California Walnut and Blue Cheese Savoury Shortbread

Submitted by Amberngriffinco

"A different shortbread! It's savory.. Serve with: - sliced pear, blue cheese - use as a crust for an apple tart - candied walnut pieces pressed into top - with wine - with salad - with soup"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 177.44 ml flour
• 118.29 ml cornstarch
• 59.14 ml icing sugar
• 2.46 ml salt
• 118.29 ml ground california walnut
• 118.29 ml unsalted butter, softened
• 59.14 ml danish blue cheese
• 2.46 ml freshly grated lemon zest
• 24 walnut halves

directions

1. Preheat oven to 275°F.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, icing sugar, salt and ground walnuts. Whisk until well blended.
3. Add butter, blue cheese and lemon zest to the flour mixture. Knead by hand until dough becomes soft and forms into a ball.
4. Using a small scoop, portion dough into half-spheres, then press a walnut half into the top of each cookie.
5. Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 27-30 minutes, or until cookies are firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.