Cheese Straws

Cheese Straws

62 Reviews
  • Prep: 15 min
  • Cook: 15 min
  • Ready In: 30 min

“This is a favorite Christmas recipe of my father's and husband's. It's fairly simple to do and tastes good.” - by Leigh

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 5 dozen

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
  2. In a large bowl cream butter and cheese. Stir in flour and salt; mix well. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 inch in thickness. Cut into 2 inch strips and sprinkle with ground red pepper. Place strips on prepared cookie sheet(s) 1 1/2 inches apart.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until crisp.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (36 total)

  • Calories
  • 99 cal
  • 5%
  • Fat
  • 6.8 g
  • 10%
  • Carbs
  • 5.5 g
  • 2%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (62)

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MICHAEL1969
117

MICHAEL1969

"I made this recipe last year and it turns out great. A couple of pointers though, 1) watch how much cayenne pepper you put in, a LITTLE goes a long way; and 2) instead of strips, I recommend a cookie..." See more gun. I use the small star disk and the pipped out string works out excellent. When it STARTS to brown in the oven, remove because it will continue to cook and brown even more after removing."

JESSI0519
45

JESSI0519

"If you want something different to serve as snacks, if your kids like cheese goldfishes - you will want to make this! I made this with no cayenne pepper and with sharp cheddar cheese and it was posit..." See moreively scrumptious! Make sure the butter is at room temperature, cream it first, then add the cheese, and then add the flour a little at a time. I rolled that into a ball with my hands a little at a time and cooked for exactly 12 minutes - wonderful!"

ZIZZYBALOOBAH
34

ZIZZYBALOOBAH

"Use a cookie press to make these -- I press long ribbons then cut or break them into 1 inch pieces before baking. I'm thinking one of the small cookie press plates (like the small star) would als..." See moreo make more straw-like snacks."

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