Ingredients:
2 sticks of unsalted butter, softened
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded white cheddar cheese
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Cayenne Hot Pepper Sea Salt
2 teaspoons half and half

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Using a food processor or your hands, mix the butter and cheese. Add the flour, Cayenne Hot Pepper Sea Salt and half and half and stir until it becomes a ball. Taste and adjust seasonings.

Roll out the dough into a rectangle that is 1/4 inch thick, and using a pizza cutter, cut the dough into rectangles 2″x1″ rectangles. Alternatively, you can form dough into marbles and press with a fork.

Poke 4 holes in the top of each cheese straw with a fork.

Bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet for 15 minutes. Cool and then serve.

Yield:
3 dozen