I’ve never made biscuits before and don’t have a pastry cutter, but these were delicious- I would definitely make them again. I made a few adjustments based on comments from other readers:

In a large bowl mix:

3 cups all purpose flour

1 Tbsp sugar (not 3)

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 large clove of garlic minced (instead of garlic powder)

1 Tsp salt

1/4 Tsp paprika (Hungarian sweet)

Add:

1/2 cup of cold butter cut in small pieces.

I used my hands to fully coat and make sure the butter was divided in pea-sized pieces

Add 1 1/2 cups graded sharp cheddar to mixture and stir with wooden spoon.

Wish 1 cup buttermilk (I used half and half) and 1 large egg. Make a well in the center of the bowl and pour in milk/egg mixture. Stir in with a wooden spoon – do not use your hands.

Preheat oven to 375 and put racks on top and bottom third of oven.

Spoon dough on parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush tops with

Melted butter, then put more grated cheese on top of each biscuit.

Bake for 15 minutes, remove and brush again with melted butter, then rotate pans between the oven racks and cook another 5 minutes.

Brush one more time with butter, then let cool before eating.