Taste Of Texas Cheese Bites

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup pecans, finely ground
• 2 cups corn chips, finely ground (fritos chili-cheese flavor preferred)
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (use more or less depending on your taste)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder (gebhardt's preferred)
• 1 -2 teaspoon cumin
• sea salt, to taste
• 1 lb butter, melted
• 1 -2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 -8 drops tabasco sauce (more to taste)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 2 mix all dry ingredients together, using a pastry blender to mix together until it resembles coarse bread crumbs.
• 3 add vanilla and pepper sauce to the melted butter.
• 4 combine the dry and moist ingredients, stirring well.
• 5 knead this by hand until dough leaves the side of the bowl.
• 6 drop by generous teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 flatten with a fork to make thin wafers.
• 8 bake cookies for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9 remove to cooling rack and sprinkle lightly with paprika.
• 10 store in an airtight container.