Best 20 Graham Crackers Recipes

GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar. Stir in the vanilla. Combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk. Cover and chill dough until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles. Place 1/2 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp. Edges will be golden brown. Remove from baking sheet to cool on wire racks.

HONEY GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Sift together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, brown sugar and honey until light and fluffy. Stir in the sifted ingredients alternating with the milk and vanilla. Cover dough and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Divide the chilled dough iinto quarters. On a well floured surface, roll the dough out one quarter at a time iinto a 5x15 inch rectangle. Divide into rectangles using a knife. Place rectangles ointo ungreased cookie sheets. Mark a line down the center of each one, and prick with a fork. For a cinnamon flavored cracker, sprinkle with a cinnamon sugar mixture before baking.
• Bake for 13 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Place both flours, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles cornmeal. Add the molasses, milk and vanilla extract and process until the dough forms a ball, approximately 1 minute. Press the ball into a 1/2-inch thick disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Unwrap the chilled dough and place it onto a large piece of parchment paper and top with a second sheet of parchment paper. Roll the dough out until it is 1/8-inch thick. Slide the rolled dough and parchment paper onto a half sheet pan. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and cut the dough, using a rolling pizza cutter into 2-inch square pieces, by making vertical and then horizontal cuts all the way across the dough. Trim off any excess. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top of the dough. Leave the crackers on the pan and bake on the middle rack of the oven for 25 minutes or until the edges just start to darken. Remove from the oven, set the sheet pan with the crackers on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Once completely cool, break into individual crackers and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a large baking sheet. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon in a bowl; set aside.
• Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and brown sugar together until light. Stir in the flour mixture. Slowly pour in the water; stir until dough is formed. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
• On a well floured board, roll dough to between 1/8 and 1/4 inch thick. Use a knife or cookie cutter to cut dough into squares or rectangles. Transfer crackers to prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until light brown, 11 to 13 minutes. Remove crackers from oven. Use a fork to pierce multiple holes on tops of crackers.

GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Using an electric mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, and honey until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl. With mixer on low speed, add egg, and mix until combined, Add flour mixture, and mix until combined.
• Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface. Roll between two sheets of parchment to a 1/8-to-1/4-inch thickness. Remove top piece of parchment paper and place dough on a baking sheet. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Using a fluted pastry wheel, cut dough into 2 1/4-inch squares and prick dough with a fork to create dotted lines. Transfer to two parchment-lined baking sheets and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with racks in upper and lower thirds. Bake graham crackers until golden brown, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer crackers to a wire rack to cool completely.

CINNAMON AND SUGAR GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flours, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in egg. Add flour mixture, and mix to combine.
• Divide dough in half. Roll out each dough half to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Cut out eighteen 2 1/2-inch-square crackers, using a fluted cookie cutter or a knife. Transfer to baking sheets, spacing 1/2 inch apart.
• Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks, and let cool.

PRALINE GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix butter, margarine and sugar and bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Add pecans.
• Spray cookie sheet with non stick spray. Line cookie sheet with crackers.
• Spread mixture over crackers.
• Bake for 10 minutes. Cool and break apart.

GRAHAM CRACKERS - ALTON BROWN

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, flour, brown sugar and graham flour. Pulse to combine. Add very cold butter and pulse until it resembles coarse cornmeal.
• Add molasses, milk and vanilla. Pulse until a smooth dough forms. Press dough into a 1/2" thick disc, wrap in plastic and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Roll dough between sheets of parchment to 1/8" thickness. Cut into 2x2" squares with a pizza cutter (or an accordion cutter, if you have one). Prick each cracker 3 times with the tines of a fork (or a docking roller if you have one). Remove irregular edges and bake in preheated 350°F oven for 25 minutes until the color has gotten slightly paler. Allow to cool completely IN THE PAN. Store in zip top bag with as much air removed as possible for up to 14 days.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN HOMEMADE " GRAHAM CRACKERS "

