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Combine butter, cream cheese, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper, salt, and white pepper in a large bowl.
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Mix well until smooth and creamy.
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Divide the mixture evenly into three separate bowls, using the original mixing bowl for one third.
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To the first bowl, add the cheddar, cranberries, and chutney and mix well.
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To the second bowl, add the feta, shallot, and pecans and mix well.
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To the third bowl, add the chevre, green onions, and parsley and mix well.
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Find a serving platter thats large enough to hold three cheese balls and a bunch of crackers and set aside.
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Stretch out a piece of plastic wrap to about 2 feet long.
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Scoop the contents of one bowl onto the plastic wrap and fold the wrap around the cheese.
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Mold the cheese to the desired shape using your hands.
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Gently pull the plastic wrap away from the cheese and carefully place the cheese ball onto the serving platter.
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Repeat the process with a new sheet of plastic wrap for both of the other two mixtures, shaping each one slightly different to make your pile of packages more interesting.
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Refrigerate on the platter of cheese balls for at least one hour.
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After an hour, the cheese balls should be fairly firm.
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Wrap your packages by arranging the additional cranberries, green onions, parsley leaves, and pecan halves (each to their respective flavor) as you would ribbons and bows.
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See the photo for examples.
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Use your creativity!
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Return the cheese balls to the fridge until 1 hour prior to serving.
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Remove one hour prior to serving.
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Arrange crackers around the cheese balls, providing an additional bowl of crackers on the side.
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Adapted from Martha Stewart.
