Cheese Straws

By pammy_k

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter @ room temp
• 1 pound sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded, at room temp
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.

In a mixing bowl, cream the butter until fluffy. Add cheddar cheese and mix well. Add flour, salt, and ground red pepper. Mix well. Mixture will form a ball. Refrigerate approx. 1/2 hour. Put in cookie press and pipe short strips onto parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on racks before storing in airtight container.