How To Make Homemade Cheese Straws - Wafers

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese cuts calories while still providing flavor.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil is healthier, while margarine is often cheaper.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: cake flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber, while cake flour is often less expensive.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal can be used as a binder, and aquafaba is a cost-effective egg substitute.

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup salted butter and 8 oz shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese, mixing until blended.

Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic powder, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, mixing well.

Stir in 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.

Add 1 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour and mix by hand until combined.

Fold in 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal gently, forming a dough.

Roll the mixture into marble-sized balls, about a teaspoon each, and flatten them with a fork on an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.

Bake in the preheated oven for 17-20 minutes until golden brown.

Let cool on the baking sheet before transferring.

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