This is another easy recipe in our Summer Dessert Recipe Series. Extra Crispy Cheese Straws are simple to make.  And most of the ingredients you will already have on hand at home.

The only difference in the regular cheese straws that everyone makes for parties is the extra crispy. The extra crispy is due to adding rice crispy to the cheese straw mix. This may sound odd to you, it did to us the first time we heard it. But trust us, odd or not, it is wonderful.

To make Extra Crispy Cheese Straws

You will need:

2 sticks of butter

8 oz grated cheese

2 cups of flour

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon chili powder

2 cups rice crispy cereal

Mixing is easier if you soften the butter first.

Add the grated cheese to the soft butter and mix well.

In a separate bowl add the flour, salt, and chili powder. With a whisk, mix well. But be careful not to throw chili powder around.

If you like “Hot Cheese Straws” increase the chili powder to 1 tablespoon.

Add the flour mix to the cheese mix.  Again, mix well. You want to be certain all the ingredients are blended.

Add the rice crispy cereal to the mix. Mix to blend,  But do not over mix or you will crush all the rice crispy cereal.

Once you have your mix, make them into the shape you want.   Use a cookie cutter to make cute shapes or just roll them into balls. Or cut them into squares.

We use the traditional “squashed flat” shape with our cheese straws.  This is the more simple method.  Just roll up a ball.  Then smash it between the palms of your hands.

Cover the cookie sheet with parchment paper.

Place the cheese straws on the cookie sheet. Make sure they do not touch.

Put in the oven and cook at 350 for approx 25 minutes.

When ready, take the cheese straws out of the oven.  They will be very hot so let them cool for 5 minutes or so.

Remove them from the cookie sheet. It is best to keep the cheese straws in an air-tight container to keep them from getting soggy.

If your house is like ours, the cheese straws will not last long enough to get soggy anyway.

Now enjoy.

These cheese straws, like many of the other recipes in this series, are quick and easy to make. They are a quick dessert when you have a last-minute thing to take food to. And everyone loves cheese straws.

So try it out. If you like regular cheese straws, you will love these.

We hope you have enjoyed this recipe on how to make Extra Crispy Cheese Straws.

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