Spicy Cheese Crackers Recipe

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Making cheese crackers usually means it’s party time at our families’ houses. My brothers frequently try to sneak them behind our mom’s back just to get a reaction out of her. —Donna Lindecamp, Morganton, North Carolina

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Spicy Cheese Crackers Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 32 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1 to 2 tablespoons half-and-half cream

Directions

Place the cheese, flour, salt and pepper flakes in a food processor; process until blended. Add butter; pulse until butter is the size of peas. While pulsing, add just enough cream to form moist crumbs.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. holiday-shaped cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Reroll scraps and repeat.
Bake at 350° for 13-17 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 32 crackers.

Originally published as Spicy Cheese Crackers in Taste of Home December/January 2013, p38