Look what I made for my grandson’s “Pups and Trucks” birthday party, dog bone crackers! Aren’t they adorable? I think the two year olds, and their parents, are really going to enjoy them. I used a small cookie cutter to cut the bone shape out of a cheddar cheese flavored cracker dough. Look how I’m going to serve them! Don’t shudder, it’s a brand new dog bowl! I bought it at the dollar store and I washed it well before putting the crackers in it!
The crackers taste great. It’s sort of like the Goldfish crackers, not nearly as crisp, but much more flavorful (and no icky preservatives). I’d never made crackers before, but now I know they are easier than cookies, and taste so much better than store bought boxed stuff, I will be making them a lot more. Think of all the possibilities: the bone cookie cutter would also make good Halloween treats (and the dough is slightly orange making it PERFECT!), for Thanksgiving I could make leaf or acorn shapes, Christmas options are too numerous to list, Valentine’s Day hearts, Easter eggs and bunnies, Mother’s Day flowers…
I found the recipe at Yum Food & Fun for Kids magazine, October 2010 by Laura Flowers. THANKS Laura!
Cheddar Cheese Crackers
1 1/3 cup unbleached all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon onion powder
6 tablespoon unsalted butter, diced
8 ounce package shredded cheddar cheese
2 egg yolks
2 tablespoons water
Line cookie sheets with parchment paper (DO this, the crackers bake so much better on parchment paper). Clear a space in your freezer to accommodate the cookie sheet. You will need to freeze the crackers for 15 minutes before baking.
In a food processor pulse together the flour, salt, paprika and onion powder. Add the butter and process until combined. Add the grated cheddar cheese and pulse until combined. Process in the egg yolk and water until the mixture forms a ball.
Remove the dough and knead in your hands for a few turns. Divide in half and roll one part between two pieces of wax paper to 3/8 inch thick. Peel off the wax paper and cut with cookie cutters (or just cut into a square or rectangular cracker shape of choice). Place the crackers on the parchment lined cookie sheets.
Freeze the crackers on the cookie sheets for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 325º.
Transfer the cookie sheets to the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Cool crackers on cooling racks. Store in an airtight container.
I was able to get 70 1.5 inch dog bone crackers from this dough.
Happy Birthday Zadeykins!
Yummy. Tested these out for graces
made these last night to see if they would work for Grace’s party this weekend and they are awesome! Very easy and I made dog bones too (she is having a puppy party). Where did you find a small bone cookie cutter – mine is quite large and does the jib but I would prefer little ones.