls at first.  Once you’ve got them all scooped out THEN roll them all into balls.  It’s far faster than scoop, roll, scoop, roll.

Then you just bake them until golden brown.

Delicious!

For lots of great entertaining ideas–make sure you check out your Walmart flier for the Holidays!  It’s got tips, recipes, decorating ideas and more!

I know the recipes inside are good–when I was down at Walmart HQ in October for the holiday trip we got to sample a whole range of the holiday treats.  So pick up a copy of the flier in store if you didn’t get one in the mail.

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Sausage Balls

Ingredients

• 3 C Flour
• 4 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3 TBS Shortening
• 1 LB Bulk Sausage
• 4 C Shredded Cheddar Cheese
• 1/2 C Parmesan Cheese
• 1/2 C Milk
• 1/2 tsp Rosemary
• 1/2 tsp parsley

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Lightly grease (or spray) your baking sheet

3. Mix together all ingredients. You can do this by hand but using a stand mixer helps.

4. Shape into balls and bake 20-25 minutes.

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Disclosure: As a participant in the Walmart Moms Program, I’ve received product samples and compensation for my time and efforts in creating this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.