Homemade Baked Cheese Crackers

These cheese crackers make for an excellent toddler snack...although Mom was enjoying them just as much as the kids!

Original Recipe

• 1 C all-purpose flour
• 4 T cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 8 oz (1 cup) cheddar cheese 
• 1/2 t salt
• 1/2 t fresh-ground pepper

1. Pulse the flour, butter, cheese, salt, and pepper together using a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
2. Pulse in 3 to 4 tablespoons of water, one tablespoon at a time, and only enough so that the dough forms a ball and rides the blade.
3. Remove, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes or up to 24 hours.
4. Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
5. Roll the dough out to 1/8-inch thickness. (If you roll it thicker, it will still work, but the crackers won't be quite as crunchy. This dough rolled out so easily; you'll wish that you always worked with cheddar!)
6. Cut out as many crackers as possible with a knife.
7. Place them 1 inch apart on the prepared baking pans.
8. Bake at 350 F until golden and crisp - 15 to 20 minutes.

Alterations: I used 4oz of cheddar and 4oz parmesan/romano. I rolled the dough thicker for softer crackers.

Verdict: Well, I need to make more because they were devoured by my toddler (and myself) in one hour! They are very buttery. A dash of garlic salt would be a tasty addition.