Name: Two-Pepper Blue Cheese Wafers
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter, softened; 7 ounces Gorgonzola blue cheese, crumbled, at room temperature; ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more for sprinkling; ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper; 1½ cups all-purpose flour

Cocktail hour always needs a little bite of something cheesy and crispy. Gorgonzola, black pepper, and a pinch of cayenne pepper make for a fun twist on a classic Southern cheese straw. Make the dough the day before and bake them the morning of the party.

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Two-Pepper Blue Cheese Wafers

Makes: 32 wafers

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter, softened
7 ounces Gorgonzola blue cheese, crumbled, at room temperature
½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more for sprinkling
⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
1½ cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade. Process until mixture forms a dough.
Shape the dough into a log about 12 inches long. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill 3 to 24 hours.
Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Cut the log into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Sprinkle with additional black pepper. Bake, in batches, 18 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on pans for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely, about 20 minutes.