Halloween Cheese Crackers

Only 5 ingredients make up this festive and tasty recipe for Halloween Cheese Crackers that are perfect for your snack table 

The dough is straightforward to make. Just pop everything in a food processor and refrigerate before rolling out and cutting into desired cracker shapes.

They are similar to cheese crackers you can buy at the grocery store but don't have artificial ingredients or added sugar or any of that nonsense.

I won't claim that these are healthy, though. Yes, they are improved. But still not healthy.

White whole wheat flour is used in place of the all-purpose flour. It has a lighter texture than regular whole wheat flour but is still a whole grain {and not refined like all-purpose flour is}. Personally, I only use white whole wheat flour because I think regular whole wheat flour is just too heavy and not a comparable substitute for all-purpose flour.

Halloween Cheese Crackers can be made into any shape, but the pumpkin shapes make it impossible not to include them on your Halloween snack table.

For non-Halloween times, change the shape or roll them out and cut them into squares. Whatever shape works.

I recommend rolling the dough nice and thin. That will give you the crispiest cracker and prevent them from being soggy {ew}. While the dough is really simple to make, the rolling out process takes a little extra time but isn't too terribly hard.

Be sure to keep the dough that's not being used chilled in the refrigerator. This will make your life easier when you go to roll the dough. There are few things more frustrating than dough sticking to the counter. I like to use wax or parchment paper to roll out dough on but that's just my personal preference.

I prefer to eat these within the first 12 hours they are made. Luckily, they are gobbled up quick {since they're so tasty}. One batch makes about 3 cups of crackers; a double batch makes about 6 cups.

Halloween Crackers

Festive and tasty Halloween Cheese Crackers that are perfect for your holiday snack table

5 from 1 vote

Print Rate

Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Resting Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 20

Author: Meme

Ingredients

• ▢ 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese freshly grated
• ▢ 4 tablespoon butter cut into cubes
• ▢ 1 cup white whole wheat flour
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ dash cayenne pepper {optional}
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cold water

Instructions

• Put the cheddar cheese, butter, white whole wheat flour, salt, and cayenne pepper in a food processor. Pulse until the dough comes together and looks like crumbly, wet sand.
• Add in one tablespoon water and pulse a few times to combine. Add in remaining tablespoon of water and pulse to combine. {Don't over-mix}.
• Remove from food processor and split the dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and chill at least 15-20 minutes.
• When ready to roll the dough, preheat oven to 325*F and line a few baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Roll out dough to desired thickness {I prefer it to be very thin so the crackers are crispier} and cut into desired shapes. Transfer to prepared baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for 18-22 minutes until baked and crispy. Let cool for at least 10 minutes on baking sheet to get a little crisper.

Notes

Based on this recipe from Tasty Kitchen

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Meme