Since it is soup and chili season, I thought it would be fun to make some homemade crackers. What I love most about making your own crackers is that you can use any kind of cheese you want. So you could make super fancy gruyere crackers or you could use bright yellow cheddar for a more Cheez-It style look. 🙂 For these I used grated Asiago cheese. Be sure to adjust how much salt you add if you use a super salty cheese.
Cheese Crackers, makes about 2 dozen Cheez-It size squares (or a million tiny letters).
Needed: 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup whole wheat flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup shredded cheese (hard cheeses work best), 4 tablespoons cold butter, 1/3 cup cream and a pinch of pepper.
In the bowl of a food processor combine all ingredients but cream. Pulse to combine, mixture will be very crumbly. As the food processor is running pour in the cream in a steady stream. Remove dough from bowl and roll out on a floured surface. Roll so dough is about 1/2 inch thick. Now cut into small squares or use cookie cutters
to create shapes.
Bake at 400°F for 12-15 minutes. The crackers will slightly puff as they bake. The small letter crackers only took 11-12 minutes to bake while the squares needed an additional 2-3 minutes. Just keep an eye on them and when the edges are golden brown and crispy looking then you know they are done. For added flavor brush with a little oil and sprinkle with coarse grain sea salt. Store in an air tight container for up to a week. xo. Emma
Wow! Someone just showed me this recipe and it looks absolutely gorgeous. I can’t wait to try it when I get home today.
this page while searching recipe from google…now i will definately cook cheese crackers for my kids.. Thanks for sharing..
Homemade foods always special! Homemade sweets and snacks are healthy. great idea for made cheese crackers… thanks.
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Adorable and delicious! Its too yummy..
Oh…wow. i found this page while searching recipe from google…now i will definately cook cheese crackers for my kids.. Thanks for sharing..
Just wanted to let you know that I made these last night and they were terrific! So tasty! I made two soups yesterday (stocking — hee hee, unintentional soup pun– up for the week and some to put in the freezer) and these were the cheesey icing on the figurative cake. Oh, and one of the soups I made was the Sweet Potato/Coconut/Coriander (but it’s cilantro, really, because it’s *fresh* coriander) from the Cornucopia cookbook. EVERYTHING I’ve ever made from that book has been amazing, and when I visited their restaurant in Dublin, it was fantastic. You should check it out — it’s veggie!
adorable my kids love the letters for the soup I leave messages for them in the soup they say it makes them feel special. Thank you!<3<3<3<3
This is an amazing idea for an Autumn birthday or meal! Great way to ‘brighten up’ plain soup
Good way to dress up the good but sometimes plain tomato soup.
Ohhh, how nummy! We moved to Spain with our family a couple of months ago, and I have been making homemade soup constantly: carrot-ginger, split pea, chicken noodle, green lentil, potato cheese, French onion . . . and the list goes on. But what to put on top??–there’s the rub. Can’t wait to make my own crackers! My girls and I need calories when we head out vintage-ing in Barcelona. Long walks . . . so much to see! We’ll cracker-up before we go and when we get back. Thanks for all the beautiful messes. My seventeen-year-old daughter is perhaps your most faithful disciple! Ciao!
Store bought crackers are so bad for you. So much better to make your own. Lots of good ideas here. Thanks. I would hesitate to collect that many paint chips from a store unless I was actually going to buy a few cans of paint.
Love the lettercrackers, amazing idea for place card!
The cheese crackers look yummy! I need to try this!
These are the sweetest crackers, I especially love the letters. I would never think to make my own crackers!
I love cheese and soup both. My mouth is watering.
I’ve never seen a recipe like this before! I love it. Can’t wait to try it out 🙂 I reckon my boy would love it if I gave him soup with words in!
Yum! Pinned for future reference – just bought a whole box of crackers for cheese lol. Don’t think I should make these just yet 😛
This is such a great idea! I think I might just try it 🙂
Such a cute idea! I shall make these with my nieces!
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What an adorable idea! Those look so yummy!
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