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    My Colombian Recipes » Recipes » Appetizers » Palitos O Deditos De Queso (cheese Sticks)

    Palitos o Deditos de Queso (Cheese Sticks)

    Sep 7, 2012 · Modified: Sep 17, 2026 by Erica Dinho · 39 Comments

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    These palitos de queso or cheese sicks are a popular Colombian snack. They are perfect for everything from parties to after school snacking.

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    Palitos de Queso are sticks of white cheese (queso blanco), wrapped with dough and fried until golden. A family party in Colombia was not a party without Palitos or Deditos de Queso.

    We hardly ever made them from scratch, mainly because it was easier to go to the market and buy them already assembled, then we just needed to bring them home and fry them for breakfast, snacks or store them in the freezer for party appetizers.

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    These Palitos de Queso are also served all over Colombia at coffee shops and school cafeterias. I have many wonderful memories associated with these delicious cheese sticks.

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    Ingredients You Need

    The printable recipe card with exact amount and cooking directions to make Colombian Palitos de Queso is below.

    Cheese: I recommend using queso blanco to make this recipe, but mozzarella will work.

    Flour: You need all purpose flour to make these cheese sicks.

    Baking Powder: Always check that your baking powder is not expire for the best result.

    Oil: I recommend using vegetable or canola oil to fry them.

    Butter: I like to use unsalted butter.

    Sugar: Adds sweetness to the dough and great texture and golden color.

    Salt: Adds flavor.

    Water: To mix the dough.

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    How to Make Palitos de Queso

    To make the dough: Place the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor or mixer. Add the butter and water until a dough forms.

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    • Form a ball, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about 40 minutes.
    • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a thin rectangle.
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    With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut dough into strips about three times the size of the cheese sticks.

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    Wrap the cheese stick using one strip of dough overlapping the dough. Fold and seal the edges.

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    Repeat this process with the remaining cheese and dough. Cover and freeze until frozen, about 2 hours and up to 2 days.

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    Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Working in batches, fry the cheese sticks until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Transfer the palitos de queso to a plate lined with paper towel and eat immediately.

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    Palitos de Queso (Cheese Sticks) Recipe

    Erica Dinho
    5 from 39 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    1 hour hr
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine Colombian
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 247 kcal

    Ingredients
     

    • Oil for frying
    • 2 about 8-ounce blocks of queso blanco for frying white cheese cut into 4 by ½-inch sticks
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 teaspoon of salt
    • 4 teaspoons of sugar
    • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
    • 5 tablespoons of butter
    • 6 tablespoons of sparkling water or ice water

    Instructions
     

    • To make the dough: Place the flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add the butter and water until a dough forms.
    • Form a ball, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for about 40 minutes.
    • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough into a thin rectangle.
    • With a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut dough into strips about three times the size of the cheese sticks.
    • Wrap the cheese stick using one strip of dough overlapping the dough. Fold and seal the edges.
    • Repeat this process with the remaining cheese and dough. Cover and freeze until frozen, about 2 hours and up to 2 days.
    • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Working in batches, fry the cheese sticks until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Transfer the palitos de queso to a plate lined with paper towel and eat immediately.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 247kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.003gCholesterol: 0.2mgSodium: 572mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 420IUVitamin C: 0.02mgCalcium: 51mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword Traditional Colombian
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    My name is Erica and I was born and raised in Colombia and now live in the northeastern United States with my husband and family. This blog was inspired by my grandmother, Mamita, who was an amazing traditional Colombian cook.

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    Comments

    1. Maria

      June 16, 2020 at 12:06 pm

      5 stars
      Hola Erica!

      Muchas gracias por compartir esta receta tan deliciosa! Muero de ganas por probarlo. Pero quisiera saber si se pueden hacer en air fryer? En vez de deep fry, o en el horno para una alternativa mas saludable. Un abrazo desde Canada. Una fan de tus recetas!

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    2. Natalia

      June 15, 2020 at 2:39 pm

      5 stars
      Is there a specific brand of flour that you used?

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        June 23, 2020 at 11:25 am

        5 stars
        No

        Reply
    3. Rubby

      April 23, 2019 at 7:16 pm

      5 stars
      La receta necesitaba más agua. Y el proceso de reposar la masa es para que quede bien al cubrir el queso.

      Reply
    4. R

      July 25, 2018 at 7:35 pm

      5 stars
      is the butter cold, room temperature or melted?

