Get the recipe: (No Rolling!) Easy Homemade Cheese Crackers
If your family loves cheese crackers, these homemade ones are about to ruin the boxed version forever. They’re crunchy, cheesy, made with whole grains, and come together with just 5 ingredients. No rolling. No fuss. All flavor!
Ingredients
- 6 oz block or 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1-2 tbsp milk or water
Instructions
- In a food processor, place the cheese, butter, flour, salt and garlic powder and pulse until chunky.
- Add in 1 tablespoon of liquid and turn on the food process until a dough ball forms. If ball isn’t forming, add another tablespoon of liquid.
- Dust a work surface with a little flour. Roll the dough into a ball and then divid it into 4 balls. With your hands roll each ball into a 1-inch rope. Wrap the 4 ropes in saran wrap and place in the freeze for 45-60 minutes or until just hard to the touch.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Take out the dough ropes and slice into 1/4 inch slices. Place on baking sheet and press a dot in the middle of each cracker with a wooden skewer or a fork.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes or just golden brown. Let cool completely on the baking sheet, they will continue to crisp up as they cool.
Notes
Age: 9+ months
Storage: store in a container on the counter for up to 1 week. I like to leave the container lid cracked so the crackers don't get too soggy.
Tips & Tricks:
- Shred your own cheese - it melts better and just taste way better. Trust me on this.
- Once the cheese cracker rolls are in the freezer, you can keep them there for up to 3 months (place inside a freezer ziplock baggie). If the rolls are frozen solid, just let them thaw on the counter until you can slice them.
- Use a serrated knife (bread knife) to cut the rolls into slices.
- Using a chopstick, fork, or wooden skewer, poke a hole into the center of the cracker. This is just for decoration, so you can skip it if you don't want to. When poking, make sure you go all the way to the bottom of the baking sheet. You will think you are poking too much, but you are not.
Toddlers
- Toddlers can help measure and put the ingredients into the blender.
- They can help put the lid on the blender and push start. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- They can help roll the dough out.
- Toddlers can place the dough on the baking sheet before baking.
Kids
- They can pick out and measure all of the ingredients and place in the blender. Note: make sure to talk about not touching the blender blade while making something in the blender, as it can be sharp.
- Kids can help roll the dough out cut the dough into discs.
- They can place the dough on the baking sheet before baking.
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