Whole Wheat CheeseBoy Crackers!

I'm still not baking - at least not cookies and not for my husband and myself. One more week to go of eating healthy! That's doesn't mean I can't make a treat for my grandson, though :)

 

However, these treats are not cookies - they're whole wheat cheese crackers!

 

I made these using the Christmas pastry cutters from Williams Sonoma. They're less than 2" long and just adorable. The crackers are healthy and delicious! I had a hard time keeping my husband from devouring them all.

 

I found this great recipe here after doing a Google search for cheese crackers. Mack loves cheese crackers and these are so much better than Goldfish.

Whole Wheat Cheese Crackers
Adapted from High Five Recipes
Printable Recipe

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, room temperature
2 cups whole wheat flour (I used King Arthur White Whole Wheat)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons cold water

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.

In a large bowl, beat butter and salt until creamy. Add cheese and mix well. Gradually add flour, baking powder and water, mixing until dough begins to form a ball. Remove the dough from the bowl, divide in half and pat into two balls with your hands. Cover with plastic wrap.

Using one ball of dough at a time, roll the dough into 1/8 inch thickness between two pieces of parchment paper. Cut the rolled out dough in shapes with cutters or simply cut into 1 ½ inch squares. Place on parchment or silicon baking mat lined baking sheets.

Bake 15-17 minutes or until lightly browned. Allow to cool on pan for 5 minutes before removing.