Homemade Cheese Crackers

My sister needed a babysitter for tonight so I thought it would be the perfect time to make these homemade crackers, because who can resist 2 kids who love to help out in the kitchen?

For both of them being under the age of 10, it was a fairly easy (and entertaining for them) experience and they got to help with practically everything.

Little hands using mini cutters make this part a breeze, just sit back and help when needed 

(when the dough got stuck in the cutter)

The ingredients are simple and basic:

8 oz package of shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 Tablespoons water and a half stick of unsalted butter (4 Tablespoons)

Dump all the ingredients into the food processor and pulse until it's all mixed and looks like sand then add the water and pulse some more until it's all mixed in.  Pop in into a plastic bag and toss it in the fridge for about a half an hour, or a little less if the little ones are getting a bit impatient to start cutting.

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Roll out the dough until it's nice and thin and use mini cookie cutters to make fun shapes or just use a pizza cutter to make squares.

Place the pieces onto a lined baking sheet and pop them into the oven for about 10 min or until they start to get a nice golden brown color.

Fun shapes ready to go to the oven

Fresh from the oven, some were thicker than others but still yummy

The kids really liked the end result and my mother and sister both said that they were better than goldfish and cheese-its. The big kid in my household, aka John, likes them as well. By slowly having him try these homemade versions of his favorite snack foods I'm getting him to eat more healthy alternatives to processed store-bought foods. Plan on making another batch soon and giving him some that are all made using the heart cutter for Valentine's Day.

Hope you enjoy these as much as we are,

Jessa