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''Kaasstengels'' (), ''Kastengel'' or ''kue keju'' are a Dutch cuisine, Dutch cheese snack in the shape of sticks. Owing to its Dutch East Indies, colonial links to the Netherlands, kaasstengels are also commonly found in Indonesia. The name refers to its ingredients, shape and origin; ''kaas'' is the Dutch language, Dutch word for "cheese", while ''stengels'' means "sticks". Unlike most cookies, ''kaasstengels'' taste savoury and salty instead of sweet. In Indonesia ''kaasstengels'', together with ''Pineapple tart, nastar'' and ''putri salju'' are the popular ''kue kering'' ("dried ''kue''", or cookie), during festive occasions, such as ''Christmas in Indonesia, Natal'' (Christmas) and ''Lebaran'' (Eid al Fitr). It is one of several Dutch cuisine, Dutch delicacies that has been adopted into Indonesian cuisine since the colonial era. Recipe Kaasstengels' dough is made of a fine mixture of butter or margarine with egg yolks, with addition of grated cheese, then mixed together w ...
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