Cheese Biscuits

Another one of my favourites which I will bake without fail for Eid and Christmas.  It is simple to prepare and tastes awesome.  If you want it to be spicy, just add a teaspoon or two chilli powder to the ingredients.

Ingredients (yields about 126 pcs when using above cookie cutter):
250 g soft butter
250 g grated cheese i.e. Kraft Cheddar or Emmentaler (I used Emmentaler)
380 - 400 g plain flour, it all depends on the dough
100 g cornflour
pinch of salt
a dash of ground white pepper
1 egg, to be slightly beaten
1 egg white, to be slightly beaten

2 egg yolks for brushing top

Method:
Sift both types of flour together into a mixing bowl, add in salt and pepper.  By using the rub-in method i.e. by using your fingers, rub in butter until the mixture turns crumbly.  Add in grated cheese and mix thoroughly.  Lastly, add in the egg and egg white.  Knead into a pliable dough.

Roll out dough on the worktop to a thickness of 0.5 cm and cut out preferred cookie shapes. Alternatively, you can cut dough into sticks of preferred lengths.  Place cookies on greased baking trays or trays which are lined with baking paper.  Brush top with beaten egg yolk.  If preferred, you may sprinkle some grated cheese on top.

Bake in a preheated fan oven at 180° C for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.  Leave to cool down completely before storing in tin, placing a pergament paper between each layer.

Happy Baking!