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This is a 5* recipe in my book! This time, I used 1-3\/4 cups of shredded Cheddar cheese blend and I'd added about 4 to 6 Tbsp. of milk, rather than using cream! I used a pastry blender to blend the flour, salt, cheese, cayenne pepper (1\/2 tsp. for more of a spicy kick) and butter into crumbs before I added the milk-JUST enough to make a moist dough! I used my cookie discs to flatten the crackers. I had a disc with a leaf design! I did grease my baking sheets and rolled the dough into balls before flattening with the disc! These crackers were for a wedding shower 10\/10\/14! These crackers I baked 13 minutes at 350o F. and they're a lovely golden brown! I got 2 dozen crackers out of this recipe! 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