Easy Cheese Straws

Name: Easy Cheese Straws
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Five ingredients transform into long, crisp cracker sticks. The hand-held snacks make for easy mingling at parties.—Elizabeth Robinson, Conroe, Texas

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions

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.
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 each: 72 calories, 5g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 106mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

Originally published as Cheese Straws in Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2010

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Jennifer

Mar 2, 2018

I doubled the recipe but still baked in two separate batches. So EASY and so DELICIOUS! I did cook each batch (gas oven) for 27 minutes at 350, turning the pan around at 15 minutes. At 20 min, they were still quite soft. Other than a difference in timing, the recipe was spot on and I have a new favorite to make as snacks and to take to parties!
regard

Sep 8, 2017

wonderful flavor! I rolled each one by hand into a thin straw.
MrzJoiner1

Jan 25, 2012

I have loved these since I was a Child. Takes me back to a Happier time. I have also tried them with roasted pecans chopped up in it.