Spicy cheese straws 🤝a crisp Diet Coke. Ingredients - 1 lb. sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded (about 6 cups loosely packed) - 1 1/4 cups butter, softened - 1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper - 1 tsp. kosher salt - 1 tsp. smoked paprika - 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour - Aleppo pepper, for sprinkling - Flaky sea salt, for sprinkling Directions 1. Preheat oven to 400°F with racks in top third and lower third positions. Add shredded cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment; let stand until room temperature, at least 30 minutes. Add butter, cayenne, salt, and smoked paprika; beat on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually add flour, beating until a thick dough forms, scraping down sides of bowl as needed, about 3 minutes. 2. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Divide dough in half; spoon half of dough into a cookie press fitted with a star disk or into a piping bag fitted with an open star tip (about 1/2 inch wide). Press...