Cheesy Thumbprints with Red Pepper Jelly
These Cheesy Thumbprints with Red Pepper Jelly are perfect for your next cocktail party! They're savory, delicious and incredibly easy to make. A crowd favorite for the holidays!
Servings: 20 thumbprints
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2/3 cup grated pecorino romano cheese
- 2/3 cup gruyere cheese, finely grated
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. cayenne
- 1/2 cup red pepper jelly
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine your room temperature butter with your finely shredded gruyère and grated pecorino romano cheeses with a rubber spatula until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together your flour, salt and pepper, garlic powder and cayenne. Add your flour mixture to your butter/cheese mixture with a rubber spatula and mix until well combined.
- Shape your dough into roughly 1-inch balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet 1-inch apart. Use the bottom side of a teaspoon measuring spoon to make an indent in the center of the thumbprint for your jelly. Place the tray in your freezer for 20 minutes.
- Place rack in center of oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Remove the tray from your freezer and bake for 10 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and fill each indent with some red pepper jelly. Place back in the oven for an additional 9-10 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.