Zesty Cheese Straws

[rkdtlb]

Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar, at room temperature
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.

In a food processor, add the butter, cheese, flour, salt and cayenne and process until a smooth dough is formed. Scoop it into a cookie press, fitted with a flat ridged tip. Pipe the dough in 2-inch strips onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. (Alternatively, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes and roll on a lightly floured surface into a 1/4-inch thick rectangle. Cut into smaller rectangles, about 2 by 3-inches, with a pizza wheel or sharp knife.) Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to racks to cool.

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen Food Network

[davidbankson]

That's weird, right before I saw this just now (probably as you were typing that up), I was talking to my roommate about cheesestraws trying to explain to him what they are...and the reason we were talking about them is because my cat is addicted to cheese straws!

[rkdtlb]

i love them...people don't make them a lot these days
this is going to be my 'what i'll bring to the party' food for a while now