Spicy Cheddar Shortbread

Name: Spicy Cheddar Shortbread
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold butter, plus more for greasing the pan; 2 cups grated cheddar cheese; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne

6 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold butter, plus more for greasing the pan
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne

Directions

1

Heat the oven to 400°F. Cut the stick of butter into chunks. Grease a baking sheet with more butter. Put all the ingredients in a food processor and pulse several times; as soon as the mixture resembles coarse meal, stop. Turn the dough onto a sheet of plastic, wrap it, and press it gently into a ball. Refrigerate the dough for at least 20 minutes or up to several hours.
2

Pinch off heaping tablespoon?sized pieces of the dough and roll them into 1?inch balls with your hands. Put the balls on the prepared pan, leaving 2 inches between them. Press down on each ball with your fingers to flatten it to 3/4 inch thick. If there is dough left over when the sheet is filled, wait and cook a second batch.
3

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the shortbreads are puffed and golden brown. When they're cool enough to handle, transfer them to a wire rack and bake the remaining dough. Serve right away or store covered at room temperature for up to 1 day.