Apple-Cheddar Shortbread Cookies

Yield: 12 to 14 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 small apple*, cored, very thinly sliced
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons rice flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) + 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons Wisconsin Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. Place apple slices on cookie sheet; bake for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring 3 to 4 times during baking. Slices should be dry. Cool slightly; finely chop, yielding about 1/2 cup.
3. Increase oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
4. Sift flours and salt. In large bowl of stand mixer, using paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar for 5 minutes.
5. Add flour mixture. Mix until almost incorporated.
6. Stir in apple and 2 tablespoons cheddar.
7. Form dough into a ball. Roll into circle, about 1/4 inch thick. Cut into 2 1/2 to 3 inch cookies, rerolling dough until all is used.
8. Bake cookies on parchment-lined cookie sheets for 10 minutes.
9. Let sit for 10 minutes and then carefully remove to rack.
10. Sprinkle with remaining cheddar while still warm.

Notes

* Purchased dried apples may be substituted.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin.
By Chef Elissa Narow