cheese straw cookies

Name: Cheese Straw Cookies
Cook time: 25 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 8 ounce(s) sharp cheddar cheese, cold; 2 stick(s) butter or margarine, frozen; 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 tablespoon(s) cayenne pepper (or less); 2 cup(s) rice krispies cereal

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Bea L.

Emerald Isle, NC

Updated on Nov 5, 2010

These make a great hors d' oeuvre. They almost taste like cheese straws but with a crunch. My friend, Mary Lou, shared this recipe with me about 30 years ago and I have been making them ever since.

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Ingredients

8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, cold
2 sticks butter or margarine, frozen
2 cups all purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (or less)
2 cups rice krispies cereal

How To Make cheese straw cookies

Step 1

Grate the cold block of cheddar cheese and the cold sticks of butter into the same large bowl. Let this come to room temperature to soften. NOTE: I have also used pre-shredded cheese, put it in a bowl along with the butter and let it come to room temperature. Once it has softened I start mixing in the remaining ingredients. This works just as well.

Step 2

Form several rolls of dough. Pinch off small pieces and form into quarter-sized balls. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (I line mine with foil or parchment paper) then flatted each ball with a fork.
Step 3

Bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Do not over bake do they will be too hard.
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