Cheddar Cheese Spritz Crackers

Submitted by littleturtle

"Crowd-pleasing treat. A cookie press works best to make this appetizer, but you can also roll out the dough and just cut with cookie cutters."

 

• Ready In: 32mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 36 crackers

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1⁄2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 egg yolks
• 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• poppy seeds or sesame seeds, to garnish

directions

1. Beat together butter and cheese.
2. Add egg yolks, pepper, mustard, salt, and sugar; beat until well blended.
3. Add flour and stir until smoothly blended.
4. Form dough into balls, put into a spritz cookie press and shape crackers on baking sheets.
5. Or chill dough for 1 hour, roll on a floured surface and cut with fancy cookie cutters, then place on baking sheets.
6. Decorate with seeds if desired.
7. Bake uncovered at 375F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.
8. Serve warm or cooled.

Reviews

[Mark Kovach]

This didn't work for me at all. After preparing according to recipe the dough refused to release from my spritz cookie press. When I gave up on that method I tried to roll out and using a cookie cutter but even after refrigeration it just crumbled when I tried to transfer to a cookie sheet. This dough is too fragile and sticky to work well. It was a waste of my ingredients.

 

[Feej3940]

I was looking for other sprtiz recipes I could use with my cookie press. This one looked interesting. They turned out very delicate. A touch too delicate for a craker. But they were light and tasted good. They would make a nice touch for a tea party. Pretty, dainty, delicate. Thank you for sharing.