Name: Southern Cheese Straws
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 100 min
Ingredients: 2 lb Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese (grated and let come to room temperature); 2 Sticks of Butter (softened); 4 1/4 c All Purpose Flour; 2 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper; 1/8 tsp Black Pepper; Dash of Garlic Powder

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In this post I’m sharing a wonderful Southern Cheese Straws Recipe.

You’ll find cheese straws at parties, luncheons, weddings & almost any other kind of social event. They’ve been a favorite in the south for centuries. They’re a little bit addicting, so expect them to disappear.

An old story tells us that a waste-not cook mixed leftover biscuit dough with cheese and rolled it into long “straws” and baked them.

It helps if you have a cookie press to use when piping out the straws but don’t fret if you don’t have one. Today you’ll find these treats in strips, twists, and flat cracker shapes too. The cookie press ‘star tip’ shape is probably the most popular however.

Ingredients

2 lb Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated and let come to room temperature
2 Sticks of Butter, softened
4 1/4 c All Purpose Flour
2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/8 tsp Black Pepper
Dash of Garlic Powder

In a stand mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add cheese and mix until the cheese and butter come to a creamy consistency.

In a bowl, sift flour and seasonings together.

Add flour in small batches to the mixer and combine with the butter/cheese mixture until all of the flour is incorporated well.

The dough will be a bit stiff.

Add to a cookie press fitted with a star piping tip. Pipe onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper in 3-4″ strips.

Refrigerate sheet pans of cheese straws for 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking to prevent spreading.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake cheese straws for 20 minutes or until golden and crisp.

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Classic Cheese Straws Recipe

Do Cheese Straws Need To Be Refrigerated?

Cheese straws do not require refrigeration. Just store in an air tight container and they’ll last up to a week.

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Southern Cheese Straws

Classic Southern cheese straws are a delicious treat or party appetizer

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Additional Time1

Total Time1 40

Servings: Servings

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Julia Jordan | Julia’s Simply Southern

Ingredients

2 lb Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese grated and let come to room temperature
2 Sticks of Butter softened
4 1/4 c All Purpose Flour
2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/8 tsp Black Pepper
Dash of Garlic Powder

Instructions

In a stand mixer, cream butter until light and fluffy. Add cheese and mix until the cheese and butter come to a creamy consistency.
In a bowl, sift flour and seasonings together.
Add flour in small batches to the mixer and combine with the butter/cheese mixture until all of the flour is incorporated well.
The dough will be a bit stiff.
Add to a cookie press fitted with a star piping tip. Pipe onto a sheet pan lined with parchment paper in 3-4" strips.
Refrigerate sheet pans of cheese straws for 30 minutes to 1 hour before baking to prevent spreading.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake cheese straws for 20 minutes or until golden and crisp.

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