Cheese Snappy Wafers Recipe

Name: Cheese Snappy Wafers Recipe
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, cubed; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated; 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 2 cups crisp rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)

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Southern hostesses have long relied on cheese wafers to keep their party guests satiated.

By Southern Living Editors

Published on October 25, 2018

Cheese Snappy Wafers — Photo: Hector M. Sanchez

Active Time:

20 mins

Total Time:

35 mins

Yield:

32 wafers

Ingredients

1 cup butter, cubed
2 cups all-purpose flour
8 ounces sharp Cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/2 teaspoon table salt
2 cups crisp rice cereal (such as Rice Krispies)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheese, red pepper, and salt. Fold in cereal. Shape into 1-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each dough ball. Bake, in batches, 15 minutes. (Refrigerate remaining baking sheet while first batch is baking.)