Crispy cheese wafers

By btaylor

Ingredients

• 4 cups freshly grated sharp Cheddar cheese
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup/2 sticks butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 cups crisp rice cereal

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Beat cheese, flour, butter, salt, and ground red pepper at medium speed with an electric mixer 30 to 60 seconds or use hands until mixture forms a ball. Gently stir in cereal. Shape into 1-inch balls, and place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each dough ball with a fork dipped in flour in crisscross fashion. Bake, in batches 15 minutes or until golden brown. Transfer wafers to wire racks, and cool completely.