Saint Agur Blue Cheese Sablés Recipe

Updated March 21, 2019

It was Saint Agur's melt-in-your-mouth texture that first led me to think of baking with it. I began to envision crumbly, buttery, undeniably French sablés, doctored to share a hint of that spicy blue love I'd grown to crave nearly every waking moment. Being such a strong cheese, the first batch of cookies I made was way too flavorful, with the blue notes drowning out every last bit of delicate butter that make the cookies such a lovely experience. After a bit of experimenting, I found the perfect balance of butter and blue.

If you don't like blue cheese, these cookies might not change your mind. Their personality is every bit as blue as the cheese itself, though there are a few other properties here that play well with Saint Agur's somewhat intense flavor profile. These sablés are as sweet and buttery as you'd expect them to be--but with an edge, care of this ridiculously rich blue cheese. If you're a fan of the blue, then you stand a good chance of being a fan of these cookies, too.

Note: These cookies are super strongly flavored with blue cheese when they come out of the oven, but their flavor mellows overnight.

If You Love Blue Cheese: Make Saint Agur Blue Cheese Sablés

Recipe Details

Saint Agur Blue Cheese Sablés Recipe

Active 10 mins

Total 4 hrs 30 mins

Serves 24 cookies

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Ingredients

18 tablespoons (about 9 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup (about 8 ounces) Saint Agur blue cheese, at room temperature
1/2 cup (about 3 1/2 ounces) sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large egg yolks, at room temperature
2 1/4 cups (about 11 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour

Directions

With an electric mixer on medium-low speed, beat together butter and cheese until they are completely blended, about 1 minute. Add sugar and salt to the butter and cheese, beating just until they are well mixed and creamy, about one minute longer. Do not overbeat.
Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating each just until completely mixed in. Stop beating once you have a cohesive batter. Stir in flour with a rubber spatula, stirring just until there is no dry flour left. The dough should be sandy but form a ball when pressed. Roll into a 2-inch thick log, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerator for 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Slice the log into 1/2-inch thick cookies and place them 1-inch apart on the baking sheet. Bake until the edges are light brown, about 18 minutes

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If You Love Blue Cheese: Make Saint Agur Blue Cheese Sablés

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
182	Calories
12g	Fat
15g	Carbs
4g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 24
Amount per serving
Calories	182
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12g	15%
Saturated Fat 7g	37%
Cholesterol 53mg	18%
Sodium 138mg	6%
Total Carbohydrate 15g	5%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 58mg	4%
Iron 1mg	4%
Potassium 48mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.