Cheddar Cheese Rounds

Name: Cheddar Cheese Rounds
Yield: Makes about 5 dozen
Ingredients: 1/4 cup, pecans; 1 1/4 cups (6¼ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 2 cups, shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), cut into pieces and softened; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, salt

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2008

Appetizers

Cheese

We wanted savory shortbread-like crackers that were flaky and cheesy rather than floury and bland.

SERVESMakes about 5 dozen

TIME1 hour, plus 1 hour chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The best versions of cheddar cheese rounds are flaky-crisp and pleasantly sandy—like tiny rounds of savory shortbread. The worst cheddar cheese rounds can be tough and floury and have little cheddar flavor. To avoid a floury taste, we cut b...

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