Cheesy Cookies
Ingredients:
300g Soft butter
60g Crisco
200g Cheddar cheese – grated
1/2 tsp Salt
160g Icing sugar
600g Plain flour
1 tsp Baking powder
Method:
- Sift flour and baking powder together.
- Beat soft butter, crisco, salt and grated cheddar cheese until light and white.
- Then add icing sugar and mix well and slowly add flour, mix mixtures to a soft dough.
- Divide dough into 3 portions, roll one dough at a time between 2 plastic sheets to a thickness about 3mm.
- Cut out the dough by using cookie cutter and use a small palette knife to lift up the cut-out soft dough and place on a baking tray lined with baking sheet.
- Lightly brush the dough with egg wash. (1 egg with 2 tsp water and 1-2 drop of egg yellow colouring)
- Sprinkle extra grated cheddar cheese on top if you prefer.
- Bake in preheated oven at 170C for about 15-18 mins or until golden brown.
- Leave cookies to cool on wire rack and store in airtight container.
Crisco shortening has 50% less saturated fat than butter and zero gram transfat per serving. It is great for baking – giving you higher-textured baked goods.
Is it OK if I don’t add any sugar? I’m making it for someone who has diabetes. Thanks!
Sure you can but the texture will be different without sugar. Is there any diabetes sugar you can use?
Can I check for the cheese, can I use those slice cheese( for bread) and cut it into stripes?
Hi Meng Geok, The sliced cheese is not as cheesy as cheddar cheese and also not fragrant.
Hi dear 🙂 can I plsknow what brand of butter are you using pls? Thanks.
SCS butter.
Hi dear. Can I know what brand of butter are you using? And I assume that they are unsalted right? Thanks 🙂
Hi Mei Yian,
I used SCS butter. You can use salted or unsalted for this recipe because.
Thanks Ann for the reply.
Crisco or any form of shortening is not conveniently obtainable from our NTUC supermarkets. I guess is for health reason, government bans it from being sold in supermarkets. However, I can buy it from Phoon Huat, Thye Kwong Chong, Gim Hin Lee.
Blessings
Priscilla Poh
Hi Anncoo
U mentioned that "Crisco shortening has 50% less saturated fat than butter and zero gram transfat per serving". So, can I clarify with you that is it healthier to use Crisco than butter? There are many recipes which use shortening, eg. flaky egg tart, curry puff pastry but the mere word 'shortening' always frightens me.
After reading ur statement above, seems like Crisco shortening is not that unhealthy. But then again, if shortening is better than butter (if I interpreted correctly) why I cud not find any esp. Crisco brand at supermarkets (I think Government bans such product to safeguard consumers from using unhealthy products.
Wud appreciate ur clarification.
Blessings
Priscilla Poh
Hi Priscilla,
I just pasted the picture and copied the crisco shortening content from the container because a reader had asked me what is crisco shortening.
I hope very much you understand that I am no expert in the detailed product. I am also not very sure whether crisco shortening is still available now at the supermarkets or ingredient shops like Phoon Huat or Sunlik.
I only love to share my baking experiences to readers.
Ann
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Hi Ying,
You can try it but I'm not sure whether the cookies are still crisp without the shortening.
any possibility not to add in the shortening?
Cheese and sugar? That is so intriguing! Lovely cookies, too.
Colargol: You can make this without the crisco. The cookies will not be that crispy.
These biscuits were delicious air, I do not know the Crisco, we do not here avaons
I also much pot cow, Rtop funny!
Murasaki: Yes, need to switch something savoury after having so much sweet stuffs.
Cheesy cookies sound nice after the long sweet thing festa over Christmas!
Saveurs: Thanks!
Thank you Velva! I would like to try this with soup too.
Shandy: I think you had done a good job. I already bookmarked it and want to try it one day…hehee..my lists are getting longer and longer ;DD
Natasha: Thank you!
They are so cute! Love the presentation.
Thank you Anncoo for the compliment on my lemony pound cake. The cake is so delicious! You know, I do not know how you cook/bake and always get everything so perfect and beautiful for your pictures. Such a wonderful food photographer!
What a great cookie idea. I agree with Christine from Fresh Local and Best. These cookies would be perfect on top of a creamy or savorys oup. Nice!!!
Congrats on your much deserved awards.
J'aime beaucoup les gâteaux au fromage. Je note ta recette.
