Cheese Straws

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  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 6 oz butter
  • 8 oz flour
  • 8 oz (2 cups) grated cheese
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper, optional
  • 1 tsp. mustard
  • 2 eggs, separate yolks from white
  • ¼ cup cold water

Preparation

Step 1

Rub the butter into the flour. Add the grated cheese, salt, pepper and mustard and mix thoroughly.
Add beaten egg yolks and cold water to make a stiff dough.
Roll out about ¼ in thick. Cut into strips 2½ in x ½ in and twist like "twittlers" or make into any variety of shapes desired.
Place the straws on a baking sheet and bake at 400°F for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.