Occasional Cheese Shortbread

This recipe brought to us Simona’s frien Katerina and for long time it was for us one of traditional Christmas cookies. Because it is soooo tasty and sooo easy to make anytime this Shortbread became more like “occasional” treat – and it suits perfect to bear or wine, or just like a tasty snack anytime during the year – weather independent…

Ingredients:

150g shredded cheese (gouda, edam, cheddar…)

150g butter (best frozen and shredded)

1 egg

1 egg white

250g flour

1 tbsp baking powder

salt

pepper

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

For decoration:

- depends on taste (small cubes of cheese, caraway seeds, paprika, pieces of almonds or nuts, blue cheese…)

1 egg for smear

3 tbsp evaporated milk

 

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl and knead nice dough.

2. The best is cover dough with wrap or use Ziploc and leave it for couple of hours (or over night) in the fridge. It is of course no problem to continue in process immediately or opposite way – leave dough in the fridge for weekend…

3. Roll nice think piece, smear with beaten egg with evaporated milk and cut pieces (strips, squares…) with a shaper or dough cutting wheel. Transfer these onto baking tin, decorate with nuts, caraway seeds, paprika or cheese – depends on taste.

4. Bake in a pre-heated oven 180°C/350°F approx. 7 minutes until light brown. Let cool down.