Cheese Straws recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground red pepper

Nutrition Info

98.5 calories
carbohydrate: 5.5 g
cholesterol: 20 mg
fat: 6.8 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 3.9 g
saturatedFat: 4.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 160.9 mg
sugar: 0.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

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.

Recipe Yield

5 dozen

Recipe Note

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

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