Cheese Straws

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Wow oh Wow these are so good! I have the heavy duty 6qt Kithen Aide mixer and it worked fine. I could tell it's something that a smaller motor would really stuggle with. I did add a bit more pepper after reading the other posts. I took the dough and rolled by hand into long ropes on the counter and baked them that way. Kids can roll into letters and spell their names. I even thought you could use a cookie cutter and make seasonal shapes, press them a tad thinner once on the cookie sheet and make like a snack cracker for dips and toppings for partys. I'm thinking superbowl would be awesome! Anywhoo, I highly recommend this recipe!

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There are a couple of tips to make these come out right. After grating the cheese put it in a ziploc bag and leave until very soft at room temp. Same with the butter- has to be very soft. Don't add the flour all at once. I find the best way to mix everything is with the food processor. Once you have baked these you can freeze for several months. They are DEFINITELY WORTH THE EFFORT!

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Ok, I was so excited to try these... BUT, it wasn't that "great" recipe that I really thought it was going to be. First, I have a Kitchen Aid mixer and it was struggling with the dough. Second, it was a huge amount and this should be cut in 1/2 unless you're feeding an entire Wedding. Third, using the cookie press added about 20 minutes extra to the preparation time, which was already taking forever - just roll them into balls!
I'm giving it 3 stars because it did taste good... not great, but I don't know that I would make them again.

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Very, very tasty, but altered the recipe a bit. I added more Cayenne than it called for since my family likes a "kick" in their cheese crackers/straws. Though a bit disappointed and not sure what went wrong. I followed the directions as they were and had a mess with the dough. It was extremely crumbly. I had to add about 1 1/2 cups of water to the recipe to get a dough that was still extremely stiff. I used my cookie press and my son-in-law used a pastry bag/tip (which split because the dough was so so so very stiff. It was really hard to make these and ended up using a flat disc from my cookie press and made bar looking crackers.

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It tastes wonderful. Everybody loved them. Had so much neighbors got to take home some.

Opted to great the cheese myself, took time and effort. Next time will buy shredded cheese. Definitely need a kitchen aid or similar mixer. Followed the direction as is. I even bought a cookie press (used this recipe to justify my purchase. However, I think a pastry bag with a star tip would suffice. I did not need to add more flour, 3C was sufficient. Dough was manageable.

Will definitely make it again

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Love these Cheese Straws. My childen and grandchildren try to eat them up brfore I get one so I make double. Great for my husband and I or a family gathering. We eat them for a snack and end up eating all of them. Excellent easy cooking that taste like it takes a long time to make. Love them!!!

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I made these for a New Year's Eve Party and they were gone in a flash! My cookie press is the type that doesn't make straws, so I made different designs instead. I used all the different plates. Next time, I will sprinkle some sea salt on the tops before baking, so they will taste just like a cheese-it cracker. I also didn't taste any of the red pepper, so I will use more next time. I will make these again. Many of my friends said their mom's used to make these. Comfort food for sure. Thanks Trisha!

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This is an old recipe from my childhood (born in 1963 my mom used to make for parties. She couldn't remember it anymore, so I was so glad to have her present it (and with the extra cheese Mom did, too!.

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Hmmmm... No KitchenAid Mixer.... Don't make this in a regular mixer...it doesn't work.

Added the 3 cups of flour and then about 1/4 cup more thinking the consistency was good. It wasn't. When the straws baked they flattened out, obviously not enough flour. But...
The taste? Like flour. Obviously I did something wrong... I'm blaming it on the tools not the recipe... but until I have hundreds of dollars for a new mixer, I'm not going to make these again. Trust me, don't make this recipe unless you have a mixer with a paddle attachment. Disappointed but I'm going to try one of the other recipes.

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Yum, yum!!! It did not take long for them to be gone....easy to make and sooooooo tasty!!!!