CHEESE STRAWS

By emailinaz

Active time:28 minutes
Total time: 1 hour 15 minutes
70 calories per straw

Ingredients

• 2 c self rising flour
• 1/4 tsp ground red pepper(cayenne)
• 1 c butter (2 sticks) softened
• 2 c(7oz)sharp cheddar,shredded,room temperature

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

1) preheat oven to 350.

2) on sheet of waxed paper, combine flour and ground red pepper. in large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and cheese until well blended. with mixture on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. beat 5minutes longer or until very creamy,scraping bowl occasionally.

3) into pastry bag or cookie press, fit 1/2 inch star tip. transfer dough to bag or press. onto ungreased large cookie sheets,pipe dough into 5 inch long straws spacing straws 1/2 inch apart.bake 1 sheet at a time, 18-20 minutes or until pale golden brown.(refrigerate remaining straws on cook sheets until ready to bake.) cool straws on cookie sheet on wire rack 5minutes, then transfer with spatula to wire rack to cook completely. store in tightly sealed container up to 3 days.