Butterycheesewafers Recipes

GRANDMA JEANNE'S BUTTERSCOTCH WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the walnuts on a rimmed sheet pan.
• Toast walnuts in the preheated oven until fragrant, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the walnuts to a plate and set aside.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
• Add brown sugar and butter to the bowl of a stand mixer; cream on medium-low speed until combined. Increase speed to medium-high and beat until light and creamy, about 2 minutes. Reduce speed to medium-low and add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition and using a rubber spatula to scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl as needed.
• Stop the mixer, add the flour mixture, and mix on low until flour is nearly incorporated. Add walnuts and continue to mix until there aren't any streaks of flour in the cookie dough.
• Place about 1/2 of the dough in the center of a piece of parchment or waxed paper and use the paper to help you shape the dough into a 2-inch wide log. Roll the log back and forth so the sides are nicely rounded. Repeat with the remaining dough to make a second log. Set the parchment-wrapped logs on a baking sheet and freeze them until hard, about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Unwrap a log and place it on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to slice the log crosswise into the thinnest possible rounds without having the cookies crumble apart, about 1/8- to 1/16-inch thick. Set the cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes before using a spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack.

CHEESE WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, cayenne, and salt in a large shallow bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture is the texture of coarse meal. Add the cheese and rub into the flour-butter mixture gently with your fingertips until a small bit of dough, when pinched together, will hold its shape. Roll into 3/4-inch balls, place 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets, then flatten into rounds 1/4-inch thick by pressing with a flat-bottomed glass that has been dipped into flour. (You'll have to keep dipping the glass into flour to keep the dough from sticking to it.) Bake uncovered 10 to 12 minutes until pale tan. Transfer the wafers at once to wire racks to cool, then store airtight.

PEANUT BUTTER WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine all ingredients and knead by hand. Roll into 3/4-inch patty. Cut out wafers with a small round cutter. Or you can form small balls and flatten by hand.
• Bake for approximately 45 to 50 minutes or until brown on a baking sheet sprayed with a non-stick cooking spray. Cool on a rack. Store in a sealed container. For an extra treat, dip cookies in skim milk and feed to dog.
• In a double boiler melt carob chips and oil together until smooth. After dipping wafers garnish with chopped coconut or chopped peanuts.

BLUE CHEESE WAFERS

Steps:

• Beat blue cheese and butter until fluffy. Add flour and cayenne pepper. Mix until blended.
• Divide dough in half; shape each portion into a log. Place in waxed paper and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• Cut each log into 1/4 inch thick slices and place on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 13 to 15 minutes. Place on wire rack to cool.
• Note: Cooking time does not include refrigeration time.

WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE WAFERS

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter, cheese, salt, red pepper and garlic powder with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Gradually add flour, beating just until combined. Stir in pecans.
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts; roll each into 10-inch log. Wrap logs in plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 20 minutes.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Unwrap logs; cut each into 24 pieces. Flatten to 2-inch rounds. On cookie sheets, place rounds 1 inch apart.
• Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

BUTTERY CHEESE WAFERS

Steps:

• Combine the butter and cheese; mix in the Worcestershire sauce, flour, garlic powder, salt and dried herbs (if using).
• Roll mixture into a cylinder about 7 inches long and wrap up in waxed paper.
• Refrigerate until firm.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Slice the chilled mixture into 1/4 inch thick slices and place on a greased baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for about 12 minutes, or until lightly golden with lightly browned cheese bits.