Homemade Cheese-Its!

I hope that you all had a great St. Patrick's Day... lots of green and the works! I made corned beef and veggies with my friend, and her hubby joined us as well for dinner!

I love snacks. Simply put, snacks are just so easy to take off the shelf, open up and of course eat. But my, oh my- there are sure a lot of terrible things in there for you! So many preservatives, acids to preserve color... you know the deal.

Is there a way to make something that is just as easy to munch on, but without (as much) guilt?

You bet! I came up with a great recipe for homemade Cheese-Its. You heard right- CHEESE ITS! Who in their right mind doesn't like those?! ha! These were seriously approved by my 10 month old son- he got really mad when I put the jar away! :)

So here it is:

Ingredients:

6 ounces Sharp Cheddar Cheese, shredded (I also added some Mozzarella)

1/4 cup butter, softened and cut into pieces

3/4 cup flour (plus a little more for dusting)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon milk

 

 

The How To:

1. Preheat oven to 350° Grease baking sheet, or line with parchment or silicone mat.
2. Place first 4 ingredients in food processor, and pulse until it turns into coarse crumbs.

 

 

3.  Add milk and process until dough forms.

4.   Using your hands form dough into a ball, then flatten on floured work surface.

5.   Roll out dough to 1/8" thick. Try to roll into rectangle as best as you can.

 

6.   Using a pizza or pasty cutter, cut dough into one inch squares. Use the flat end of a wooden    

      skewer to poke a hole in the center of each cracker.

 

7.   Using a spatula, transfer crackers to prepared baking sheet. You can place them fairly close

      together, they will puff up, but not spread much.

8.   Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges start to brown. Do not over cook. Let them cool completely

      on a wire rack.

9.   Enjoy when cool. Store in airtight container for up to 3 days in a cool place.