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Totally Addictive Cheese Bites

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs sharp cheddar cheese shredded
  • 2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 8 ounce jarsmall pimento-stuffed green olives, well drained (optional)
  • raw pecan halves optional

Instructions

  1. Combine the cheese, butter, flour, salt, and cayenne in a large bowl and knead into a dough. Roll the dough into 1 inch balls and place on an un-greased baking sheet.
  2. If using olives, form each ball around 1 olive.
  3. If using pecans, press 1 pecan half onto each ball.
  4. You can bake them right now or freeze for later at this point.

For freezing:

  1. Place the cheese balls on trays in the freezer for 30 minutes until partially frozen. Remove from the freezer and place in freezer bags or a freezer container. Seal and freeze.
  2. You can bake them straight from the freezer.

For baking:

  1. Preheat your oven to 425°F. Place the cheese balls 3 inches apart on an un-greased baking sheet.
  2. Bake 15-17 minutes if frozen, 13-15 minutes if thawed.