California Walnut And Blue Cheese Savoury Shortbread

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup icing sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup ground california walnut
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup danish blue cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 24 walnut halves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 275°f.
• 2 in a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, icing sugar, salt and ground walnuts. whisk until well blended.
• 3 add butter, blue cheese and lemon zest to the flour mixture. knead by hand until dough becomes soft and forms into a ball.
• 4 using a small scoop, portion dough into half-spheres, then press a walnut half into the top of each cookie.
• 5 bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 27-30 minutes, or until cookies are firm to the touch. cool on a wire rack.