All you need are 4 simple ingredients to have your own flaky, buttery, lightly crunchy cheese sticks. Great to snack on their own or for dipping, these cheese sticks are the perfect addition to your next cheese and wine party or any other occasion.
From cheesecake to cheese sticks. Still cheese but on the savory side today.
I’m a snacker. Popcorn, chips, crackers, nuts are most of the time my go-to snack when I just need to have a salty savory something. Most of the time is late after dinner, or just before, at wine time as my husband calls it. But sometimes I just need to put something together for last minute guests, something they can munch on while the kids decorate my house.
It just happened, a few weeks ago we had to change a beach play-day for an indoor one due to rain. I was getting nervous. No frozen cookie dough ready to be popped in the oven, no muffins or other treats. I had to come up with something. Fast!
And what’s better than a buttery, flaky, crispy cheese stick to snack on a rainy day when all you crave is savory? Sure, I could have made them using puff pastry but that required a trip to the store since homemade takes like forever but with a hand of flour, some diced butter an egg and lots of cheese I saved the day!
I happened to have a wedge of Jarlsberg cheese in the fridge. If you have never had Jarlsberg cheese, is sweet, buttery, creamy, nutty with big holes, similar with Swiss cheese. It’s a Norwegian cheese made from cow’s milk.
The cheese sticks are so easy to put together. The dough comes together in 5 minutes in the food processor. If you don’t have one you can make the dough by hand as well, crumbling the butter with the flour and mixing in the egg.
Once the dough is done, the waiting part begins. A chilling time for about 1 hour does the trick. Once the dough is chilled roll it out and cover with grated cheese. Fold and grate some more cheese. These cheese straws are cheesy! They have both inside and outside grated cheese. Pure deliciousness.
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Roxana
i love cheesesticks! these looks so adorable…and yummy of course 🙂
thanks for sharing the recipe… 🙂
Would these work to make ahead and freeze?
Hi Mandy,
Yes, you can prepare the sticks as directed and freeze. When needed, just take them from the freezer and bake as fresh.
Roxana
These cheese sticks look SO simple and like deeeelicious cheesy goodness
These look deliciously addictive and I’m fairly certain I’d eat all of these in one sitting ;).
It’s amazing how easy delicious things can be 😀
What a fun and easy homemade snack! These look so tasty!
These look addictive! Perfect for snacking & so full of cheesy goodness!
These look dangerously good Roxana! I love that you use Jarlsberg, yum!
these sticks look so perfect, just four staple ingredients and such delightful creations…this recipe is definitely a keeper 🙂
These look wonderful! I would love to try these. And they’re easy – best kinda recipe!
These look delicious! I love how the dough can just be processed in the food processor!
I have been seeing these on Pinterest and making my mouth water each and everytime. These are a MUST make. Nice job!!!
OMG, those look incredible. I’m a snacker, too. Or, I would be if I actually kept anything snackable in the house. I’d have no willpower around these. 🙂
The pics are wonderful Roxana! And I want to try the raisin variation, very interesting!
I Love cheese! and these look delicious! I would love it if you would share these on my weekly link party – Serenity Saturday at http://www.serenityyou.com/2014/04/serenity-saturday-117.html
Natasha @ Serenity You
these look delicious – my kids LOVE cheese sticks
Looking forward to trying these .
Ooh yum, I love cheese sticks! Pinning, and thanks so much for sharing this at Creativity Unleashed!
Wow, those look delicious, and perfect for parties! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Best of the Weekend. I can’t wait to see what you share this week. 🙂
What other kinds of cheese can you use? Hard to find Jarlsberg, and/or quite expensive at “Gourmet Cheese Shoppe”!
You could use swiss cheese
I love the recipe! Just wondering, can you use mature cheese instead?
Hi Reyam,
If you’re referring to aged cheddar, it could be used but add slightly less since it’s not as creamy as jarlsberg and you don’t want to make the cheese sticks dry.
Hiii.. may I use craft cheese? Iam from indonesia so hard to find that cheese. Its so yummy I must try it…
Hi Via Chen,
You can use a good cheddar cheese instead
Another “diet buster” for sure. I’m wondering if these hold up to dipping…or would they crumble?
How do you store them if done a day or two before a party? I love your idea for freezing but really would enjoy knowing they are
already baked and ready to serve.
Your pictures are wonderful…
Hey Roxana!!
These cheese sticks look so yummy to be tried with tea!
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I had fun times with good friends and family when we made this recipe. Not only are these perfect for desert but there perfect for breakfast too.