Blue Cheese Spritz Straws

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons almonds finely chopped
• 2.5 oz cheese blue crumbled
• 0.3 cup butter at room temperature
• 1 large eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour all-purpose

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender
• spatula

Directions

1. In a bowl, with a mixer on high speed, beat butter and cheese until creamy.
2. Add egg; beat until well blended. Stir in flour, then beat until well blended.
3. Scrape dough into a cookie press fitted with a rosette or star-shaped tip (1/2 in. across widest dimension). Press dough through tip in straight lines 6 to 8 inches long onto 12- by 15-inch baking sheets (you'll need two), spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart.
4. Sprinkle spritz straws with almonds.
5. Bake in a 350 regular or 325 convection oven until straws are golden brown, 12 to 19 minutes, switching pan positions halfway through baking. With a wide spatula, transfer straws to racks to cool.
6. Serve warm or cool.