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Cheese Straws Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 c self-rising flour
1/4 tsp cayenne
1 c butter, softened
7 oz sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (about 2 c), room temperature

Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º

On sheet of waxed paper, combine flour and cayenne. In large bowl, with mixer on medium speed, beat butter and cheese until well blended. With mixer on low speed, gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture. Beat 5 minutes longer or until very creamy, scraping bowl occasionaly.

Into Pastry bag or cookie press, fit 1/2" star tip. Transfer dough to bag or press. Onto ungreased large cookie sheets, pipe dough into 5" long straws, spacing straws 1/3" apart. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 18-20 minutes or until pale golden brown. (Refrigerate remaining straws on cookie sheets until ready to bake.) Cool straws on cookie sheet on wire rack for 5 minutes, then transfer with spatula to wire rack to cool completely. Store in tightly sealed container up to 3 days.

 

 

 

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