Description
With just five ingredients, these light and crispy Christmas tree-shaped crackers are quick and easy to make with a cookie cutter! We like to serve them with a Christmas tree cheese ball, but they can go with just about any dip, or they look super festive on a charcuterie board.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons room temperature water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- For topping: more olive oil and flaky salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, and salt.
- Add in the water and olive oil and mix with a spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead the dough for about 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it's about 1/16th of an inch thick. You shouldn't need flour, but if the dough starts to stick, you can use a light dusting.
- Using a Christmas tree cookie cutter, cut the dough into tree shapes as close together as possible (this dough does not re-roll very well). Transfer the cut trees to the baking sheet. Use a fork to pierce each cracker a few times (to keep them from puffing up too much in the oven).
- Use a basting brush to brush each cracker with a light layer of olive oil, then sprinkle the crackers with a bit of flaky salt.
- Bake the crackers for 6-8 minutes. Rotate the tray halfway through to ensure even baking. They are done when they start to lightly brown and crisp at the edges. Keep a close eye on the oven as they can burn quickly.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool completely on the sheet pan. They will harden more as they cool.
Notes
Keep these stored in an airtight container for about a week. The longer you store them, the more stale they may be.
Alternate tree orientation: To make the most out of your dough, alternate facing the Christmas tree cookie cutter right side up, then upside down so you can fit more on each sheet of dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5 crackers
- Calories: 81
- Sugar: 0.4 g
- Sodium: 58.4 mg
- Fat: 2.8 g
- Trans Fat:
- Carbohydrates: 12.3 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 1.6 g