Steps:

• Combine flours, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Work in the butter and shortening with your fingers until the mixture has the consistency of coarse crumbs.
• In a separate bowl, mix the honey, molasses, water and vanilla.
• Sprinkle this mixture over the dry ingredients and toss with a fork until well blended.
• Form the dough into a ball.
• Cover and chill for several hours.
• Cut the dough in half and let it sit for 15 minutes at room temperature.
• Sprinkle a piece of wax paper with whole wheat flour.
• Roll out one of the dough pieces flat to about 7 x 15 inches.
• If the dough cracks or breaks, just pinch the edges back together.
• Poke a fork into the dough at 1/2-1" intervals.
• Then cut into 2 1/2" squares.
• Use a spatula to move the squares to a large, ungreased baking sheet.
• You can place them close together.
• Repeat with the other half of the dough.
• Bake in the center of the oven for 15 minutes at 350 deg F or until lightly browned on the edges.
• Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
• Will keep up to a month (Remember there are no preservatives).

OLD-FASHIONED GRAHAM CRACKERS WITH TURBINADO SUGAR

Steps:

• 1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flours, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
• 2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium speed until the mixture is light yellow and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the mixer on low speed, add a third of the flour mixture and 1/4 cup of water. Mix for 30 seconds. Repeat this step once, then add the remaining flour mixture and mix just to combine. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead by hand for about 10 seconds. Divide the dough in half. Cover one half with plastic wrap and set it aside.
• 3. Place a sheet of parchment paper on a work surface, put the dough on the parchment, and top with a second sheet of parchment. Roll the dough out to about 1/8-inch thickness. Repeat with the second half of the dough. Chill the dough for about 30 minutes.
• 4. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• 5. Remove the dough from the refrigerator, peel off both sheets of parchment, and put the dough on a cutting board. Using a square cookie cutter, cut out the dough, rerolling the scraps twice. Put the cookies on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of turbinado sugar.
• 6. Bake, rotating the sheet halfway through, for 20 minutes, or until the cookies are a dark golden color around the edges. Let cool for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

S'MORES COOKIES WITH GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine flour, graham cracker crumbs, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
• Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, and vanilla extract in a larger bowl until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Slowly beat in the flour mixture until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven. Push 3 to 4 marshmallows and a few pieces of milk chocolate into each cookie. Continue baking until chocolate is melted and cookies are golden, 3 to 4 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack.

S'MORES BARS WITH GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C).
• Mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar together in a bowl. Add melted butter and toss until combined. Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan in an even layer.
• Spread chocolate chips evenly over the graham cracker mixture. Sprinkle walnuts over chocolate chips.
• Lay 7 graham crackers evenly into the pan, then pour the mini marshmallows on top of the graham crackers in an even layer. Lay remaining graham crackers over marshmallows, then drizzle chocolate syrup on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before cutting and serving.

GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar.
• Stir in the vanilla.
• Combine the whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
• Cover and chill dough until firm.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 0.125 inch thickness.
• Cut into rectangles.
• Place 1/2 inch apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp.
• Edges will be golden brown.
• Remove from baking sheet to cool on wire racks.

VEGAN GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Toast the flour: Position a rack in the center of the overn and preheat to 350 degrees F / 180 degrees Celsius Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Spread the flour and toast for 10 minutes, stirring a few times. Cool the flour before continuing.
• Place a wire mesh strainer over a big bowl and add the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and sift them into the bowl. Whisk together.
• In a small bowl whisk together the oil, maple syrup and vanilla. Pour over the dry ingredients and mix until it holds together. (It will be too dry to form a pliable ball of dough at this point.).
• Mix 2 Tablespoons / 30 ml of water into the dough. Set aside for 5 minutes to allow the flour to absorb the liquid. Add additional water as needed until the dough is pliable when formed into a ball. It should be glossy, but not wet.
• Roll the dough: Place the dough on the center of a piece of parchment paper and use your hand to shape it into a rough rectangle. Cover the dough with a second piece of parchement and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to about 14 x 10 inches (35.5 x 25 cm) and 1/4 inch (6 mm) thick. The thickness should be uniform for the crackers to bake uniformly.
• Remove the top sheet of parchment and cut the edges to make a neat rectangle. Cut 2 inch (5 cm) square pieces. Using a fork, poke holes all over the top.
• Transfer the dough, still on the parchment to the baking sheet. Run a sharp knife through the cuts again.
• Bake on the middle rack for 11 to 12 minutes or until the tops are uniformly dry and the bottoms lightly browned.
• Place the baking sheet on a wire rack. Allow the crackers to cool to room temperature before breaking them apart.

