Homemade Cheez-Its Recipe = YUM!

By Krissy

Ingredients

• For the Cheez-Its:
• 2 Cups Sharp Cheddar, shredded.
• 3/4 Cup flour, plus more for dusting
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened and cut into 4 pieces (I used salted butter, but if you would like to use unsalted use 1 teaspoon salt instead)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon whole milk

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from thefrugalgirls.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a food processor, combine the cheese, butter, flour, salt and pepper in 5-second pulses until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the milk and process until the dough forms a ball, which takes about 10 seconds.

On a lightly floured surface, using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough into a 13×7 inch rectangle that is about 1/16″ thick. I used a serrated fondant cutter to trim off the sides and make the serrated edges of the crackers.

Next cut the dough into 1×1 inch squares.  Transfer the crackers, carefully, to a parchment-lined large cookie sheet. Using the dulled end of a skewer make a hole in each cracker and sprinkle with coarse sea salt.

Bake the crackers on the middle rack for 15 minutes, or until the ends are barely browned. Remove from the oven and allow to cool thoroughly on the cookie sheet. (Tip: remove crackers when they are still light as they will darken when cooling on the cookie sheet.)

Serve at room temperature and enjoy.

The best part: You can double and make them to feed a crowd!  And why not make some with Parmesan cheese or spicy cayenne pepper!?

I made these tonight using whole wheat flour and they are absolutely amazing! My husband’s favorite snack is cheez-its, and I’m glad I can make them for him now. Thanks for posting this!

Just made these! Super easy & super tasty. I do need to invest in the neat edge cutter…it makes them do much prettier!