Bravo pour tous les prix reçus.
A bientôt.
Dear Aux,
Thank you very much for passing the Award to me. This award looks very cute and I love it.
tu as un autre prix sur mon blog, je n'ai pas pu y résister vu que tu as un très joli blog avec de belles recettes
bonne journée
Tigerfish: Would you like to try some?
Wendy: Oh… I think you're very slim, eat some will not hurt…hehee..
Beachlover, Cheah: Thanks!
Jouir: Thank you for your nice comments.
Quinn: OK 😉
I love Crisco for baking and it fries up the best chicken in the world. Love these crackers
Anncoo, you cannot send any food product to Australia. Maybe you can but it is VERY VERY VERY STRICT! Don't bother because they don't come by cheap. Rather than it being confiscated, use it to churn more goods for me to drool okay?
Haven't tasted cheesy cookies before, but yours look great!
Cheesy cookies i have never seen or eat. I'll try it to bake someone with your recipe…
Servus, so long and have a nice day
Kvelli
my dotter and hubby love anything wt cheese especially cheesy bread and cookies!! your really look cute!!
hi anncoo…., i can easily finish them in a day if i keep those cookies in my office… LOL!! Got to watch out my figures!
I like savory cookies 🙂
Nostagia: Thank you for your compliments 😉
Pei-Lin: Thanks! Still got some new cookies to try.
Zurin, Pavithra,: Thanks!
Petite: Me too *.*
Lynda: This is savoury type of cookies.
Hi Shandy: Thank you. Let me know the result after you trying it.
Hello Sophie: Thank you very much for coming here.
Pari: Yes, try to make this, you'll love it!
Thanks Jane!
Cookingpractice: Thank you! I saw your latest post~ fantastic!
Mamatkamal: Thank you for your sweet comments, dear.
Donna: Yes, I must try this with tomato soup too!
This is a different and interesting recipe-I'm anxious to see how the cheese and sugar taste together! These cookies look delicious!
Wow thats looking awesome.. all your creations are wonderful.. no words to appreciate it ..
With cheese cookies, once you munch, you cannot stop! At least this is the case for me 🙂
oh my they look delicious!!!thanx for sharing 🙂
The cookies look so cute!!! Must taste very yummy! Oh, dear! You've already started on your CNY bake-athon!!?? I'm such a slow poke, man … =(
Keep it up!
Pei-Lin
Pretty cookies there and how nicely you cut them out…very nice recipe and congratulations on your award
Id love to try these cookies alongside my tomato soup!!
I love cheese, I do the same with my crackers. Your biscuits looks delicious Anncoo!
Cheers,
I have been busy lately so i cannot check out blogs often, but i can see that your kitchen is always fragrant with cakes, and delicious dishes! 😉
Hi dear. The cookies look awesome. Have never tried cheese cookies till now and these look just perfect.
mm.. I like it so much. Anncoo, ur family members must be very proud of u.
MMMMMM,…thesee adorable cheese cookies look excellent! They look so attractive too!
Thanks! I just found your lovely & COOL foodblog!
Many greetings from Brussels, Belgium!
Anncoo, how are you? Congratulations on the awards and love the cheesy cookies. Always cute and yummy to look at. I want to try these too. I am printing the recipe out so I can see if the cookies will fit in with my weekend menu. We will just make them fit! =)
Thank you everyone for taking time to read my post.
Food4Tots: Your cheesy cookies also look perfect.
Chapot, Dolly, Lia Chen: You're welcome.
Hey Thas, I'm coming over now.
Michelle: 来来，这里还有很多;D
CHEESY COOKIES??NEVER EAT B4…SURE YUMMY . TABAO SOME YAH…HII
Thanks Anncoo for the award! *big hug*
Hey Anncoo, thanks for the award. I get so excited and honored by these precious awards. I'm so glad you love my blog. Congratulations on all the well deserved awards.
Admiring your adorable, crispy, cheesy beauties(Cookies). I have never baked with Crisco. But looking at the awesome results, I'm sure I'm going to make these cookies soon.
These would be good with tomato soup. Thanks for sharing.
Joyce
Looks just perfect for the coming Chinese New Year. I love the beautiful cheesy flavour of cheese cookies. Thanks for sharing.
I don't think I need anything else if i have this Cookie, looks phenomenal!
Also, do check this out: http://thasneen.com/cooking/haiti