FROSTING FOR GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients together on medium speed.
• Spread between graham crackers.

MOM'S ICE BOX CAKE WITH GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• 1. The box says 2 cups of milk I added 1/2 extra which gave me a little bit more pudding. Blend the pudding mixes in different medium sized bowls. Stir until well blended. If using cooking pudding follow the instructions on the box.
• 2. Place one single layer of graham crackers(save some) in the bottom of a 9x13" baking pan. Leave the crackers whole, do not crumble. You can fill in the gaps with broken graham crackers. Spread the chocolate or vanilla on top of crackers (save a little of each pudding for the last layers. Cover with another layer of crackers, Spread the remaining of the pudding on top follow by another layer of crackers. Now put the saved puddings of vanilla and chocolate making a swirl on top. Take the saved crackers and crumble them on top.
• 3. Cover the pan with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours. Once finished watch your fingers it doesn't last.

DEHYDRATOR CHOCOLATE, PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, mash bananas; cream in peanut butter. Add graham cracker crumbs, peanuts and cinnamon, mixing until well blended. Form dough into a ball. Place on a large sheet of waxed paper and shape into a long rectangle. Wrap waxed paper tightly around the dough and chill 4 to 6 hours or overnight. With a serrated knife, slice dough into 1/4" slices. Place on regular sheets; dry at 145º for 4 to 6 hours or until firm (these will be softer than other crackers, more like cookies). Makes approximately 50 crackers.

PEANUT BUTTER BALLS WITH GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Mix oats and dry milk together in a large bowl. Add peanut butter; mix by hand or with a wooden spoon until combined. Stir in honey.
• Place crushed graham crackers in a large bowl or baking dish.
• Form peanut butter mixture into small balls, about 1 to 1 1/2-inches across. Roll each ball in graham crackers and place on a platter.
• Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours and up to overnight.

BANANA GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl, mix melted butter, banana, honey, and molasses; stir to mix. Add vanilla extract.
• Pour banana mixture all at once into flour mixture. Using a fork, stir until mixture is combined with all flour mixture. Knead dough in bowl until all flour is incorporated. Dough will be crumbly. Divide dough into smaller pieces; roll each piece between 2 pieces of waxed paper(or parchment paper) to 1/8" thickness.
• Cut with a 2 1/2" round cookie cutter and transfer to an ungreased baking sheet. Bake in a 325*F. oven for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
• Makes about 40 crackers.

WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS OR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Combine wet ingredients.
• 2. Combine dry ingredients.
• 3. Combine both mixtures.
• 4. Roll into tablespoon size balls & place on a greased cookie sheet about 2" apart.
• 5. Flatten each one slightly with the bottom of a glass.
• 6. Bake at 350' for 12-15 minutes.
• 7. Turn off the oven & leave the cookies in it for between 30-60 minutes to crisp up.
• 8. For graham crackers:
• 9. Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper that has been greased.
• 10. Place half of dough on it & top with a piece of parchment paper.
• 11. Roll dough to spread to edges of cookie sheet.
• 12. Remove top piece of parchment paper & using a pizza roller cut the dough into 4" squares.
• 13. If desired, use a fork to make holes in crackers.
• 14. Bake as directed.