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
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.
Let’s make this Southern Cheese Straws Recipe.
Southern Cheese Straws
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.
Nutrition
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Lisa
Thursday 13th of July 2023
Could you use a piping bag and tip instead of a cookie press? Maybe it would be too stiff to pipe out?
Julia Jordan
Thursday 13th of July 2023
Yes, you could use a piping bag. It honestly doesn't matter what shape or how they look as long as they are some sort of "straw" form.
Michelle
Monday 27th of February 2023
I've been looking for this recipe for soooo long. This reminds me of the lady that use to take care of me when I was little, she made these for me and I've been wanting to eat them for so long but didn't know how to make them, so thank you♥