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Cheese Shortbread Cookies
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Cheese Shortbread Cookies

Author: Marinka
Only 3 ingredients, that's all you need to make these Cheese Shortbread Cookies; butter, flour and Pecorino cheese. Yes it's true and they don't only taste amazing, your kitchen will be filled with a delicious aroma as well.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
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Servings: 20 cookies

Ingredients

  • 80 grams salted butter
  • 80 grams Pecorino Romano Cheese finely grated
  • 80 grams flour
  • 0.5 tablespoons rosemary, thyme, sage optional

Instructions

Dough

  • Place butter, flour and cheese in a bowl and mix. Use a food processor, a pastry cutter or your hands. (NOTE 1 and 2)
  • Mix well, but don't over mix. If you want to add some herbs as part of the cookies dough. This is the time to add finely chopped herbs.
  • Roll the dough into a log of approx. 1.2 inches. Make 1 or 2 logs, whatever is easier to work with. Wrap each log in plastic wrap and place the logs in the fridge for about 1 hour.

Cookies

  • Heat your over to 350 degrees F.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
  • Cut the logs in 'coins' of about 1/3 inch thickness and place them on your baking sheet. (NOTE 3)
  • Slide the baking sheet in the over and bake the cookies for approx. 12 minutes or until they have a light golden color. (NOTE 4)
  • Cool cookies for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack for further cooling.

Notes

  1. If you're using unsalted butter, please add 1 teaspoon of salt
  2. Instead of Pecorino Romano, you can use Parmigiano Reggiano. Make sure you use a high quality cheese, it makes all the difference in the flavor of your cookies.
  3. If you didn't mix finely chopped herbs into the dough, you have a second option to sprinkle herbs on top of the cookies, before they go into the oven.
  4. Bake a little longer, an additional 5 minutes for slightly crunchier flavor and darker color. Please don't burn them.

Nutrition

Calories: 59kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Sodium: 74mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.04g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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