Cheese cookies
Description
Homemade baked treats for tea. Delicious cheese-flavored cookies are perfect for lovers of savory baked goods. There are many recipes for such treats, and I suggest you try one of them. The recipe for cheese cookies is very simple, and you will surely succeed, delighting yourself and your loved ones with a new flavor. These cookies are great not only with tea but also with beer. In the latter case, make them thinner and drier. If you cover the cookies right after baking, they will stay soft. You can add other seasonings to the dough besides paprika—dried aromatic herbs or even a bit of chili pepper. Feel free to experiment using this cheese cookie recipe as a base. Good luck and enjoy your tasty results! Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Grate the cheese and add soft butter to it. Mix well.
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Step 2
Add flour, baking soda, salt, sugar, and paprika to the resulting mixture.
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Step 3
Knead the dough until smooth and elastic.
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Step 4
Divide the dough into two parts and shape them into sausages with a diameter of 6-8 cm. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
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Step 5
Beat the egg, then sprinkle the poppy seeds on the table or board.
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Step 6
Take the dough out of the refrigerator, brush it with egg, and coat it in poppy seeds.
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Step 7
Carefully wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for 10–15 minutes. Then slice the dough sausages into rounds. If you want soft cookies, the thickness of the rounds should be about 1 cm; for crispier ones, about 0.5 cm.
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Step 8
Place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
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Step 9
Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes.