Private View Nibbles - Mum's Cheese Oxo Biscuits

I've been meaning to pop a recipe up on here since Christmas, when I wanted to treat you to my take on the sumptuous Italian gorgeousness that is Chocolate Salami.

Sadly, I was far too busy (maybe this year) so please forgive me and accept this humble offering instead.

I remember loving these biscuits as a kid and I've been nagging Mum to dig out this recipe for ages, but she couldn't find it.  Finally it turned up, so I'm baking a batch for the Ditchling Road Open House private view tomorrow evening.  Why not knock up a batch of your own and recreate the full PV experience by looking through an art book or something while you scoff them with a glass of wine.

CHEESE OXO BISCUITS

INGREDIENTS
4oz plain flour
4oz margarine
3oz Cheddar cheese
1 Oxo cube (I used the vegetable one, but the original recipe calls for the red one)

METHOD

1. Rub the margarine into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.

2.  Grate in the cheese.

3. Crumble in the stock cube, knead the mixture together to form a dough, then cover and put in the fridge to rest for half an hour.

4. Roll out the dough thinly onto a well-floured surface.

5.  Cut out shapes with a cutter (or small glass) and lay on a well-greased baking sheet.

6.  Bake in a pre-heated oven (170º fan/190ºC/350ºF) for 15 minutes.

7. Remove from oven and leave to cool.

8.  Leave washing-up in the hope that boyfriend will do it.