Cheesy Thumbprint Appetizers with Hot Pepper Jelly
Course: PastriesCuisine: EuropeanPrep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10
minutesAdditional Time
30
minutesTotal Time
55 mins
Servings
20
Ingredients
2 cups — shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup — all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons — chilled butter, chopped
½ cup — hot pepper jelly
Directions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Blend Cheddar cheese, flour, and butter in a food processor until dough is a coarse-meal texture and forms into a ball.
- Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and place 1-inch apart on a baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven; press thumb into top of each ball, creating an indentation.
- Spoon about 1 teaspoon pepper jelly into indentation. Bake until edges are golden brown, about 5 minutes.
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