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Cheddar Cookies

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  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 54
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Enjoy your Christmas celebration with this cheesy cookie – perfect for gift giving.
Updated Apr 17, 2014
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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ self-rising flour
  • 3/4 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 3 tablespoons ice water
  • Salted toasted pecan halves, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 400°F. In food processor, place flour and butter. Cover; process until mixture looks like coarse meal. Add cheese and red pepper. Cover; process, using quick on-and-off motions, until combined. With food processor running, gradually pour water through feed tube; process just until dough forms a ball.
  • 2
    Onto ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart. Flatten each cookie with bottom of drinking glass; gently press 1 pecan half into center of each cookie.
  • 3
    Bake 12 minutes. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store cooled cookies tightly covered.

Nutrition

60 Calories, 4g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 4g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
60
Total Fat
4g
0%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
0%
Sodium
50mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
4g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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