Savory Cheese Dollars

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 soften the butter and cheddar cheese.
• 2 in a small bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and peppers.
• 3 in a mixing bowl, cream the cheese with the butter until well mixed.
• 4 on low speed, add the flour mixture and beat until well blended.
• 5 scrape the dough onto a piece of plastic wrap and refrigerate for about 1 hour or until firm.
• 6 form the dough into three 1-inch-diameter rolls.
• 7 wrap each roll in plastic wrap (and then aluminum foil if freezing) and refrigerate up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months until shortly before serving.
• 8 place 3 oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven.
• 9 preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
• 10 if the dough has been frozen, remove it from the freezer and let it rest for a few minutes or until it is easy to slice.
• 11 slice the dough into 1/4-inch slices.
• 12 place the slices about 1/2 inch apart on the cookie sheets.
• 13 bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until very lightly browned.
• 14 for even baking, rotate the cookie sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through the baking period.
• 15 use a small, angled metal spatula or pancake turner to transfer the cookies to wire racks.
• 16 serve immediately or at room temperature.