Cheddar Cheese Straws Recipe

The ingredients are the same for both Cheese crackers and Cheese Straws. The key to making them crunchy is mixing the butter and cheese until it is creamy like butter.

Ingredients:
Cheese Straws or Crackers
2 CUPS ROOM TEMP. SHREDDED CHEDDAR CHEESE
1/2 CUP ROOM TEMPERATURE SALTED BUTTER
1 1/2 CUP WHITE LILY ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
1/4 TSP. CAYENNE PEPPER
OPTION: USE 2 TSP. DRY HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH IN PLACE OF CAYENNE. OR ADD BOTH!

With a food processor or stand mixer cream the butter and cheese until it is thoroughly blended and there is no sign of large pieces of cheese. It took my mixer 10 minutes with wire whisk attachment on the highest speed. A food processor would blend it quicker since it is using blades.
Once the two are processed well and creamy add the flour and spices.
You can put these out on a floured surface and cut them out like crackers or pipe them through a pastry bag. I used a pastry bag and Wilton tips 4B and 1M.
Bake these on a parchment lined sheet pan at 375 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool on a cooling rack and store in an airtight container once they are completely cooled. Enjoy, these can also be frozen after baking and enjoyed later.