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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Pennies



I was thumbing through a few old church cookbooks and an old Hometown Recipes book and came across my Aunt Dot's recipe for "Cheese Pennies". They are much like cheese crackers or cheese straws. I decided to make some and make more of the family recipes in these books! It's fun seeing the names under each recipe and remembering these women and a few men too!

1 lb extra sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 stick butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
1 cup chopped pecans *
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Mix grated cheese with room temperature butter. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Divide dough into 4 balls. Roll each ball into a 6"- 8" log about the diameter of a penny. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. Slice into pennies and bake on parchment paper for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Yields approximately 12 dozen.

* I don't use nuts in mine, but I wanted a little crunch so I added 1 cup of rice crispy cereal.






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22 comments:

  1. I used to run a B&B. I used the rice crispy option many times at showers and other functions. They are also excellent with salads.

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  2. These look so good I would leave out the nuts in mine though I will let you know how they turn out when I make them. Thank you for all your great recipes!

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  3. I totally love love thumbing through old church cookbooks...I mean think of the littl' women who were so proud to share their fave recipe! Love love these, angel! xoxo

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  4. I love these, i think i'd use the nuts in mine...

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  5. Thanks Justine! Aunt Dot's recipe called for nuts, but I didn't have any on hand. That's why I subbed the rice crispies for a crunch. Nuts are a good protein boost! Too bad a ran out! LOL

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  6. I am so trying these!! Love family recipes the most! <3

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  7. I am going to make these Christmas eve! Thank you for the idea! Nettie

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  8. I love your crispy rice idea! These crackers sound amazing.

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  9. AWESOME 🙂🙂🙂☮❤😎

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  10. They look delicious I’m going to make these

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  11. I made these yesterday and baked them today..OMG delish!!!! I will slice them a bit thinner and bake a little longer for that nicely burnt cheese taste...they are fabulous just the way they are also!! Thanks for the recipe!

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  12. I made cheese straws on 2 bake sales & swore I'd not make again. Too much trouble!! I'll make these & am sure I'll love them. Thank you.

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  13. I’m going to make these with toasted sesame seeds instead of nuts. I will call them benne Pennies!

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  14. My grandmother used to make these every year for her New Year’s party for her Sunday school class. She would make them ahead of time which Was when we were out of school and would stay with her while my parents were at work. Before she passed away I was asking her about them and how she made them but she didn’t remember making them. I had made them before years ago and I couldn’t find the recipe but this is it!! She used the rice crispies too! Thank you so much for sharing this!

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  15. My mother put a nut on top before cooking!

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  16. I’ve made these in the past but I used rice Krispies also. Haven’t made in a long time so thanks for posting the recipe.

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  17. This is similar to my mom's recipe. She would roll in balls and put a piece of date in them. Delicious!

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  18. I do nuts( pecans) AND rice cereal!

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  19. The Rice Crispies are delicious in them.

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  20. I made these by the recipe and they turned out and looked like picture will make again

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  21. I use to work in a grocery store and we had a customer who made these for me a couple of times . She had gave me the recipe , but forgot 1 of the ingredients . She didn't chop the pecans , she put a pecan half on each one .All my co-workers would grab some of them . So I didn't have any to take home .

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