Baby Bib Appetizers

 

24

slices (3/4 oz each) Cheddar cheese

6

slices (1 oz each) oval-shaped deli cooked ham

1/2

cup garlic-and-herbs spreadable cheese (from 6.5-oz container)

24

slices cocktail rye bread (from 1-lb package)

24

long, thin fresh chives

Fresh dill weed

• 1 With 2 1/2-inch scalloped round cookie cutter, cut 24 rounds from cheese slices. With 1 3/4-inch round cutter, cut 24 rounds of ham (4 rounds can be cut from each ham slice).
• 2 Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon spreadable cheese on center of each bread slice. Place 1 cheese slice on spreadable cheese on each bread slice; press down gently. Place 1 ham slice on each cheese slice.
• 3 With 1 3/4-inch round cutter, cut small half-circle from top edge through ham, cheese and bread to form neck of bib (see photo). Repeat to make remaining bibs.
• 4 To make tie for each bib, cut each chive in half. Tie 2 chive halves together with knot in center to make X shape (see diagram). Tuck 2 chive ends under cheese slice on either side of cutout. Pipe spreadable cheese to form small design on bibs; garnish with dill weed.