This is my second time making homemade crackers. It’s so easy and they are so tasty, I really need to make these on a regular basis. I saw this recipe on Pinterest, be sure to check out the original recipe via Tidy Mom. These crackers are like Cheez Its but are 1000% times better and so much healthier.
Right after I rolled the dough out and cut it into little squares. This recipe requires a food processor…you could probably mix the dough by hand, but a food processor makes it much easier. 
Onto a greased pan and ready to go in the oven.
Homemade cheese crackers (recipe via Tidy Mom blog via Pinterest)
Ingredients
- 6 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded (I used mozzarella because that’s what I had)
- 1/4 cup butter, softened and cut into pieces
- 3/4 cup flour (plus a little more for dusting)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (because I was sharing these with Juliet I omitted the red pepper flakes and instead used dried basil)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Preheat oven to 350° Grease baking sheet, or line with parchment or silicone mat.
- Place first 5 ingredients in food processor, and pulse until it turns into coarse crumbs.
- Add milk and process until dough forms.
- Using your hands form dough into a ball, then flatten on floured work surface.
- Roll out dough to 1/8″ thick. Try to roll into rectangle as best as you can.
- Using a pizza or pasty cutter, cut dough into one inch squares. Use the flat end of a wooden skewer to poke a hole in the center of each cracker
- Using a spatula, transfer crackers to prepared baking sheet. You can place them fairly close together, they will puff up, but not spread much.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges start to brown. Do not over cook. Let them cool completely on a wire rack.
- Enjoy when cool. Store in airtight container for up to 3 days in a cool place.
Homemade crackers are not as crunchy and hard as store-bought. I actually like this because they are perfect for toddlers, soft enough for little mouths that don’t have lots of teeth yet. Trust me when I say that these taste so much better than anything you can buy store-bought. It’s worth the extra effort of mixing a few ingredients and rolling out dough.
Check out the other homemade cracker recipe I made a couple years ago. These are great, too.
These crackers were a big hit with Juliet. She loved dipping them in hummus. They were gone in a few days.
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Mine was busy and fun. Erik was at the Kentucky Derby so Juliet and I had a lot of momma/daughter time, which was wonderful. We had a fun brunch with girlfriends and then had a lot of family time. The weather finally warmed up again today and we enjoyed it by taking a walk and hanging out at the park. I’m a bit sad to see the weekend end…
Here’s to a great Monday and week!
Anonymous says
May 6, 2013 at 5:26 pmYum, make me some!
Katie