Sassy Jack Cheese Bites
Source: Vegetarian Times
Yield: 48 appetizers

These spicy little morsels are so easy to assemble that making them is almost as much fun as eating them! Mix them up, freeze and they're ready when you are.

8 oz low fat jalapeno jack cheese; shredded
2 tbsp butter; softened
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or unbleached white flour
1 pinch salt; or herbal salt subtitute
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)

Line a large cookie sheet with waxed paper. In a bowl, combine all ingredients.

Shape mixture into 1/2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet; don't let balls touch each other. Freeze until hard.

To bake, preheat oven to 450. Place cheese balls on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Serve hot.

Note: Freeze cheese balls at least a few hours before baking. Freezing allows cheese to harden so balls hold their shape in the oven. Unbaked cheese balls may be kept in the freezer in a tightly covered container for up to 2 weeks.