      Reply
    5. Anonymous

      October 21, 2016 at 5:49 am

      5 stars
      Tequeños. ...eso se llama tequeño

      Reply
      • Anonymous

        December 20, 2016 at 7:18 pm

        5 stars
        tequeño es el nombre que le dan los venezolanos, los colombianos los llamamos dedos de queso

        Reply
    6. maria garcia-mayorca

      October 27, 2015 at 2:11 pm

      5 stars
      Hola Erica,

      desde hace mucho que sigo tu pagina web y he intendado muchas de tus recetas. Al casarme hace unos 9 años yo solo sabia hacer un huevo frito pero hoy me siento orgullosa de poder hacer cosas tan complejas como los deditos de queso (complejas para mi porque en la vida me imagine poder lograr esta maravilla de receta que me recuerda a la epoca de colegio en Santa Marta).

      Queria preguntarte un par de cositas, ya que el otro dia intente la receta de otra persona pero se me desbarataron por complete al freirlos (sospecho que fue porque no deje la masa reposar los 45mins que ella indicaba, y tambien porque me costo trabajo envolver los deditos con la masa). Mis preguntas son:
      -Cual es el objetivo de refrigerar la masa durante todo ese tiempo?
      -En que momento exactamente incorporas el polvo de hornear?
      -Que puedo hacer para que la masa quede parecida al hojaldre?

      Muchas gracias! Pienso seguir tu receta para hacer los deditos y llevarlos a una fiesta de Halloween de amigos colombianos, se que van a quedar "chiflados"! 🙂

      Reply
    7. nuz

      November 17, 2014 at 1:16 pm

      5 stars
      can I bake them instead of frying?

      Reply
      • Erica Dinho

        November 17, 2014 at 8:13 pm

        5 stars
        I don't know, but you can try it!

        Reply
      • marco

        November 30, 2014 at 4:49 pm

        5 stars
        Nuzzzzzzzzzzz, have u tried baking ????

        😉

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        • Erica Dinho

          December 01, 2014 at 9:11 am

          5 stars
          No...!!!

    8. Berty Villafane

      November 03, 2014 at 10:15 am

      5 stars
      Hola amigos, estoy feliz de poder ver esta receta y compartirla entre mis amistades, que son de diferentes culturas, y cada vez que tenemos una fiesta mi aporte son estos deditos, siempre encantan y es como tener un pedacito de Colombia a cada lugar que voy, les cuento que toda receta acepta cambios y modificaciones, con el objetivo de mejorarlas. Yo personalmente, uso leche en vez de agua, la enriquece para mis chiquitines que no les gusta la leche y ademas adiciono un cucharadita de zumo de naranja y le da un toquecito muy especial al combinar los sabores dulce y salado... Gracias Erika por el paso a paso!

      Reply
    9. Angélica

      March 17, 2014 at 11:15 pm

      5 stars
      Apenas vi esta receta me dije la tengo que hacer pues la verdad que me recuerda cuando salíamos al recreo en el colegio y deditos con coca cola era una delicia. Hoy finalmente preparé la primera parte pero he de notar que a pesar de qué seguí esta receta al pié de la letra la masa no quedaba consistente hasta que finalmente le fui agregando más agua hasta completar una taza de agua aparte de las 6 cucharadas de sparkling water, Ono de lis ingredientes es baking powder pero la parte de la preparación no incluye este ingrediente así que me supuse que a Erika se le pasó agregarlo en la primera parte y por último la masa no dio para la cantidad de deditos que se menciona en esta receta sino 12 en total. Ahora los deditos están en el congelador y pienso en freír los mañana para el desayuno así que esperó me salgan bien pero no se sí trataré de cocinarlos en el horno para evitar la grasa y calorías 🙂 ya les diré como me salieron. Gracias por la receta

      Reply
    10. Phô mai que

      July 01, 2013 at 4:44 am

      5 stars
      Cheese sticks are always my favorite. There are frying and baking versions. But we usually go with the frying one.
      Anyway, your pictures look so yummy! ^^

      Reply
    11. Kristie

      June 21, 2013 at 12:09 pm

      5 stars
      Esta receta no necesita huevos?,porque he visto que la mayoría los necesita

      Reply
    12. Natasha

      May 21, 2013 at 9:57 am

      5 stars
      Can I use this same recipe if I want to bake them instead of fry them or would the dough need to be a little different?

      Reply
    13. Marcela

      April 15, 2013 at 11:46 am

      5 stars
      Es necesario congelarlos antes de freirlos?

      Reply
    14. Andrea

      December 16, 2012 at 12:11 am

      5 stars
      Hace muchos años no voy a Colombia. Pero una de las cositas reicas que no he comido desde que regrese es esto.... Wow, todas con mis compañeras del colegio caminabamos una vuelta al parque solo por deleitar un manjar de estos. Alli los acompañaban con mermalada de uva. Delicioso!! Gracias por compartir esta y tantas recetas tan deliciosas.

      Reply
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