Garlic & Cheddar Cheese Biscuits

Why you’ll love these homemade drop biscuits

• It is a super simple recipe using only 5 ingredients. 
• Fresh warm biscuits make just about any meal better.
• Simple drop biscuits have a rustic vibe and go perfectly with an easy weeknight meal but are also perfect for the holiday season because they are so easy to make. 

What makes this such an easy biscuit recipe

• You don’t need a pastry cutter like you do when making traditional biscuits.
• No rolling out the biscuit dough, you just drop the biscuits onto a baking sheet using a large spoon.
• There is no need for a biscuit cutter. 
• It’s such an easy recipe because we use store bought biscuit mix. 

Ingredients

See recipe card for exact amounts. 

Ingredient Notes

biscuit mix – we like Heart Smart Bisquick but any premade mix will work.

cheddar cheese – freshly grated or pre-shredded cheese both work great. We almost always use pre-shredded sharp cheddar cheese to make this recipe as easy as possible. You can also change up what type of cheese you use; mild cheddar cheese, Colby Jack cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese would all work great. You can even use Pepper Jack cheese to add a little kick. 

milk – I use whole milk because that is what I have in the fridge, 2% milk or skim milk can be used. I have not made these biscuits using dairy free milk.

garlic – we buy the chopped garlic that comes in a jar, fresh garlic can be used.

butter – unsalted butter is best, or you can use margarine if that is what you have. 

How to make these easy drop biscuits

1. Preheat the oven to 400° and line one large or two small rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. 
2. Add the biscuit mix, one cup of the cheese and one-half teaspoon of the minced garlic in a large mixing bowl, stir until combined. 
3. Stir in the milk and mix until just combined. 
4. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto the parchment-lined baking sheet. 
5. Bake 10 minutes.
6. Melt butter in a small skillet or saucepan and add the garlic to the melted butter, let sit on low heat while the biscuits are baking.  
7. Brush the top of the biscuits with the garlic butter mixture and top with additional cheddar cheese, bake for 5 more minutes or until golden brown. 

Tips

• You can use shortening or cooking spray on the baking sheet if you don’t have parchment paper. 
• When adding the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients do not over-mix them. 
• You don’t have to worry about getting the biscuits all the same size because you can just add more to any that need it after you have twelve portions on the baking sheet. 
• Take care not to get too much of the chopped garlic that is in the butter on the tops of the biscuits so there isn’t too much on any one. 
• Bake biscuits on the oven rack closest to the center of the oven for best results. 

Storage & Reheating

Store leftover biscuits in an airtight container at room temperature for several days. As with any freshly baked good they start to dry out and not be as good after a couple of days.

We reheat our cheesy garlic drop biscuits in the microwave for about 1 seconds, this varies greatly by microwave so find what works best in your microwave starting at about 10 seconds. 

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