Description
Cheesy, crispy, and salty, these homemade Cheez-Its taste just like the real thing. They're super easy to make with just 5 ingredients and a super simple process.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt, plus more for topping
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
- 2 tablespoons whole milk (cold)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325˚F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Add the cheese, flour and salt to a food processor and pulse several times. Add in the butter and pulse a few more times, until the dough is crumbly.
- Add in the milk, then pulse several more times. The dough won’t come together in a ball, but it should come together when you press it between two fingers.
- Transfer to a lightly floured surface. Roll into a large rectangle, rolling as thinly as possible. We go even thinner than 1/8-inch as they puff up quite a bit when baking.
- Using a knife, pizza cutter or fluted pastry wheel, slice into 1-inch squares. Use the flat end of a skewer to poke a hole all the way through each cracker. Transfer to sheet pans and sprinkle with more salt.
- Bake for 17-20 minutes, until deep golden brown on the bottom of each cracker. If they are too light, they won’t have much crisp. Let cool completely before enjoying!
Notes
Storage: These will last up to a week in an airtight container. If they start to lose some of their crispiness, you can reheat them in the oven for 5-8 minutes.
Gluten free: We have not personally tested this recipe with gluten free flour. A few people commented that they have tried it and they did not turn out very crispy.
Butter: Unsalted is best. If you're using salted, cut the listed salt amount (1/2 teaspoon) in half. Make sure the butter is cold when you put it into the food processor.
Salt: We always use a coarse kosher salt. If you're using regular table salt, you'll want to add less than the stated quantity in this recipe.
Cheese: It's best to shred your own cheese from a block of cheddar, as store-bought shredded cheese contains anti-caking agents.
Be sure to roll it out as thin as possible. If it's not thin enough, they puff up into what almost become squares.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Snacks
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10 crackers
- Calories: 89
- Sugar: 0.2 g
- Sodium: 133.3 mg
- Fat: 6.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 5.2 g
- Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 3.3 g