Best Spicy Cheese Shortbread Recipes

SPICY CHEESE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 F.
• Toss together cheese, flour, mustard and cayenne.
• Mix in butter.
• Knead with your hands to form a dough.
• If the dough feels very dry, add a tablespoon of water.
• On a floured surface, roll out half the dough to a thickness between 1/8- and 1/4-inch.
• Cut into squares.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned on the bottom.
• Remove to a rack to cool.

SAVORY SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• Add flour and cayenne pepper to the bowl of a food processor; pulse to combine. Add butter, and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
• Add cheese to the food processor; pulse until combined. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl.
• Using a fork, stir in milk and Worcestershire sauce until well combined. Have ready several pieces of parchment paper.
• Form mixture into two 1-inch-diameter logs, and wrap in parchment. Transfer the logs to the refrigerator, and chill until very firm, at least 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove logs from refrigerator, and cut each one into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place the rounds on prepared baking sheets, spaced 1 inch apart.
• Bake the shortbread until golden, about 12 minutes, rotating baking sheets between shelves halfway through baking.
• Transfer shortbread to wire racks to cool. Bake remaining dough. Store in an airtight container up to 2 days.