Soft Garlic Breadsticks

I would say I'm decent at cooking.  I'm not amazing, but I can follow a recipe, or even tweak it a little, and it comes out well.  But there is one thing I have never made successfully--breadsticks.  They always come out as lumpy bricks.  I even ruined Sarah's no-fail breadsticks twice.  So I was very nervous to make these, but finally did. And it ended up being okay, because they turned out!  Not only did they turn out, they tasted pretty good, too! Hungry Runner Boy raved about them.  And then ate five. Needless to say, these will become our go to breadstick recipe.

Just one warning.  When it says garlic, it means garlic.  I only put 2/3 of the garlic in and it was still strong.

Soft Garlic Breadsticks --from Allrecipes

Ingredients
1 1/8 C warm water
2 T olive or canola oil
3 T grated parmesan cheese
2 T sugar
3 t garlic powder
1 1/2 t salt
3/4 t minced fresh basil
3 C bread flour
2 t active dry yeast
1 T melted butter

Directions
In bread machine, place the first nine ingredients in the order suggested by manufacturer (or do it by hand if you're me).  Select dough setting.  When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface.  Divide into 20 portions.  Shape each into a ball; roll each into a 9-in. rope.  Place on greased baking sheets.  Cover and let rise in a warm place for 40 minutes or until doubled.  Bake 18-22 minutes at 350 degrees.  Take out of oven and brush with butter.