How To Make Cheddar Pennies At Home?

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Believed to have originated up in Oregon, back when the pennies have been a half dollar size, these little guys aren’t a cracker or a cookie: they’re a savory shortbread. Still warm from the oven, they’re really addictive. However they’d additionally be delicious on a cheese board, with drinks, or crumbled on a salad.

  • Course: Desert
  • Cuisine: American
  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes

INGREDIENTS: 

MAKES 20 
  • 50g/2oz/¼ cup butter 
  • 115g/4oz/1⅓ cups Cheddar cheese, grated  
  • 40g/1½oz/⅓ cup plain (all-purpose) flour 
  • Pinch of salt 
  • Pinch of chili powder.


STEPS:

  1. Put the butter in a large bowl and cut into 2.5cm/1-inch cubes. With an electric mixer, cream the butter until soft and fluffy. 
  2. Stir in the cheese, flour, salt and chili. Gather to form a dough. 
  3. Transfer to a lightly floured surface. Shape into a cylinder about 3cm/1¼in in diameter. Wrap in baking parchment and chill for 1-2 hours. 
  4. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas 4. Grease one or two baking sheets. 
  5. Cut the dough into 5mm/¼in thick slices and place on the prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 15 minutes, until golden. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.