Parmesan Basil Homemade Crackers

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Easy Parmesan Basil Homemade Crackers are perfect for a snack! With this recipe, you’ll never make plain homemade cheese crackers again.

So today I have Homemade Cheese Crackers to share with you, I thought about doing another sugary Valentine’s post but decided against it because:

1. I’m thoroughly satisfied with my caramel Hershey kisses and couldn’t be damned to lift a finger

2. I’m too tired

3. I’m supposed to be taking it easy–> Pregnancy. Sigh.

4. Next Monday I’m posting a ridiculous recipe involving lots and lots of Girl Scout Cookies 🙂

5. And next Thursday, I’m posting another recipe/craving I’ve had involving sugar. Don’t take your fat pants off until next week, m’kay?

Anyways, yes. Happy Valentine’s Day. Nothing says I love you quite like a fist full of freshly made crackers….or something like that. I made these crackers yesterday and they certainly did not last long! They taste so cheesy and salty and crunchy! I loved them and really loved how handy they were to have on hand for snacking or small lunches! My daughter doesn’t like sandwiches or leftovers for lunch {she is her mothers’ daughter…} so little lunches made up of a zillion snacks are how we roll. I served these up with cubes of cheddar cheese, salami, apple slices, and craisins yesterday. Easy and delish! I only wish I could have eaten that darn salami. #joysofgrowingafetus

This was my first attempt at making crackers and ya know, it really was super simple. Minimal ingredients, minimal mixing and kept my 4-year-old entertained for a good 45 minutes! {I gave her a small piece of dough to roll out and cut herself which basically means she can do whatever she wants with it while I finish the recipe….in peace.} Start to finish these probably took an hour but made two sheets full of small crackers. Probably 12 dozen or so. Overall, these were more than tasty and my family of 3 couldn’t stop eating them. Hooray for crackers 🙂 Here’s how you make them:

Start by measuring out your dry ingredients into a large bowl: flour, salt, pepper, and dried basil.

To that, stir in some finely grated parmesan cheese. Use the real parmigianno reggiano pretty pretty please.

Then you can add in some really soft butter and start mooshing it together. You want to stir this in as best as you can. It should look something like this–>

THEN, stir in the cream tablespoon by tablespoon until larger chunks come together and you can form the dough into a non-sticky ball.

Roll this out to be 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick and cut away! We did hearts, stars, flowers, and circles.

Poke them a few times with a fork and bake 10-12 minutes until the edges are light brown. Obviously, the more brown they get the crispier they become.

Keep them on the baking sheet until they’re cool enough to handle, then serve as you like!

So cute and fun for kids for sure 🙂 Printable is down below. Enjoy, friends!

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Easy Parmesan Basil Homemade Crackers

Easy Parmesan Basil Homemade Crackers are perfect for a snack! With this recipe, you'll never make plain homemade cheese crackers again.

servings 12 dozen crackers

Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 12 minutes mins

Total Time 57 minutes mins

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup all purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• ▢ 3/4 cup finely grated parmesan cheese use the real stuff please!
• ▢ 4 tablespoons butter softened
• ▢ 3 tablespoons heavy cream

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, salt, pepper, and basil. Stir in grated cheese. Blend softened butter the into dry ingredients until well incorporated {no big lumps}. Stir in heavy cream one tablespoon and a time until larger clumps start coming together. Mixture should come together into a dough ball that isn't sticky. 
• Roll onto a lightly floured board to be 1/4-1/8" thick. Cut out into any desired shapes and place on prepared baking sheet. Prick with a fork and bake 10-12 minutes or until edges start to brown. Cool crackers on the baking sheet and serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1dozen crackers | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 227mg | Potassium: 18mg | Vitamin A: 225IU | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 0.6mg

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crackers

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