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    Home » Recipes » Breads

    Bisquick Cheddar Biscuits

    By: Jessica · Posted: Jan 5, 2023 · Updated: Feb 22, 2025 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    Bisquick Cheddar Biscuits: These golden brown biscuits are cheesy and are the perfect side for a simple chili recipe and soup recipes. Made with 6 simple ingredients and ready in just over 20 minutes!

    A Bisquick cheddar biscuit on a plate.

     

    Why You’ll Love This Recipe

    You can’t go wrong with this easy cheddar biscuit recipe served as an easy side dish on a cool day. They pair amazingly well with items like baked bratwursts or this popular fried shrimp recipe!

    The biscuits have a similar flavor to the copycat Red Lobster Cheddar Bay biscuits, so if you love those, I think you’ll love these too!

    Jump to:
    • Why You’ll Love This Recipe
    • What to Serve with These Garlic Cheddar Drop Biscuits?
    • Ingredients
    • Substitutions
    • Variations
    • Instructions
    • Storage
    • Top Tip
    • FAQs
    • Related Recipes
    • Recipe
    • Comments

    What to Serve with These Garlic Cheddar Drop Biscuits?

    On a chilly day, these biscuits also make the perfect easy side dish for chili or soup. Here are some of our favorite recipes to serve alongside some warm biscuits!

    CHILIS

    Easy Chili Recipe

    White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese

    Vegetarian Chili

    Venison Chili (Stove Top or Slow Cooker)

    SOUPS

    Instant Pot Broccoli Cheddar Soup

    Buffalo Chicken Soup Recipe

    Taco Soup Recipe

    Easy Lobster Bisque Recipe

    Ingredients

    You only need 6 simple ingredients to whip up these Bisquick cheddar garlic drop biscuits (and because they’re drop biscuits, you don’t even have to dirty the counter)!

    • Bisquick mix
    • Milk cheddar cheese
    • Mozzarella cheese
    • Milk
    • Garlic powder
    • Butter
    ingredients on table for cheddar biscuits

    See the printable recipe card below for exact quantities and step-by-step instructions!

    Substitutions

    If you need to swap something out, here are a few suggestions we have…

    • Bisquick – if you don’t have access to Bisquick, you can use any other baking mix (like Jiffy mix, Krusteaz, etc.)
    • Gluten Free – if you need to make gluten free biscuits, you can use a gluten free baking mix like Bob’s Red Mill!
    • Cheese – I find that blocks of cheese shredded at home work better than the pre-shredded bags (the cheese in those bags is usually coated to keep it from sticking, which keeps it from melting as nicely). You can use either type of cheese, though. You can also swap out the cheddar and mozzarella for whatever cheese you have on hand! Mix and match with 1, 2, or more cheeses to make up the 1 cup total needed.

    Variations

    Biscuits are so easy to change up to create your own version! Here are a few ideas we had for how you could change this recipe…

    • Spicy – add some chopped jalapenos and swap the cheddar cheese for tex mex to create spicy jalapeno cheddar biscuits!
    • Onion – add some chopped green onion and ½ teaspoon of onion powder into your biscuit mix to create a cheddar and onion biscuit!
    • Bacon – adding bacon basically makes everything better…right? Cook up some bacon and chop it (or use bacon bits) and mix it into your batter for cheddar bacon biscuits that would be perfect for serving at brunch!
    • Air Fryer – If you have an air fryer, we cooked frozen biscuits in the air fryer so I’d imagine that these could be cooked in the air fryer too!

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 425 F.
    2. Place a silicone mat or sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet and set it aside.
    3. In a large mixing bowl combine Bisquick mix (2 ½ cups), ½ cup cheddar cheese, ½ cup mozzarella cheese, and ½ teaspoon garlic powder.
    Bisquick mix, shredded cheddar cheese, and shredded mozarella cheese in a glass bowl.
    Add Bisquick and cheese to bowl.
    A small dish of garlic powder being held above a mixing bowl.
    Add garlic and mix.
    1. Mix in the ¾ cup milk.
    Bisquick cheddar biscuit dough in a glass bowl.
    Mix in the milk.
    1. Take two tablespoons or soup spoons and drop the batter on the baking sheet (scoop the batter with one spoon, then scrape it onto the baking sheet with the other). Leave 1-inch around each biscuit. They will not spread like cookies, but you want the heat to go around for more even cooking.
    A tablespoon with bisquick cheddar biscuit mix on it.
    Scoop biscuit dough.
    An unbaked cheddar biscuit sitting on a silicone mat on a baking sheet.
    Drop onto lined baking sheet.
    1. Bake for 12-14 minutes in the oven or until a toothpick comes out clean. They will be slightly golden brown on top. While the biscuits are baking, melt butter and set aside.
    A baking sheet with a silicone mat on it and baked cheddar biscuits on the silicone mat.
    Bake till golden brown.
    1. Leave the biscuits on the cookie sheet and with a pastry brush, brush the melted butter mixture onto each one.
    A pastry brush brushing melted butter onto a baked cheddar biscuit.
    Brush with melted butter.
    1. Transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack and let them cool enough that you can handle them.
    2. Serve and enjoy!
    A Bisquick cheddar biscuit broken in half so you can see the inside.

