California Walnut And Blue Cheese Savoury Shortbread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/4 cup icing sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup ground california walnut
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup danish blue cheese
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
24 walnut halves

Preparation

Preheat oven to 275\u00b0F.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, icing sugar, salt and ground walnuts. Whisk until well blended.
Add butter, blue cheese and lemon zest to the flour mixture. Knead by hand until dough becomes soft and forms into a ball.
Using a small scoop, portion dough into half-spheres, then press a walnut half into the top of each cookie.
Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 27-30 minutes, or until cookies are firm to the touch. Cool on a wire rack.