Ingredients
1 lb. NY state sharp cheddar cheese
1 stick butter or margarine
1 tsp. salt
0.25 tsp. cayenne or other spicy red pepper
2 cups flour
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Bring butter and cheese to room temperature.
Cream together room temperature butter and cheese; add pepper and salt.
Blend in flour, 0.5 cup at a time.
Load cookie press, and using star tip, squeeze through cookie press to make straws on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees for fifteen minutes until firm. (Do not brown.)
