Party Food: Day 1

This weekend Tim and I hosted a holiday party at our place.  It was really great to see everyone and I had a lot of fun planning and prepping!  I made all the party food, and this week I will share the recipes I relied on to make some delicious holiday party foods.

I'll start off the week with one of the easy recipes in case you are in need of a quick nosh to make or bring to a work potluck.  Here is the recipe for Olive-Cheese Balls from the Betty Crocker Cookbook.

Ingredients
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour (don't use self-rising flour for this recipe)
1/2 cup melted butter
About 36 small pimento stuffed olives, drained

Drain the olives.  I made sure they were dry by setting them out on a tray with paper towels.

Make sure the olives are nice and dried so they don't make the dough soggy

Next mix the cheese and the flour, and then mix in the margarine.  You may need to use your hands to mix the dough if it seems dry.  Mold 1 teaspoon of the cheese dough around each olive and shape into a ball.  Place them on an ungreased cookie sheet, cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour prior to baking.

Heat your oven to 400 degrees.  Bake the cheeseballs until set, approximately 15-20 minutes.  This recipe makes about 3-4 dozen cheeseballs.

One cheese-olive ball

Many cheese-olive balls

 This recipe was so easy, and makes a decent amount of food without too much work.  What is your go-to recipe for bountiful savory finger food?

-Looking forward to a productive Tuesday