Need a new idea for an New Years Appetizer

fchammer1 wrote:
Scottiemom,
I made the Olive Cheese balls yesterday. I used exact measurements for everything in the recipe. I was careful to use only 1 tsp. of dough for each olive, and instead of 48, I got 65 of those little morsels! Perhaps the difference was because I bought an 8 oz. block of very sharp cheddar and shredded it myself. Store-packaged cheese may say it contains 2 cups of shredded cheddar, but I think it's less than 8 oz. And that must have made the difference in volume. They are good, but very labor intensive.

I made them for New Years as well. I don't ever measure the dough, but I use as little dough as possible. I got 84 out of my single batch. I freeze part and when we want a snack, I take a few out and bake them. I, too, use an 8 oz pack and make DH shred it for me. The more cheese you use, the better. I have often thought about just rolling out the dough and cutting it and baking it as crackers. It is a bit labor intensive, but can be done ahead and frozen. I have done it so many years, I can crank them out pretty quickly.

Dale