Blue Cheese-walnut Bites

Total Time: 2 hrs 33 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 -3 teaspoons cracked black pepper
• 8 ounces blue cheese
• 1/4 cup butter (no substitutes)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten

Recipe

• 1 combine flour and pepper in a medium mixing bowl.
• 2 cut in cheese and butter with a pastry blender till mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 add walnuts and egg yolks.
• 4 stir till combined.
• 5 form mixture into ball, knead till mixture clings together.
• 6 divide dough in half, shape each half into a log 9 inches long.
• 7 wrap logs in blastic wrap, chill at least 2 hours.
• 8 heat oven to 425 degrees.
• 9 cut each log into 1/4 inch slices.
• 10 place slices 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 11 bake 8 to 10 minutes or till bottoms and edges are golden brown.
• 12 transfer to wire racks.
• 13 serve warm or at room temperature.
• 14 to make ahead, store tightly covered in the refrigerator up to 1 week.