Blue Cheese-walnut Shortbreadappetizers, cookies 1/3 cup walnuts; chopped 2 tablespoon granulated sugar 2 tablespoon confectioners sugar 1/2 cup butter; cut up 1/4 cup blue cheese; crumbled 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In the bowl of a food processor, chop together walnuts and sugars. Add butter and blue cheese and blend just a couple of seconds, until a crumbly consistency (don't let it form a ball). Add flour and pulse about 10-20 times. Pat into an 8-inch cake pan. Score with a knife into 8 to 12 wedges. Bake at 325 degrees F for 15 minutes. Remove from oven, deepen score with a knife, and return to oven. Bake at 325 degrees F for another 15 minutes, or until done. Cool on a rack. Serve with fresh or poached pears, with a Sauterne. Source: "The Complete Cookie" by Barry Bluestein and Kevin Morrisey |
