C is for Cookie, that's Good Enough for Me

the Beaumont Family's Famous Sausage Balls!

No that is not something you get in New Orleans when you screw a hooker bareback; get your minds out of the gutter!  They are a traditional Southern holiday delicacy!  Actually I should attribute this to my Aunt Francis who was a wonderful southern cook.  I ran across her Country Fried Steak recipe when looking at this as well - wow, she was a cooker!

Yes today is another food post and thank you to Jz and Hedone for putting together and promoting the 2nd Annual Great Online Cookie Exchange Extravaganza!  And since I always change things to suit my wishes I am doing "sausage balls."  They are not exactly a cookie but they look like cookie dough in raw form and sort of look like a cookie when baked so I'll call them a cookie.  I promise I got permission from Jz!  But then again she claims to be submissive so maybe it's because I told she had to!  :)

First, however, I have to add this as well.  I kid you not, a lot of people in the deep south call these "Coon Balls."  Now you're really thinking I'm a total hick but that is named after a brand of cheese commonly used, not a slur for a Cajun'.  But you're right, I am a hick!

So here goes:

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground pork sausage (to spice things up adds some chorizo or andouille sausage if you are HOT blooded!)
• 2 cups Bisquick biscuit baking mix
• 1/2  pound sharp Cheddar cheese (shredded), Coon Cheese if ya' gotta' get yer Coon Balls :)
• 12 oz Kraft Easy Cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, combine sausage, biscuit baking mix, and cheese.  Form into walnut size balls and place on baking sheets.  I would suggest coating baking sheet with pan spray.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden brown and sausage is cooked through.

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