Secret Recipe Club, Parmesan Stars, Pistachio Pigs, and High Heel Cheese Cookies!
Secret Recipe Club reveal day!
My assignment this month is Manu’s Menus. Manu, or Manuela, is from Italian and Sicilian heritage, married to a man from India, and now she lives in Australia~ wow, what an exciting life! Manu is artistic and an avid traveler, and I had so much fun exploring her recipes from cultures all over the world
I ultimately decided to try Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese Cookies. Parmigiano Reggiano cheese is a splurge, but it makes such a difference in flavor
I love this recipe because the proportions are simple and equal, making it not only easy to remember but easy to double or halve
1 stick butter, 1 cup flour, 1 cup shredded cheese
I made a few tiny changes to Manu’s recipe. You can see her recipe here
Cube the butter right on the wrapper to make it easy to transfer to the food processor
Pulse butter, flour and cheese together in food processor until dough forms
Turn dough out onto a board and shape into a ball. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to a week. If dough is refrigerated longer than 30 minutes, let it warm a little before rolling out
Flour a board and roll dough out to 1/4″ thickness
I used different cookie cutters to make 3 fun options
High heels with black sesame seeds for a Girls Night Out fun or a Ladies Tea
Parmesan and Pistachio Pigs with chopped pistachio nuts are perfect for a Portable Picnic, Game Day Buffet, or a Rustic Country Farm setting
Sesame Stars with a sprinkle of sesame seeds in the center, are perfect for Beach Bummin’, Netting Crabs or Selling Seashells by the Shore
They were all delicious 😋
I even rolled the scraps with the leftover seeds and nuts and cut them into squares to bake. I didn’t want to waste any of this tasty dough!
You can make the dough up to a week ahead of time and then it will only take a few minutes to roll out your cookies and bake them
Cooking time will depend on your oven and the thickness of your dough, but mine took 10 minutes at 400 degrees
Such a fabulous little nibble!
Parmesan Stars, Pistachio Pigs, High Heel Cheese Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter or 8 Tablespoons
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup 4 oz. grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- sesame seeds white and black
- pistachio nuts chopped
Instructions
- Cube butter into 1 inch cubes. Place flour, cheese and butter in food processor.
- Pulse until dough forms. Turn dough out onto a board and knead into a ball. Wrap and place in refrigerator for 30 minutes or chill up to one week.
- If dough is thoroughly chilled, let it sit out to warm a little before rolling out. Roll dough out on a floured board to about 1/4″ thickness.
- Cut into shapes with cookie cutters or cut into squares. Garnish withe desired toppings
- Bake on a parchment paper lined baking sheet at 400 degrees for 8-12 minutes, watching carefully. Remove from oven when just golden, do not burn.
- Cool and store in airtight container. Makes approximately 3 dozen
Here are some of the many recipes from Manu’s Menus that intrigued me, you can click on the green links below to see them
Piadina Romagnola with Mortadella and Stracchino
Fried Manecho with Tomato and Orange Blossom Jam
I spent a long time reading her creative recipes, and I know I will check in often to see what’s on her latest menu!
Thanks for visiting today and joining the Secret Recipe Club fun!
Click on the blue frog below to see all of the recipes revealed today~
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That does sound like a nice dough… I’ll have a pig please:@)
I am so glad you like them! I love all the shapes and additions! 🙂
I am so glad you liked them! I loved all the shapes and additions! 🙂
What a great little savory cookie Jenna! I love the addition of the pistachios on the pigs 🙂
These look adorable! I don’t blame you for not wasting the dough! 🙂
Very nice! Love the pictures
Those goodies are too cute to eat! 🙂 Love the heels! They sound delish!
What a nice simple easy to remember recipe for some Flavorful treats! I bet these are way better than those cheese-it’s! That my daughter is in love with! Perhaps I should try this baby out for a new after-school snacker!
We all love sheese straws so this should be a winner for my family! Saving the recipe. Happy Monday! Linda
It’s raining and my crazy internet service isn’t the best when it rains, so I can’t see the pics!!! I’ll have to check back in, but the recipe sounds great.
Raining is an understatement Judy, I’m about to build an ark!! >
The pistachio cookies sound wonderful and the high heels are very cute. Wonderful SRC post here.
the high heel cookies are adorable!
Those cookies are too cute! Great SRC choice!
cute and these sound yummy too!
these are wayyy too cute! almost too cute to eat 🙂 great choice!
Thanks Sarah! >
These cookies are just adorable! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen