These flakey Cheddar Garlic Butter Biscuits are easy to make and so flavorful from lots of shredded cheddar cheese and garlic herb butter.
Just look at those layers! Like my Flakey Buttermilk Biscuits, this is another must-make buttermilk biscuit recipe with incredible flakey layers. Lots of shredded cheddar and some garlic powder flavor the dough. Then we brush a yummy mixture of salted butter, crushed garlic, and Italian seasoning on top of the biscuits as soon as they come out of the oven!
Most of my recipes are for sweet baking and desserts, but I do have some savory recipes as well like my Smoked Cheddar Sun-Dried Tomato Scones and Quick Garlic Rosemary Focaccia Bread!
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⭐️ Why You Need to Make This Recipe
- Flavor - Zesty cheddar cheese and yummy garlic butter come together in a delicious homemade buttermilk biscuit.
- Texture - Soft and fluffy with great flakey layers.
- Method - Homemade biscuits are so easy, quick, and rewarding to make yourself.
🧈 Ingredients
Here are the ingredients needed to make these cheddar garlic buttermilk biscuits.
Ingredient Notes
- Flour - Regular all-purpose flour is great for homemade biscuits.
- Salted Butter - Add an additional ½ teaspoon of salt to the dough and ¼ teaspoon to the garlic butter if using unsalted butter.
- Cheddar Cheese - Shredded old (sharp) cheddar is best for strong flavor. Medium cheddar or smoked cheddar also work great.
- Buttermilk - Plain milk may be used instead in a pinch, but buttermilk helps bring about a superior texture. Try making homemade buttermilk if you want to skip a trip to the grocery store.
- Garlic - Two forms of garlic are used in this recipe: garlic powder in the dough and fresh garlic in the garlic butter topping.
- Italian Seasoning - Italian herbs make for a flavorful and pretty garlic butter.
See the recipe card for the full list of ingredients with measurements.
📃 Instructions
Step 1: Whisk together the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and garlic powder. Add the cold cubed butter.
Step 2: Work the butter into the combined dry ingredients until the pieces of butter are no larger than peas.
Step 3: Stir in the shredded cheese.
Step 4: Whisk together the buttermilk and egg separately.
Step 5: Add the combined wet ingredients to the bowl and mix until just combined before turning onto the countertop to knead just until the dough comes together.
Step 6: Roll the dough out to about a ¾-inch thickness. Cut into 18 square/rectangular shaped biscuits or 18 round biscuits with a 2 or 2 ½-inch cutter.
Step 7: Arrange on a prepared baking pan, leaving some room between each biscuit. Bake in a preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden.
Step 8: While the biscuits are baking, whisk together the melted butter, crushed garlic, and Italian seasoning.
Step 9: Brush the garlic butter mixture over the biscuits as soon as they come out of the oven. Serve immediately.
💡 Top Tip
These flavorful savory biscuits are great served with lots of different soups, chili, or as a side with any meal. They would be a great easy bread side for Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas dinner too.
❓ Recipe FAQs
Soup, stew, or chili are all great meals to serve with biscuits on the side.
Use cold butter worked into the dough but not overmixed for flakey and soft layered biscuits.
All-purpose flour is a great for making yummy homemade biscuits.
Because of the cheese inside and fresh garlic butter on top of these biscuits, I recommend storing any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or freeze for longer. Warm before serving.
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📖 Recipe
Cheddar Garlic Butter Biscuits
Equipment
- baking sheet
- parchment paper
- mixing bowls
- measuring cups & spoons
- whisk
- pastry cutter
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons granulated white sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¾ cup cold salted butter *
- 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese *
- 1 cup buttermilk *
- 1 egg
For the Garlic Herb Butter:
- ½ cup salted butter, melted *
- 3 cloves fresh minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425℉. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and garlic powder together in a large bowl. Cut the cold cubed butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter until the pieces of butter are the size of peas. Stir in the shredded cheese.
- In another bowl, whisk together the buttermilk and egg. Add to the flour/butter mixture and gently fold with a spatula until the dough just starts to come together. Turn the contents of the bowl onto the countertop and knead just until the dough comes together. Do not overmix!
- Roll the dough out on a lightly floured counter to about ¾-inch thickness. Cut out the biscuits using a lightly floured medium-sized cookie cutter (2 or 2.5-inch diameter). (Try to push the cutter directly down into the dough and avoid spinning the cutter to release the dough.) Or slice into 18 square/rectangular biscuits. Place the biscuits on the prepared baking sheet, leaving some room between each biscuit.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden. Stir together the melted butter, minced garlic, and Italian seasoning until combined. Brush over the hot biscuits as soon as they come out of the oven. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Notes
- Add an additional ½ teaspoon of salt to the dough and ¼ teaspoon to the garlic butter if using unsalted butter.
- Shredded old (sharp) cheddar is best for strong flavor. Medium cheddar or smoked cheddar also work great.
- Plain milk may used instead in a pinch or try making homemade buttermilk.
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