These taste like cheez-it crackers and are soo easy to make up that I roll the balls when I am watching tv! Shelf life? Really don't know as they don't ever last more than 2 weeks. Funny that as a kid, we had to shred the cheese ourselves so this is now so much quicker. I also will roll the balls ahead and toss them on pans a few hours before I want to use them too.

1 pound each of ex sharp cheddar cheese(I use finely shredded), butter, and flour. Mix all together well. Note-cheese and butter should be room temp for easy mixing.

roll into walnut sized balls

place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart. Use your thumb to press in a slivered almond in the center and to slightly flatten the ball.

Brush the tops of the biscuits with beaten egg white (i mix a couple tablespoons of water in)before placing in a 325 oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown.

Put on brown paper to absorb grease and sprinkle with salt.

I actually like to salt them before I bake them as the salt holds better.

store in a closed container, layering brown paper or paper towels between layers

anybody know how many cups there are in 1 lb of flour?

thanks

mary

Mary,

A cookbook I have says 3 1/4 cups without sifting. Another says 4 cups sifted.
Hope this helps.

BL, those cheese biscuits sound yummy!

thanks bl! i don't buy it in 1lb sacks

mary

Mary, the recipe is an old one and it says 4 cups of flour next to the one pound note!!

bushlady, my mom made these all the time and they are very yummy! Decadent and great with a beer too!!

The best part is that this recipe yields about 12 to 14 dozen depending on the size of the ball you make. And when I do the grocery shopping at this time of year, I get the paper bags so I have them for these treats

Gotta tell you......they had extra fine shredded cheddar on sale this week so I bought the ingredients for this. SO's son is here for the weekend and I told him to not eat the cheese(he's a cheese hound!) cuz it was for baking. He asked if it was for the cheese biscuits and I said yes. His reply??? When are they gonna be ready to eat???

They hold up to 3 weeks in a covered container, but I have never seen them last that long!

Thanks for the wonderful ideas. I will keep these ideas in my mind. I a agreed with this that 3 1/4 cups are enough to sue. Anyway good topic and i like it.