Chipotle Cheese Wafers

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 13 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground paprika
• 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
• 48 pecan halves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 in food processor, pulse 1/2 cup cheese until it resembles coarse meal. remove from bowl. add pecans to work bowl and pulse until pecans resemble coarse meal.
• 3 in a large bowl, combine cheese, pecans, flour, margarine, salt, pepper and paprika, mixing well. add cereal to mixture, stirring gently just until combined.
• 4 shape dough into 1-inch balls. place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. flatten dough balls gently with a fork. place pecan half on top of indentation.
• 5 bake for 13 minutes. remove to wire racks and cool.