Adding Cheese To Cookies: Fennel & Olive Cookies | culture: the word on cheese

Ingredients

• 4 ounces Pecorino Romano (roughly chopped)
• ¼ cup pitted oil-cured olives (such as niçoise)
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt
• 8 tablespoons 1 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch chunks
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water