Gelt Biscuits

Studentchef's Note:

Gelt is Yiddish for coins, and are handed out to little children during Chanukkah. I found this particular recipe in the Montreal Gazette, which claimed to have found the recipe in Chrismakkah, the Merry Mish-Mash Holiday Cookbook.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 12 mins
• Cook Time: 18 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 12 cookies

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon fresh rosemary
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper

Directions:

1. Place all ingredients in a food processor and pulse until dough forms into a ball.
2. Shape dough into a log and wrap it tightly in plasric wrap.
3. Chill the dough for at least 2 hours or overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper,.
5. Slice log into 1/4 inch coins (5mm) and place on baking sheet.
6. Bake until golden brown, 15-18 minutes.
7. Cool and store in an airtight container.

Reviews

[bluemoon downunder]

Wonderfully flavoursome and really easy to follow instructions. Just loved the ease and simplicity of making these, a major factor in my being happy to make these again! I used generous grindings of black pepper rather than cayenne pepper - zero tolerance of anything hot and spicy - and to add some extra flavour I added some sage and thyme to the rosemary, a blend I really like. Thank you for sharing this super recipe, Studentchef. Made for PRMR.

[mary winecoff]

Down South here we have a nice biscuit we call cheese straws. This reminded me of them with it's buttery, cheesy, melt in your mouth flavor. I added a little more cayenne pepper. This was soooo easy and I will use this again and again.....thank you!

[Sydney Mike]

I'm not a big fan of hot/spicy, but a generous pinch of the cayenne pepper worked wonders with these cheesy little cookies, & we thoroughly enjoyed 'em! Definitely something I'd make again! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]