Cheesy Thumbprint Appetizer
This cheesy thumbprint appetizer is a cheddar cheese cookie filled with homemade onion bacon jam.
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 147kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups (226 g) sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup (125 g) all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, chilled, cubed
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 cup homemade onion bacon jam, for filling
Instructions
- Blend cheese, flour, butter, salt, and garlic powder in your food processor until the dough has a coarse-meal texture. After stopping the food processor, use your hands to bring it together in a ball.
- Remove the dough from the food processor, cover it in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- When ready, remove the dough from the refrigerator. Form it into 1 ½-inch balls. Place them 1 inch apart onto the lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes and then remove from oven. Press a teaspoon (or thumb) into each cookie and then top with about 1 teaspoon of bacon jam. Return cheddar cookies to the oven for an additional 7-8 minutes, or until cookies are golden and the dough does not appear wet.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool to room temperature. These cheddar cookie appetizers can be served warm, cold, or room temperature. (We love them warm!)
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley before serving.
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Notes
Recipe for Onion Bacon Jam here: https://iambaker.net/onion-bacon-jam/
Nutrition
Serving: 1cheesy thumbprint appetizer | Calories: 147kcal