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These adorable Cheddar Crackers shaped into stars are as delicious as they are impressive. Similar to Goldfish crackers, they are crunchy and cheesy, and made with just three ingredients!
Serve them as a fun snack or appetizer any time of the year. They are also perfect for New Year’s, the 4th of July, anniversaries, graduations, and other special occasions.
You can even send them off in a lunchbox with a delicious dip, add them to a cheeseboard, or top them onto salads for a bit of crunch!
❤️Why You’ll Love Cheddar Crackers
- Easy-to-make with only three ingredients!
- Mild-flavored and suitable for kids and toddlers.
- Allergy-friendly with no preservatives or eggs.
- Great for lunchboxes.
- Crunchy and delicious appetizer or everyday snack.
- Festive and fun for special occasions, too!
Cheddar Crackers Ingredients
Please be sure to scroll down to the recipe card below for the complete details!
- Cheddar cheese: I use Red Leicester, but any mild or sharp cheddar cheese will work.
- Flour: Plain white flour (all purpose flour) is fine. There’s no need to sieve it, as it will all get mixed in the processor.
- Butter: I use salted cold butter. Unsalted butter is fine, too, but you may need to add a teaspoon of salt in that case. Cube the butter into smaller pieces to help out the processor.
How to Make Cheddar Cheese Crackers
- Prepare the dough. Mix the ingredients in a mini food processor.
- Roll out the dough and cut out the stars.
- Arrange the stars on a lined baking sheet. Poke a hole in the center.
- Bake and serve.
Recipe Tip
Sprinkle with edible gold dust to make them even more festive for New Year’s and other special occasions.
Tips for Success
- If your dough is crumbly, add a tablespoon of water at a time and mix again until it comes together.
- If the dough is sticky, pop it in the fridge for 30 minutes and sprinkle flour on the counter when you roll it out.
- A mini food processor will give the smoothest dough.
- Dip your cookie cutters in flour to make them non-stick.
Possible Variations
- Cheddar cheese: Use any cheddar you like, varying from mild to aged in flavor. Alternatively, swap for other hard cheeses such as Gouda, Gruyere, or Parmesan.
- Flour: You can experiment with other flours to make them gluten-free, or try wholemeal flour, almond meal, or Tipo. Please note this may change the baking time.
- Butter: Swap for garlic butter or other flavored butters.
- Add-ins: Add fresh chili, chopped fresh or dried herbs, such as garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, thyme, rosemary, ground black pepper, or chili.
FAQs
Using a more mature cheese may require adding a tablespoon of water or milk at a time until the dough comes together.
Keep them in an airtight container at room temperature.
Yes, absolutely! Use a knife, pizza cutter, or fluted pastry wheel to slice the dough into squares instead.
I would finely grate the cheddar cheese in this case, and knead by hand.
You can add a teaspoon of salt to the dough, or sprinkle flaky sea salt when the cheese crackers are warm out of the oven, but this is not necessary as the cheese and butter is salty, too.
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Cheddar Crackers
Ingredients
- 200 grams cheddar, red
- 100 grams plain white flour, all purpose
- 60 grams butter, cold
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- Shred the cheddar cheese.
- Mix the cheese, flour, and butter in a mini food processor.
- Roll out the cheese dough mixture onto a clean kitchen counter so it's about 4-5 mm (1/8 inch) thick.
- Cut out the stars with the cookie cutter.
- Use your index finger to carefully push through each part of the star until it falls out.
- Gather the remaining dough and roll it out again, until you have used it all.
- Arrange all the stars on a lined baking sheet.
- Poke out the center with a lolly stick (optional).
- Bake for 9-10 minutes until slightly golden brown on the edges.
- Allow to cool and serve with your favorite dip!
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nice recipe anda so easy. Thanks for share.
Thank you so much Patrรญcia. Thrilled you like them!! Happy New Year!
So easy and fun to make! We found we needed to add a touch of water to get the dough to come together, but other than that, they’re great. Delicious.
Thank you Katja for your very kind feedback. Perfect idea to add water! I’ll make a note of this in the FAQ section to highlight that! Happy New Year! Sine