Spicy Olive Shortbread

Name: Spicy Olive Shortbread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters butter, softened; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground red pepper; 79 milliliters refrigerated olive tapenade, drained well; 1 teaspoons salt; 227 grams block sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded

Spicy Olive Shortbread requires approximately 20 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 655 calories, 18g of protein, and 43g of fat. This recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 5. If you have butter, block sharp cheddar cheese, ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until fluffy. Gradually add flour, salt, and red pepper, beating just until combined. (

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Red Pepper

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Stand Mixer

Mixture will be crumbly.)

Add cheese and tapenade, beating at low speed just until combined.

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Tapenade

Cheese

Roll dough into 2 (10-inch) logs, using plastic wrap to shape dough. Wrap each in plastic wrap, and freeze at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Roll

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Cut each log into 1/4-inch-thick slices, and place on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Bake at 350 for 15 to 18 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on pan; remove from pan to a wire rack, and cool 30 minutes or until completely cool.

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Wire Rack