Cheese Straws

Name: Cheese Straws
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
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

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield 2-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

Whet appetites with light and crispy cheese straws!

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 cheese straw: 77 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 113mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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

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