Cheese Shortbread Cookies

Place the softened butter, grated cheese, necessary salt, sweet paprika, and cream in a bowl and work the ingredients with a wooden spoon until you obtain a homogeneous mixture

Sift the white flour together with the baking powder onto a work surface, add the butter mixture, and work everything with your hands, crumbling the dough continuously until you have used all the flour

Knead the crumbs together until you obtain a smooth and homogeneous dough

Avoid working it too long, then shape it into a ball and let it rest in the refrigerator for two hours wrapped in aluminum foil

After the indicated time, roll out the dough with a rolling pin on a floured surface to about half a centimeter thick

Cut out various shaped cookies from the dough using cookie cutters and align them on the baking tray

Brush the surface of the cookies with egg yolk, sprinkling some with sesame, others with cumin, and chopped pistachios.