Savory! Parmesan Cheese Bites

Ok, so I stepped out of my comfort zone a bit this week. I went to a Super Bowl party this weekend (by the way: zzzzzzzzzzz) and they asked us to bring an appetizer/snack item. I was told since I wasn’t specifically asked to make a dessert then it would be rude to bring something sweet. So, I made two savory snacks (at least making more than I was asked to is in my wheelhouse…).

I’ll post the second in the coming weeks, but here’s the first. It’s actually something I’ve made before and it’s pretty easy, just a little spicy and really tasty.

Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients

· 1 cup flour

· 2/3 cup parmesan cheese (ground)

· ½ t ground red pepper

· ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature

· 2 T milk

Directions

Like I said – this is really easy. First, wash your hands. Seriously, this is important – you’re gonna be using them.

Pour the first three ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Next, add the butter and mix that in well. With your hands. Just get in there and mush it all together for a while. I tried using a fork and seriously that doesn’t work (or if it did it would have taken forEVER). And a hand mixer is going to be a mess – this way is easy and it works.

Once everything is mixed together, roll the dough into logs about an inch or so thick and wrap them in wax paper – you’ll get two logs out of this.

Put the logs into a ziplock bag and refrigerate them for at least 4 hours, but you can absolutely do it overnight. You can also freeze them if you like – they’ll last in the freezer for about a month.

When you’re ready to cook, take them out of the fridge and cut them into slices about a half inch thick. If you froze them let them warm up a bit before you cut them.

Place them on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and brush each one with the milk.

Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes until they’re golden brown around the edges.