I know I’ve said this before but just in case you missed it, I’ll say it again 
I think it’s really important that we teach our children to cook. I spend lots of time in the kitchen with my two and we all really enjoy the time we spend together in there.
I’ll post a recipe on here and then you have two weeks to go away and make it with your children and add you recipe to the McLinky that I’ll put on the original post. At the end of the fortnight, I’ll round up all of the recipes in one post (lots of linky love) and I’ll ask an official adjudicator to choose a winner who will receive a prize.
Beat the egg and the milk together and stir all but one tablespoon of the mixture into the cheesey flour and mix it to make a dough This is the bit that kids usually love as it involves getting their hands in the bowl and getting squidgy – Master Frugal however, hates this bit which means that I have to do the squidgy bit.
Roll the dough out to about 1cm and you’re ready to cut out your strips to make the traditional cheese straws.
Because we like to be a bit different we use cookie cutters and cut shapes from our cheesey pastry mix. 
Cook for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is all bubbly and they are a nice golden colour.
These freeze really well and as Master is quite possibly the fussiest eater around, they are a lifesaver for packed lunches.
See you on Monday for the first Cooking With Kids McLinky….
Sometimes the easy things are the best! Looks yummy!
Just had all 4 of my children (aged 3-12) cooking these straws and they smell soooo good cant wait till they are cooked so we can all munch away on the very large amount of them that we all baked and kids dad join in the fun too
Look delicious. I really like those star shapes, different.
My boy love preparing with me or with his grandma. I am quite happy about that and I really enjoy lookng smile during cooking.
Thus is such a simple recipe. I’m definite going to try it this weekend. I just found your blog and it’s like getting a late new year present.
These look delicious but cna I check two things – a) do you freeze them raw or cooked and b) do you just let them defrost and then cook them or warm them up as necessar. Definately something I shall try with kids over weekend or possibly tonight!
These look brilliant. I'm not a huge fan of them myself but C and hubby love cheese straws so I'm sure they'll get eaten!
Brilliant idea – both the cheesey pops and the linky thing! Can't wait! -HMx
Thanks very much, I really hope you'll join in x
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We love cooking in our house so I hope we can join in. I’m determined my boys will know how to cook and also enjoy cooking when they are older.
I think it's so important that children are taught to cook – it will save them a fortune when they are older (in theory lol) x
I wish I had been more involved in cooking as a child; I'm paying for it now as an adult!
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Aaaah these are very cute! Love them!
Maggy
PS no font going funny on my screen!
PPS please do link up to Kids Get Crafty tomorrow
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Thanks very much – I managed to sort the font out somehow, eventually lol
These are what was missing from my Christmas! My nan always makes these at Christmas and I missed them this year! That's it I'll be heading to Gibraltar to get myself some cheddar at the first possible opportunity, don't think it'll taste the same with the Spanish goats cheese somehow!
Yuk to the Spanish Goats cheese ;-(
Ooooo that looks quite easy! We might be able to attempt that
I'll be seeing you back here on Monday then lol