Savory Spiced Shortbread Bites - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
    2 tablespoons sugar
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    2 teaspoons paprika
    2 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
    1 1/4 teaspoons cayenne pepper
    1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    2 tablespoons ice water
Preparation
    Beat butter with sugar until fluffy. Blend all seasonings well with flour, and add all to the butter mixture. Mix with until just combined.
    On a lightly floured surface, knead about 8 times with hands, until dough comes together. Add ice water as needed if dough is too crumbly. Divide dough into 4 equal pieces. On a sheet of wax paper, roll each piece of dough into a 3/4\"-thick log. Sprinkle lightly with a dusting of cayenne, or a mix of all the above spices if you like.
    Wrap each log in wax paper and freeze for about 20 minutes, until fairly firm.
    Slice about 1/2\" thick and bake for 15 minutes at 350.
    (The logs can be frozen a week or more ahead of time, but you will want to let them soften a bit before slicing, to prevent crumbling.).

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