Homemade Organic Cheese Crackers!

As much as I love all the organic and GMO free snack options in the food store for my little guy, it's great to be able to make a snack for him, that I can truly control all the ingredients. It is super fun that I can make these crackers into different shapes, that I know will make my son excited about eating them...like airplanes, boats, snails and crabs!! These crackers are delicious, lower in sodium, 100% organic and definitely Maxwell approved!

 

Homemade Cheese Crackers

 

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 cup shredded Organic Monterey Jack cheese
• 3/4 cup shredded Organic Colby Jack cheese
• 4 tablespoons cold organic unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 3/4 cup organic all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

PROCESS:

1. Combine all ingredients in a food processor, running the machine until the dough forms a ball, about two minutes. shape the dough into two separate disks, wrap in plastic wrap, + chill for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
2. While the dough is chilling, preheat oven to 350°F.
3. When dough is cool, place between two pieces of wax paper, parchment paper. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a rectangle about 1/8-inch thick. using a pastry wheel (to get the fancy edges seen above) or a pizza wheel, cut the dough into a grid of 1-inch squares. use a toothpick or skewer to punch a hole into the center of each square.
4. For this step you can also use small cookie cutters to cut out shapes for your crackers. I did both!!
5. Transfer individual crackers to a parchment or silicone mat-lined cookie sheet, leaving about 1/2-inch between crackers. bake at 350°F for 11-14 minutes, until crackers are puffed up + just starting to turn golden at the edges. Remove from the oven and set the cookie sheet on a wire rack to cool.