Blue Cheese and Pecan Shortbread Cookies
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Blue Cheese and Pecan Shortbread Cookies

Blue Cheese and Pecan Shortbread Cookies

It's not just for dessert! Savory shortbread with blue cheese works on an appetizer plate with preserves, sweet or spicy.

Servings: 160 servings
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Butter, unsalted, softened
8 oz
1 cup
Gold Medal™ Original Variety Muffin Mix (11564)
2 lb 8.00 oz
1/2 box
Blue cheese, crumbled
1 lb 8.00 oz
5 cups
Pecans, chopped
8 oz
2 cups
  1. Place pecans on sheet pan and toast in convection oven at 300°F for 4-5 minutes or until fragrant and dark.
  2. Cream blue cheese in food processor for approx. 20 seconds or until a paste forms.
  3. Add butter and muffin mix to mixer bowl. Mix on low speed with paddle attachment for 2 minutes.
  4. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle. Add remaining ingredients to mixer bowl and mix on low speed for an additional 2 minutes.
  5. Deposit dough on a parchment-lined sheet pan using a #70 scoop in a 6 x 8 pattern.
  6. Place a piece of parchment paper on top of cookies. Place a second sheet pan on top of the parchment paper and press down firmly and evenly to flatten the cookies to approximately 1/4-inch thickness.
  7. Remove the second sheet pan and parchment once the cookies are flattened.
  8. Bake as directed below; cool completely and store in airtight container.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
10-12 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
12-14 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 5 minutes of baking.
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
1 serving
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
40
% Daily Value
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
90mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
6g
2%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
3g
Protein
1g
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
2%
2%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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