Cheese Straws

Ingredients:

8 oz extra sharp cheddar cheese

½ cup butter

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp red pepper

1 ½ to 2 cups all purpose flour

Instructions:

Cream cheese and butter together.  Add seasonings.  Mix in flour until well combined and smooth.  Put through a cookie press or roll out and cut in strips.  Bake on a cookie sheet at 325 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

Note:  My grandmother’s cousin, Lena, added 2 ½ cups of Rice Crispies to her version.  Just change the butter amount to 1 cup, cheese to 10 oz, seasonings to ½ tsp.  She would roll these into balls and press down with a fork - much like you would a peanut butter cookie.