Savory Blue Cheese Almond Cookies Recipes

BLUE CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat blue cheese and butter at a medium speed until fluffy.
• Add flour, poppy seeds and cayenne pepper and continue to beat until combined.
• Roll dough into 1 inch disks and place on a ungreased tray/cookie sheet. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Space disks out on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press your thumb into the middle of the disks leaving an indentation.
• Heat oven to 350 F. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until golden.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Fill indentations with fruit preserves such as strawberry, cherry or fig.

CHEWY ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
• In a large bowl, mix together all the ingredients, except optional add-ins. The mixture should be thick and evenly moistened. (Note: If you think your batter is too crumbly, feel free to add a little bit more honey or coconut oil. The batter is quite forgiving.)
• If using, stir in optional add-ins like chocolate chips.
• Using a medium cookie scoop, shape the dough into 16 1-inch balls and place 8 cookies per baking sheet lined with parchment paper, or silicone mat.
• Flatten the cookie dough balls.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown.
• The cookies will be quite fragile as they come out of the oven, so cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheets first, and then transfer onto wire rack to cool completely.

ALMOND BLUEBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. In another medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar using a hand mixer. Add egg and beat to incorporate. Add milk, almond extract, and lemon zest. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in the almonds, then the blueberries. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Using two small spoons, dollop mix onto cookie sheets. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 15 minutes. Cool the cookies on a wire rack. Save in a storage container to take to the picnic.
• Note: This recipe has been updated and may differ from what was originally published or broadcast.

SAVORY BLUE CHEESE ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• *Combine blure cheese and butter in a food processor; pulse until thoroughly blended. *Add rice flour, almond flour, corn starch, salt and pepper and pulse until ingredients come together in a ball. *Place dough on wax paper, flatten into a disc and chill for 30 minutes or up to one day. * Preheat oven to 325, line a cookie sheet with parchment * Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheet. * Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until edges turn golden. Cool on a wire rack before serving or freezing.

FIG AND BLUE CHEESE SAVOURIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2. Place the flour, butter, blue cheese, and a few grinds of black pepper in the bowl of a food processor and process until the dough just comes together and starts to form a ball.
• 3. Dump the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to pull it together. Then roll out to a 1/8-inch-thick circle with a floured rolling pin. Cut rounds out of the dough with a floured 1-inch round cutter and transfer to the parchment-lined baking sheet. Reroll the scraps (no more than once) and cut more rounds.
• 4. Using the back of a rounded 1/2-teaspoon measure or your knuckle, make an indentation in the center of each dough round. Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon of the fig preserves into each indentation, using your finger to push the preserves as best as possible into the indentation.
• 5. Bake the savouries until the preserves are bubbling and the pastry is light golden on the bottom, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for at least 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to finish cooling.

SAVORY BLUE CHEESE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Whip the cream in a medium bowl until stiff and season with salt and pepper. Set aside 1 ounce of the blue cheese, and mash the rest with a fork in a separate bowl. Stir in the basil, oregano and thyme, then fold in the whipped cream.
• Place a 3 inch metal ring (or biscuit cutter) onto a serving plate, and fill the bottom with walnuts. Spoon the whipped cream mixture into the ring, and smooth the top. Carefully remove the ring. Sprinkle the remaining blue cheese and grapes over the top.

SWEET & SAVOURY CHEESE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C.
• Grease gem trays- the really little muffin tray!
• Sift flour, salt baking powder together.
• Mix in cheese.
• Mix in butter until it forms a dough.
• Roll walnut sized balls of dough and place them in the gem tray.
• Press small hollows into each ball with the handle of a wooden spoon.
• Spoon in a small quantity of jam into each hollow.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes.
• Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.
• Just before serving, top up hollows with additional jam.

ROSEMARY-BLUE CHEESE SHORTBREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the blue cheese, butter, sugar and rosemary until well blended. Beat in flour (dough will be crumbly). Shape into two 7-in. rolls; coat with walnuts. Wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or freeze for up to 1 month., Cut into 1/4-in. slices; place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks., To use frozen shortbread: Thaw in the refrigerator. Cut and bake as directed. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Cream sugar, butter, cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add egg and flavorings.
• Beat until smooth.
• Add flour and baking powder, mixing well.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten with a flat bottomed drinking glass which has been dipped in sugar.
• OR: Force dough through a cookie press.
• OR: Chill dough 1 to 1 1/2 hours and roll out on lightly floured surface.
• Cut with cookie cutters.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, or slightly less if you like a not-so-crispy cookie.
• These cookies are best if they are not baked too brown.

BUTTERY ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in almonds. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown and cookies are set. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.

CHEWY ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat shortening, almond butter, brown sugar, and white sugar in a bowl until smooth. Combine hot water, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl; stir into almond butter mixture until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract; beat until blended. Gradually stir in flour until dough is just blended.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Press and flatten balls with a fork to create a crosshatch pattern.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 8 to 12 minutes.