Blue Cheese Thumbprints

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 (4 ounce) packages blue cheese, crumbled
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/3 cup cherry preserves

Recipe

• 1 beat blue cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. add flour, poppy seeds, and red pepper, beating just until combined.
• 2 roll dough into 3/4 inch round balls; cover and chill 2 hours.
• 3 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 4 arrange balls on an ungreased baking sheet and press your thumb into each ball of dough, leaving an indentation.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden. transfer to wire racks to cool completely. place about 1/4 tsp of cherry preserves in each indentation.