Snappy Cheese Wafers

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened & cubed
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups rice cereal ( such as Rice Krispies)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut butter into flour using a fork or pastry cutter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Stir in cheese, salt & pepper. Fold in cereal. Shape into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.

Flatten each dough ball. Bake in batches for 15 minutes. Refrigerate remaining baking sheet while first batch is baking.