Chester


Chester
Chester biscuits are shortbread biscuits made with Cheshire cheese, and are known as "Cheshire cheese cookies".

Here's a version with Comté cheese.
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Last modified on: August 24th 2025
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 1 hour
Cooking: 20 min.
All in all: 1 hour 55 min.
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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Chester : Stage 1
Pour 250 g flour, 250 g butter, 4 g salt and 5 g paprika into the bowl of a mixer.

Stage 2 - 5 min.
Chester : Stage 2
Grate over 250 g Comté cheese

Stage 3 - 5 min.
Chester : Stage 3
Knead with a hook at minimum speed...

Stage 4
Chester : Stage 4
... until you obtain a smooth paste.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Chester : Stage 5
Pour the dough onto your work surface and shape into a ball.

Cut the ball into 2 equal parts.

Stage 6 - 6 min.
Chester : Stage 6
Roll each ball into a cylinder up to 3 cm (1.2 inches) in diameter.

Stage 7 - 1 hour
Chester : Stage 7
Place each cylinder on a piece of cling film and roll it up.

Place the wrapped cylinders in the fridge for at least 1 hour.

Stage 8 - 2 min.
Chester : Stage 8
After this time, preheat your oven to 180°C (360°F), then remove the film from the hardened pasta cylinders.

Stage 9 - 8 min.
Chester : Stage 9
Cut into slices no thicker than 1 cm (0.4 inches).

Stage 10
Chester : Stage 10
Place the slices as you go on a sheet of baking paper on a baking sheet.

Be careful not to pack them too tightly, as they will spread out a little when cooked.

Stage 11 - 20 min.
Chester : Stage 11
Bake for 15-20 minutes at 180°C (360°F).

Stage 12
Chester : Stage 12
Let cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy cold or warm, for example as an aperitif cookie.
Remarks
Comté cheese can be replaced, totally or partially, by another hard cheese such as Beaufort, Cantal or Salers.

Paprika is there to add a little pep to the cookies, but you can replace it with another spice of your choice, or a little Espelette pepper.
Keeping: Several days in a closed jar in the fridge.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe100 RDI=40 %190 RDI=20 %290 RDI=40 %3,760 RDI=190 %15,760 RDI: 190 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=5 %30 RDI=2 %40 RDI=6 %500 RDI=30 %2,080 RDI: 30 %
Per piece2 RDI=1 %3 RDI=0 %5 RDI=1 %80 RDI=4 %320 RDI: 4 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 50 pieces : 6.65 €
  • Per piece : 0.15 €

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