Baked Cheese Olives

Description

Rich cheese dough surrounds a savory olive. A great pick-up appetizer or snack. You can freeze the unbaked, dough-wrapped-olives and then bake them right out of the freezer, extending the baking time by a few minutes.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 24 pimento-stuffed green olives

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Combine Cheddar cheese and butter in a mixing bowl. Stir flour and cayenne pepper into cheese mixture; blend well.
  3. Wrap 1 tablespoon dough around each green olive. Arrange wrapped olives on a cookie sheet.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown
  5. about 15 minutes.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 9

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