# @southern_living on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@southern_living/video/7511749651725307167
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/31151322-southern-living-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/5dd16ae5d2.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-06-03T15:45:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Southern Living (@southern_living) — https://gondola.cc/southern_living

## Caption

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 or pipe dough onto pans, spacing lines about 1 inch apart. Sprinkle with Aleppo pepper and flaky sea salt. 3. Bake in preheated oven until lightly golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes, rotating pans from top to bottom rack halfway through bake time. Let cool completely on pans, about 20 minutes; break into pieces as desired. Repeat piping procedure with remaining dough; bake and cool as directed. Serve or store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. #cheesestraws #cheeserecipe #southernsnack #dietcoke 

## Stats

- **Views:** 51,600
- **Likes:** 2,704
- **Shares:** 229
- **Comments:** 21

## Tags

dietcoke, cheesestraws, cheeserecipe, southernsnack

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