Cheddar Pecan Cookies Food

CHEDDAR BISCUITS WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Place cheese, butter, flour, salt, and cayenne pepper in the bowl of a food processor; process until a dough is formed, about 10 seconds. Turn dough out onto work surface and divide into two equal pieces. Roll each piece of dough into a 1 1/2-inch-thick log; wrap with wax or parchment paper and refrigerate until dough is firm, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Unwrap dough and slice each log crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place dough rounds on prepared baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart; gently press a pecan half into the center of each. Brush with egg whites and sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• Bake biscuits until crisp, about 15 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.

CHEDDAR-PECAN CRISPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and cheese until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, garlic powder and cayenne; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in pecans., Shape into eight 10-in. long logs. Wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are crisp and lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Refrigerate in airtight containers. Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in resealable plastic freezer bags; place in freezer. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand 15 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.

CHEDDAR PECAN STUFFED MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Remove and finely chop stems from mushrooms.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over low heat; brush mushroom caps with melted butter and place onto a baking sheet. Raise heat to medium; cook and stir chopped mushroom stems, green onion, and garlic in the butter remaining in the skillet for 3 minutes. Lightly stir bread crumbs, Cheddar cheese, pecans, salt, and black pepper into the mixture. Generously fill the mushroom caps with stuffing, piling it high.
• Bake in the preheated oven until stuffing is hot, the cheese has melted, and mushrooms are cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes.

PECAN CHEDDAR SNACKS

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, biscuit mix and cayenne. Stir in butter until crumbly. Add cheese and egg; mix well. Stir in cereal and nuts., Shape into 1-1/2 in. balls; place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm.

CHEDDAR CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together with your hand.
• Make teaspoon size balls.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookies sheet.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Bake at 400°F 15-20 minutes until set.

CHEDDAR COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• Bake 12 minutes. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store cooled cookies tightly covered.

CHEESE PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix butter and cheese. Add garlic powder and cayenne pepper.
• Mix in flour. Roll into 2 logs approximately 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper and chill for two hours in refrigerator.
• Slice 1/4 inch thick and place pecan half centered on top. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven for 10 minutes. Watch carefully and do not let cookie get brown as the flavor will be damaged.
• Place on paper towels and while still warm sift powdered sugar over top of each cookie. Store in air tight container. Keeps well for two weeks and freezes well.

CHEDDAR PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and cheese in food processor.
• Add flour, salt, and cayenne pepper.
• Add pecans.
• Roll into balls and flatten with a fork.
• Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

CHEDDAR PECAN CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat together butter and Cheddar in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth, then beat in remaining ingredients.
• Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into balls and arrange 3 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. Flatten each ball into a 1 1/2-inch disk and bake in batches in middle of oven until golden, 15 to 18 minutes.

CRISPY CHEDDAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine Flour and butter in a large bowl using a pastry cutter or 2 knives or your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until blended.
• Shape dough into 3/4 inch or 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten slightly with a fork.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes or until golden brown.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool immediately.
• Makes 48 small ro 30 large cookies.

CHEDDAR-PECAN FLOWERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In food processor, pulse flour, pecans, table salt, black pepper, and cayenne. Add butter; pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add cheese; pulse until pieces are no longer visible. With machine running, gradually add 2 tablespoons cold water; process until dough comes together.
• Transfer to a lightly floured surface; divide dough into 2 equal parts. Roll out each into a 1/4-inch thickness. Sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Cut dough into 2 1/2-inch flower shapes, or other desired shape; transfer to ungreased baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes, until centers are firm to the touch. Cool on wire rack. Store in airtight plastic container.

HOMEMADE CHEDDAR AND PECAN CRISPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Coarsely grate the cheddar cheese, and transfer it to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Cut the two sticks of butter into sixteen pieces, and scatter the pieces over the cheese. Let the cheese and butter soften. Place the pecans in one layer on a baking sheet, and toast them in the oven until they are a shade darker and fragrant, 7 to 8 minutes. While the nuts are still warm, transfer them to a medium bowl and toss with the remaining tablespoon of butter (the hot nuts will melt the butter) and salt to taste. Cool the nuts completely, then finely chop.
• Add the chopped pecans, flour, a pinch of salt, cayenne, and black pepper to the bowl of the mixer, and beat the ingredients at medium speed until the mixture pulls together into a dough, about 2 minutes.
• Divide the dough into eight pieces. On a sheet of waxed paper, roll each piece of the dough into a log 1 inch in diameter, and wrap the logs tightly in waxed paper and foil. Chill the logs for at least 8 hours and up to 1 week. The dough will keep frozen for 2 months.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Working with one log at a time, cut the log crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, and arrange the slices 1/2 inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake the crisps in batches until they are golden and just firm to the touch, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool the wafers on the baking sheet. Stored in an airtight container at room temperature, the wafers will keep for up to 4 days.

CHEDDAR PECAN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Stir dry ingredients (first 4) together.
• Work in coconut oil until evenly distributed.
• Toss in cheese and pecans.
• Stir in sour milk.
• Drop onto stoneware baking pan using large scoop. Bake for 12-14 minutes.