Spicy Cheese Shortbread
- Ready In:
- 32mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
24 cookies
ingredients
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1⁄2 cup butter, melted
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Toss together cheese, flour, mustard and cayenne.
- Mix in butter.
- Knead with your hands to form a dough.
- If the dough feels very dry, add a tablespoon of water.
- On a floured surface, roll out half the dough to a thickness between 1/8- and 1/4-inch.
- Cut into squares.
- Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned on the bottom.
- Remove to a rack to cool.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Theresa Thunderbird
United States
Hello,I collect old cookbooks,enjoy gardening,traveling and reading.I love to cook and bake!I've thought about opening my own bakery here in TN.That would be so fun!