Cheese Straws Recipe
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Cheese Straws

By: Leigh  
"This is a favorite Christmas recipe of my father's and husband's. It's fairly simple to do and tastes good."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (60)

What to Drink?
Wine Sparkling wine
Cocktail French '75'
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 5 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (optional)

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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 99 | Total Fat: 6.8g | Cholesterol: 20mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2004 by MICHAEL1969   view full review
I made this recipe last year and it turns out great. A couple of pointers though, 1) watch...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by JESSI0519   view full review
If you want something different to serve as snacks, if your kids like cheese goldfishes - you...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by ZIZZYBALOOBAH   view full review
Use a cookie press to make these -- I press long ribbons then cut or break them into 1 inch...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by Michelle H.   view full review
very easy to make and tasty! the key is to, as others have suggested, is letting your butter...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by HeatherJL   view full review
This recipe is delicous, but it was very hard to form the straws. I was unable to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 8, 2007 by Lauren   view full review
This recipe is wonderful! Although my dough (as recipe says) was fine originally, I added two...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2006 by Iron Chef Hamy   view full review
Needed liquid. Original recipe was way to dry to form a dough. After reading other reviews,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by SEGEL10   view full review
These were really good, however, I did add about 1/3 cup water to the recipe to get it to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by QUINN02   view full review
these are really terrific, but there was one problem- i could not get the butter and cheese to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2003 by RUBYWIFE   view full review
These are great. I used sharp chedder. It's great to make these all year round.

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