Easy Cheese Straws
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
YIELD: 2-1/2 dozen.
The five ingredients in this cheese straws recipe transform into long, crisp cracker sticks. The hand-held snacks make for easy mingling at parties.—Elizabeth Robinson, Conroe, Texas
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
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1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Beat in cheese until blended. Combine flour, salt and cayenne; stir into cheese mixture until a dough forms. Roll into a 15x6-in. rectangle. Cut into thirty 6-in. strips. Gently place strips 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
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2.
Bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts
1 cheese straw: 72 calories, 5g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 106mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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