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Makes: 16, or thereabouts

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I have mentioned my cookie-cutter collection elsewhere, and knowing of children's predilection for the grosser things in life, how could I resist - when given a set of foot-shaped cutters by a friend back from New York - making some suitable cheese-tasting biscuits with them. Naturally, they went down a storm. I've been tempted to serve them with drinks for grown-ups (as, actually, they taste fabulous) but am worried that the mixture between yucky and cute might not play so well there. I wouldn't want to embarrass myself, you do see.

If you're looking for more Hallowe'en recipes why not try Nigella's Witches' Hair or Slime Soup?

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Ingredients

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  • 100 grams grated Cheddar cheese
  • 25 grams soft butter
  • 50 grams plain flour
  • ¼ teaspoon baking powder
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Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200°C/400ºF.
  2. Put all of the ingredients into a food processor and blitz until the dough comes together. Just be patient: it will happen, I promise you. Form into a fat disc, wrap in clingfilm and let it rest in the fridge for 15 minutes.
  3. Roll out the dough on a floury surface to roughly 3mm / 1/8 of an inch in thickness, and cut out your feet with your cutters. You can keep re-rolling this dough and cutting out feet until it is all used up.
  4. Put them on to a lined baking sheet and cook in the oven for 10 minutes for the smaller feet, and 12 minutes for the bigger feet (see the photograph).
  5. The biscuits will continue to crisp up as they cool on a rack, so take them out when they're still a little soft in the middle.

Additional information - for vegetarians make sure the cheese is one made with vegetarian rennet.

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  • Am such a "Bossy Pants",yet putting in some minced Pecan Meats and a slight Pinch of Sweet Paprika/Cayenne will give a nice mouth feel for Adults at Parties.Goes well with Champagne. Can be addictively Delicious with Nuts and Spice added.Enjoy them so much.{Without is Fine too.Still as Lovely as Nigella printed}.Thank You,again!

    Posted by clicquet on 20th Sep 2011 at 0.01

  • These are amazing! I used a star cutter and took them into work - everyone asked for more.

    Posted by kandy666 on 23rd Sep 2011 at 23.38

  • This recipe is super delicious. I made it but with mozzarella coz i've no cheddar. Super yummy :D

    Posted by dolce fragola on 26th Mar 2013 at 9.42