Spicy Cheese "cookies"

Name: Spicy Cheese "cookies"
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 60 cookies, 30 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine; 8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (Use orange for these, even if you normally buy white cheddar.); 2 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne (more to taste); pecan halves (You want pretty ones ( save the broken ones for something else.)

Submitted by Meredith K.

"These are SO good and SO easy, I don't know why I don't make them more often. These are savory, NOT sweet, but the method is more like making cookies than anything else, hence the name..."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 60 cookies
Serves:: 30

ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
8 ounces extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated (Use orange for these, even if you normally buy white cheddar.)
2 cups flour
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne (more to taste)
pecan halves (You want pretty ones ( save the broken ones for something else.)

directions

Preheat oven to 350°.
Cream together butter/margarine and the grated cheese.
Add flour and cayenne; mix until thoroughly blended.
Roll into marble-sized balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. These barely spread at all, so fairly close spacing is OK.
Press a pecan half onto the top of each dough ball to flatten to about 3/8 inch think.
Bake 15 - 17 minutes.
Cool completely before eating!

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Reviews

OMG, I have been looking for this recipe for the longest. A co-worker used to make these little gems every holiday and bring them to work and everyone devoured them. I alway's wanted to ask for the recipe, but never did...now I have it. I'm making some for myself first though before sharing with others. Thank you so much for posting this amazing, but easy recipe, Meredith!

MarshHen