Food and Recipes Appetizers Pimiento Cheese Cookies Be the first to rate & review! Each buttery bite is a delightful blend of flavors and textures. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on February 26, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Jennifer Davick; Food Styling: Marian Cooper Cairns; Prop Styling: Lydia Degaris Pursell Hands On Time: 30 mins Total Time: 3 hrs 35 mins Yield: 2 dozen Sure, we call them cookies, but it might be more descriptive to call them sweet-and-savory stuffed shortbreads. All you need to do is sandwich a dab of strawberry preserves between thin rounds of the easy slice-and-bake dough that includes store-bought pimento cheese and chopped pecans. Each buttery bite is a delightful blend of flavors and textures. Feel free to try other flavors of preserves or even pepper jelly. These clever treats will steal the show at your next holiday cookie swap or tailgate party. Ingredients 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup refrigerated pimiento cheese ½ cup pecans, finely chopped ¼ cup butter, softened Parchment paper 4 tablespoons strawberry preserves Directions Beat together flour and pimiento cheese at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer 1 minute. Add pecans and butter; beat until blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; chill 2 hours. Preheat oven to 400°. Place dough on a well-floured surface and roll to ⅛-inch thickness. Cut into 48 rounds with a 2-inch round cutter, re-rolling scraps once. Arrange half of rounds 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets; spoon ½ teaspoon strawberry preserves onto center of each round, and top with remaining rounds, pressing edges to seal. Bake at 400° for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets 10 minutes; transfer to wire racks, and cool completely (about 30 minutes). Rate it Print