Ingredients

  • Cake flour 230g
  • Corn flour 1 tbsp
  • Comté cheese 170g
  • SpinneysFOOD salt 1 tsp
  • Butter 150g
  • SpinneysFOOD za'atar 4 tbsp
  • Milk 1 tbsp

Equipment

  • Small mixing bowl 1
  • Rollin pin 1
  • Cling film 1
  • Baking sheet 1
  • Baking paper 1
  • Cheese grater 1

Nutrition (Per serving)

  • Calories 79
  • Fat 5g
  • Saturates 3g
  • Protein 2g
  • Carbs 6g

Given the cook-at-home nature of Spinneys and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated."

Comte and zaatar biscuits

Arabic 15 Mins Prep · 20 Mins Cook


  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4, and line a large baking sheet with baking paper.
  2. Finely grate the Comté cheese.
  3. Place the flour, corn flour, 120g of cheese and salt in the bowl of a food processor and blitz until combined.
  4. Add the cold cubed butter then process until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
  5. Add 3 tbsp of za’atar and the milk and process until a dough forms.
  6. Shape the dough into a disc and cover with cling film. Refrigerate the dough for 10-15 minutes or until firm.
  7. Place the dough between two pieces of baking paper and roll out to 5mm thick.
  8. Using a cookie cutter of your choice cut out desired shapes.
  9. Arrange the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet at least 2cm apart from one another.
  10. In a small mixing bowl combine the remaining 50g of cheese and 1 tbsp of za’atar.
  11. Sprinkle the cheese mixture over the biscuit dough.
  12. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
  13. Store in an airtight container for up to one week.