    Storage

    Store any leftover biscuits in a cool, dry area in an airtight container for 3 days.

    These biscuits would freeze well. Simply place the cooled biscuits in a tightly sealed, freezer-safe container and freeze them for up to a month. When you are ready to eat them, simply let them thaw at room temperature (or put them in the oven at 425° until they are warmed through).

    Top Tip

    When mixing the ingredients, you will have a thick, wet dough. I don’t use a hand mixer for 2 reasons: the dough is too thick and sticky to work well with a hand mixer, and if I mix by hand I know I won’t overmix it (giving your biscuit that nice, fluffy texture).

    FAQs

    Why are my Bisquick biscuits so crumbly?

    There are two likely reasons for crumbly Bisquick biscuits – the first is that you used cream instead of milk (since cream is thicker, it affects the moisture content of the biscuit). The second reason could be that you didn’t add enough milk. You don’t want your biscuit batter to be runny, but it definitely needs to come together as a smooth, stirrable batter. If it’s crumbly, try adding more milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you reach the right consistency.

    What’s the difference between a drop biscuit and a regular biscuit?

    Good question! Drop biscuits are just like they sound – they are dropped onto a baking sheet. The batter for a drop biscuit is closer to pancake batter.

    “Regular” biscuits (or rolled biscuits) are made with a dough that is more like pie dough. It is rolled out and then cut into a shape that is placed onto a baking sheet.

    Are these like Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits?

    They are similar! The garlic, cheesy biscuit made with Bisquick is similar to copycat Red Lobster biscuits.

    Did you make this? I’d be so grateful if you left a “star” rating below to let me know what you thought! Then, the next time you need a quick and easy recipe, come back to Fantabulosity to browse all of my easy recipes!

    Related Recipes

    Looking for other recipes that include delicious biscuits? This Biscuit and Gravy Casserole is perfect for dinner or for a weekend brunch, and both this Cheeseburger Casserole and this Chicken Pot Pie Casserole are topped with biscuits and make the perfect comfort food dinner for a busy weeknight!

    Or if you love cheesy bread, this cheesy pull-apart bread is a must-make!

    Recipe

    A Bisquick cheddar biscuit, broken in half so you can see the fluffy texture inside.

    Bisquick Cheddar Biscuits

    Jessica Burgess
    Bisquick Cheddar Biscuits: These buttery garlic brown biscuits are the perfect side for chilis and soup. Made with 6 simple ingredients and ready in just over 20 minutes!
    5 from 5 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 12 minutes mins
    Total Time 22 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine American
    Servings 8 biscuits
    Calories 250 kcal

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    Ingredients

    • 2 ½ cups Bisquick Pancake & Baking Mix
    • ½ cup mild cheddar cheese shredded
    • ½ cup mozzarella cheese shredded
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¾ cup milk
    • 2 tablespoons butter melted
    • garlic salt Sprinkle after applying butter if desired.

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 425 F.
    • Place a silicone mat or sheet of parchment paper on a baking sheet and set it aside.
    • In a large mixing bowl combine 2 ½ cups Bisquick mix, the 1 cup of shredded cheeses, and ½ teaspoon garlic powder.
    • Mix in the ¾ cup milk.
    • Take two tablespoons or soup spoons and drop the batter on the baking sheet (scoop batter with one spoon, then scrape it onto the baking sheet with the other). Leave 1-inch around each biscuit. They will not spread like cookies, but you want the heat to go around for more even cooking.
    • Bake for 12-14 minutes in the oven or until a toothpick comes out clean. They will be slightly golden brown on top.
    • Leave the biscuits on the cookie sheet and with a pastry brush, brush the melted butter onto each one.
    • Transfer the biscuits to a cooling rack and let them cool enough that you can handle them.
    • Serve and enjoy!

    Notes

    TIP: When mixing the ingredients, you will have a thick, wet dough. I don’t use a hand mixer for 2 reasons: the dough is too thick and sticky to work well with a hand mixer, and if I mix by hand I know I won’t overmix it (giving your biscuit that nice, fluffy texture). 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1biscuit | Calories: 250kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 600mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 244IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 182mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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    1. Jamie says

      February 27, 2023 at 1:34 pm

      5 stars
      My kids loved these biscuits! They were perfect with tomato soup!

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    2. Julia says

      February 27, 2023 at 1:30 pm

      This is one of my favorite recipes! It is actually fool proof because my 10 year old daughter has taken over making them and she always does an incredible job! The recipe is very easy to follow and always turns out amazing!

      Reply
    3. wilhelmina wessel says

      February 27, 2023 at 1:05 pm

      5 stars
      These biscuits are super yummy! I served them with a soup and they were the perfect side.

      Reply

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