Zesty Cheese Straws

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I had great success with this recipe! Tasty, too! I used my electric pasta maker. I doubled the recipe and put it all in the pasta maker and it did all the work. I put a bar cookie die that came with the maker on, and out came the bars of zesty cheese dough! I would sprinkle extra flour in the top as the dough stopped coming out. It was amazing!! I baked the bars at 350 for 25 minutes. The whole family loved them!! I will use this recipe again for sure!!!

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This was a great recipe! I added paprika, a little garlic powder, and some freshly ground black pepper. I left out the cayenne pepper just because I didn't have any on hand. I also added a bit more cheese since I had some left over Colby Jack in the fridge. The result was awesome and tastes so good with a little cranberry chutney and a glass of Sauvignon Blanc :

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The first time I tried to make cheese straws, I ended up with cheesy biscuits. The next time around, I realized I had mistakenly used self-rising flour instead of all-purpose. The trick is to make sure the cheese and butter are room temp so you can form them into a dough consistency. Sometimes using the heat from your hands is the best way to do so. Otherwise you will end up with floury clumps. Make sure your dough is thin, whether it is shaped as a circle or straw or put through a cookie press. Also, it's tough to be patient because you know how good they taste, but you have to let them bake long enough to be crisp.

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These are awful. They are gooey sticky masses of sweating cheese. I would figure I did something wrong IF I didnt try to make them twice. I had to trash 2lbs of cheese, not a cheap venture! I have made cheese straws every year for 20 years, occasionally trying different recipes in order to find the perfect recipe! This was not it! I think there may be something wrong with the recipe. I suspect not enough flour is called for.

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When I made these....i had ALOT more flour than cheese in the bowl. I recommend cutting out the 1/2 cup of flour or adding 3/4 cup more extra sharp cheddar. Very good recipe otherwise.

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don't know what anonymous did but these turned out great

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I make these for my office parties- by request- every year. No one up here had ever heard of cheese straws! Instead of a cookie press, or messing around with a plastic baggie, I take 1/2 tsp of dough and smash it flat to make a cookie/cracker. Then bake at 350 until crispy. I like to serve them with mango chutney for a little exta oomph. Just a little piece of cheesy heaven!!!!

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This recipe came together in minutes! I followed other reviewers suggestions and increased the cayenne pepper to 1/2 tsp and cooked for 15 minutes @ 350. The cheesestraws came out of the cookie press with ease. My husband and son said that they were awesome...I agree as well!

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These were easy to make and I had no problem using the cookie press with these. They were excellent for me.

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I don't know how Paula kept a stright face when she tried one of these on her show. They lack taste and a good texture!!