Alison Niven

Cheese Biscuits

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Preparation info
  • Makes about

    40

    biscuits
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Gloagburn: Recipes from a Scottish Farm
Gloagburn

By Alison Niven

Published 2025

  • About

My sister-in-law Jill was the one who first gave me this recipe for oaty cheese biscuits. They are just so tasty, whether you serve them with morning coffee, for lunch, with drinks, with cheese and tomato or on their own. Just be sure to use a good strong Cheddar. Thank you, Jill.

Ingredients

  • 225 g Stork baking spread
  • 115 g plain flour
  • 225 g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas mark 4. Line two baking trays with greaseproof paper.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cut the margarine into the flour with a knife until you have fine breadcrumbs. Add the oats, grated Cheddar, mustard powder, salt and ground