Southern Cheese Straws
Southern Cheese Straws! This easy cheese straw recipe is a crowd favorite. Tender, buttery and cheesy bites make the perfect party food with just enough kick!
Servings: 2 dozen
Equipment
- Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
- Large baking Pan
- Parchment paper
- Cookie Press
- Star-shaped cookie press disk or similar shape
Ingredients
- ¾ cups butter room temperature
- 8 ounce block sharp cheddar cheese grated
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper*¼
- ¼ teaspoon paprika
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare a large baking pan by lining with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, or using a hand mixer, beat together butter, cheese, sea salt, cayenne and paprika until fully incorporated. Scrape down the bowl and beat for another 10 seconds.
- With the mixer on low, mix in the flour slowly until just incorpoated. You should have a soft, crumbly dough.
- Load the dough into the cookie press (according to manufacturer's directions) fitted with a star-shaped disc. Hold the cookie press over the prepared baking pan and click the repeatedly to extrude long ropes of dough. Cut the ropes into desired size (about 2 inch bites are a good size) and carefully arrange on baking pan, leaving an inch or two between pieces.
- Bake for about 12 minutes or until the dough has set and is lightly browning around the bottom.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool (they will harden and crisp up as they cool). Serve or store once cooled.
Notes
- If you would like to roll out the dough or create cheese coins instead of cheese straws, place the dough on a piece of parchment paper or plastic wrap and shape into a log. Refrigerate for about an hour to allow the dough to harden, then when ready to bake, use a sharp knife to cut coins from the dough log (the same method as slice and bake cookies).
- Place coins on baking pan and bake as directed, keeping an eye out for burning depending on thickness of coins.