Cheddar-Pecan Shortbread Leaves

Name: Cheddar-Pecan Shortbread Leaves
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, softened; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper; 1 Tbsp half-and-half; 79 milliliters chopped pecans; 0 teaspoons salt; 113 grams cup freshly shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

If $1.45 per serving falls in your budget, Cheddar-Pecan Shortbread Leaves might be an excellent vegetarian recipe to try. This recipe makes 2 servings with 679 calories, 19g of protein, and 49g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up pecans, cornstarch, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Cool completely (about 20 minutes). Reduce oven temperature to 32

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Pecans

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Oven

Frying Pan

Process cheese and butter in a food processor 10 to 15 seconds or until creamy, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.

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Processed Cheese

Butter

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Food Processor

Add flour and next 3 ingredients; pulse 9 to 10 times or until mixture is crumbly.

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All Purpose Flour

Add toasted pecans; pulse 4 to 5 times or until combined.

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Pecans

Add half-and-half, and process 10 to 15 seconds or until mixture forms moist clumps.

Transfer mixture onto plastic wrap on a flat surface; gather dough into a ball, and flatten into a 1-inch-thick disk. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill 1 hour until firm, or seal wrapped dough in a zip-top plastic freezer bag, and chill up to 3 days.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Turn dough out onto a floured surface.

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Dough

Roll to 1/8- to 1/4-inch thickness.

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Roll

Cut with 1 1/2- and 2-inch leaf-shaped cutters.

Place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Bake at 325 for 16 to 18 minutes or until golden brown.

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Oven

Transfer to a wire rack; let cool 15 minutes.

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Wire Rack

Note: You can also freeze thoroughly cooled, baked shortbread leaves in an airtight container. Store in freezer up to 2 weeks.

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Shortbread Cookies

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Blue Cheese-Pecan Shortbread Leaves: Omit half-and-half. Substitute 1 (4-oz.) container crumbled blue cheese for Cheddar cheese. Prepare recipe as directed, pulsing 9 to 10 times after adding pecans in Step

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Cheddar Cheese

Blue Cheese