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Homemade crackers on a cooking sheet and some crackers in a Mason jar.

Homemade Cheese Crackers (Just 4 Ingredients!)

Melissa Norris
A quick and easy cheese cracker recipe with just four ingredients and five minutes of hands-on time? YES, PLEASE! Delicious and easy to make, you might just want to double the batch! No more buying store-bought Cheeze-Its. 
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Appetizer, bread, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 292 kcal

Equipment

  • Rolling Pin
  • Cookie Sheet
  • Pizza Cutter

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups flour whole wheat, fresh ground, or all-purpose
  • 4 Tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese or other cheese
  • 1/4 cup water
  • sea salt to sprinkle on top

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • Measure flour into a large mixing bowl.
  • Add cubed butter and cut in with a pastry cutter or two butter knives until it looks like pea-sized clumps.
  • Add water and stir until just combined. Pro Tip: A few crumbly or dry pieces are fine, they'll incorporate as you knead the dough together a few times.
  • Place the ball of dough on a baking sheet or stone. Roll dough out until it's 1/16th to 1/8th of an inch thick. Pro Tip: Press harder from the center of the dough and lighter as you reach the edges to try and maintain the same thickness throughout.
  • Use a pizza cutter and cut into desired shapes.
  • Pierce each cracker with the tines of a fork to keep them from puffing up.
  • Sprinkle with sea salt or additional seasonings and bake at 400°F for 10 minutes.
  • After 10 minutes, remove the outer crackers to keep them from burning and return the rest to continue baking, if needed, for 2-3 minutes.
  • Allow the crackers to cool completely on the baking sheet. Once completely cool, transfer to an airtight container and store for up to a week.

Notes

For more cracker recipe variations, get my FREE downloadable PDF here.
Tips for the Best Crackers
  • If you don’t roll the cracker dough thin enough, they won’t be crunchy, but still delectable.
  • The edges will be thinner, remove them and bake remaining crackers for another 2 minutes.
  • Leave crackers on baking sheet to cool, they’ll crisp up as they cool
  • To make these a soaked traditional recipe, add 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar to the recipe and let sit for 8 to 12 hours before rolling out.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.25recipeCalories: 292kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 9gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 292mgPotassium: 57mgFiber: 1gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 447IUCalcium: 158mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Cheese Cracker Recipe, Cheese Crackers, Homemade Cheese Crackers
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