This cheese snack cracker recipe is perfect recipe to make with your kids! You only need 3 ingredients, and children love helping cut out all the little shapes.
I love being able to make as many foods for the kids as I can myself. It makes me feel better being able to control the ingredients and know exactly what my children are eating. One of my favorite snacks to make are homemade cheese crackers. It’s so simple to whip together the dough and the kids just LOVE helping me make them! (This post contains affiliate links to Amazon.)
This recipe would of course work for any season or theme, but we’ve chosen to make ours into little fall leaf and acorn snack crackers. We used some mini fall themed cookie cutters similar to these
Cheese Snack Cracker Recipe
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
4 tablespoons butter
1. Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Line some baking sheets with parchment paper
2. Put the flour, cheese, and butter in the food processor. (We’ve had this one
3. Pulse it until it’s all mixed and looks able to form into dough (about 30 seconds).
4. Using your hands, press the mixture into balls and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
5. After the dough has chilled, roll one ball at a time until it is about 1/4 inch thick. (The dough was much easier for me to work with when it warmed up a bit in my hands.)
6. Use mini cookie cutters to cut out your cracker shapes. Place them on your lined baking sheets.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for about 12-14 minutes. Place them on a cooling rack to cool. Enjoy!
These cheese snack crackers just turn out so cute and taste super yummy! They make a perfect little treat to bring to a classroom party or just to pack in your child’s lunch.
Wait! You mean I can make my own cheese crackers? Why has this never occurred to me? This looks really easy, fun for the kids to help with, and the ingredients are simple and healthy. Thanks, Courtney.
I agree~ think they’d be perfect to do with the kids!
I tried these today, but my dough was super crumbly. Any suggestions ?
So excited you are making the crackers! The dough will be crumbly when you start working with it after it’s been in the fridge. How was it after you worked with it for a bit- Ours became very soft. If working it with your hands at room temperature doesn’t seem to help, try adding just 1-2 T of water into the dough as you’re processing it in your food processor. Do it very slowly to be sure you’re not adding too much. Keep me posted! š
These sound so good and I think my son will love them! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, Melanie! Let me know how they turn out!
Visiting from Chocolate Milk Mom –these are much easier than I thought they would be! I think I’ll give this a try this week. Pinning!
Thanks, Lindsey! Can’t wait to hear how they turn out! Yum~ I already need to make more!
Hopping over from Sunday Showcase.
These look so yummy!
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Oh I really like the fall crackers! I featured your post on my blog today! Thanks for linking up to The All Year Round Blog Carnival: Autumn. http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2012/11/all-year-round-blog-carnival-autumn.html
Thanks, Hannah! So excited!
Those look absolutely delicious. I love how you cut them into leaves. Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
I love this! I’m pinning it.
I’m starting a brand new linky party today. I’d love for you to come link up.
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Oh, these sound delicious!! Thank you so much for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
Oh this may be bad. I LOVE cheese crackers. Ha. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
These look delicious! I’m always looking for healthier ways of making things!
These look amazing! I need to make this pronto. Pinning š Thanks for sharing
My 3 year old loves cheese and she loves crackers so this snack would surely win her over. I love that there are only a few ingredients! We will definitely be making these soon!
Question from UK! What is all purpose flour? So I can try to figure out what the equivalent is here?
Hi Andrea~ The UK equivalent is plain flour. Hope you enjoy making them!
Oh, I am so curious to try and make them for my daughter. She has love-hate relationship with cheese š Thanks for sharing this recipe with Afterschool!
I wonder how these would work with whole wheat pastry flour. I’ve found it to be a good substitute in a lot of recipes. We are definitely going to have to try these – and hope that I don’t eat them all up before the kids do! Thanks for sharing it at After School.
My girls LOVE cheese snacks and I can’t wait to try this recipe. So much healthier than the store bought ones and I am sure they will have a blast making them! Thanks so much for sharing at We Made That Wednesday!
These look so yummy and fun to make! I usually wouldn’t cook with cheese because my daughter is allergic to dairy, but her allergist recently added dairy to her diet baked š So we will definitely be trying these out! You were featured as one of my favorites from last weeks Thoughtful Weekly Blog Hop š
What dimensions are these cutters? 1 and a 1/2 or just a 1/2in.?
Ours are closer to 1/2 inch!