In the realm of delectable treats, whole wheat graham crackers and cookies stand out as wholesome and flavorful options. These delectable delights, crafted from the goodness of whole wheat, offer a symphony of flavors that cater to the palate while providing a satisfying crunch. Whether you seek a quick snack or a delectable dessert, these graham crackers and cookies promise to tantalize your taste buds. This guide will unveil the secrets behind crafting these delectable treats, providing you with the knowledge and inspiration to create mouthwatering whole wheat graham crackers and cookies that will elevate your culinary repertoire.
Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!
HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKERS
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the egg, oil, honey, 2 tablespoons of milk, and vanilla extract.
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
- The dough will be fairly stiff, but additional milk can be added if necessary to form a soft but not sticky dough.
- Knead the dough until smooth.
- Divide the dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, at least one hour.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 300 F. Working with one piece at a time, roll the dough to 1/16 inch thickness onto a piece of parchment paper.
- Transfer on the parchment paper to a baking sheet. Repeat with the second piece of dough. Bake the sheets of dough for 10 minutes.
- Remove the pans from the oven and, using a pizza wheel or sharp knife, immediately score the sheets of dough into 3x2-inch rectangles.
- Prick with a fork and return to the oven and continue to bake for 18 to 20 minutes longer.
- Remove the sheets from the oven and cut the rectangles all the way through. Allow to cool to room temperature directly on the baking sheets. This will help them become as crisp as possible. The trimmings can be ground into graham cracker crumbs.
- Enjoy as you would your favorite store-bought graham crackers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110 kcal, Carbohydrate 18 g, Cholesterol 11 mg, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 96 mg, Sugar 7 g, Fat 4 g, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
CRISPY WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS
My homemade grahams are buttery and crisp, with an incredible depth of flavor thanks to earthy whole wheat flour and the mellow maltiness of golden syrup-a type of light molasses.
Provided by Stella Parks
Categories Dessert Kid-Friendly Whole Wheat Bake Cookies Cinnamon Small Plates
Yield 24 (2 1/4-by-4 3/4-inch) crackers, plus 8 ounces (2 cups) crumbs
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Make the dough:
- Combine sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, golden syrup, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed to moisten, then increase to medium and beat until somewhat light, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, add whole wheat flour, and mix to form a soft dough.
- Scrape dough onto a work surface and knead gently to form a ball. Divide in half. Use immediately or wrap in plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 week; soften for 30 minutes at room temperature, then knead on a bare work surface until pliable and smooth.
- Roll and bake the dough:
- Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350°F. Generously flour a large sheet of parchment and place one portion of dough in the center. Pat into a 5-by-6-inch rectangle, sprinkle with flour, flip, and dust again. Working from the center out and adding more flour as needed, roll the dough until roughly 15-by-11 inches and very thin. Slide onto an aluminum baking sheet and brush away excess flour. Repeat with remaining dough.
- For grocery store look-alikes, score each sheet of dough into twelve 2 1/4-by-4 3/4-inch rectangles and dock with a bamboo skewer or the narrow end of a chopstick (a strictly cosmetic procedure). Otherwise, leave the dough uncut.
- Bake until crackers are tawny brown and firm, though your fingertip may leave a faint indentation, about 20 minutes. Immediately cut along the pre-scored lines with a knife, or cut into free-form shapes using a pizza wheel. Cool to room temperature directly on the baking sheets. Enjoy scrap pieces as a snack, or pulverize into crumbs. The grahams can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks at room temperature or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Mix it up!
- Chocolate: My mom used to sandwich chocolate graham crackers with peanut butter for an after-school snack, a combo I re-create by reducing the whole wheat flour to 10 ounces (21/4 cups), sifted with 1 ounce (1/3 cup) natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder. To retain their deep cocoa color, roll the dough in sifted cocoa powder. Serve with generous smears of peanut butter and a tall glass of milk.
- Cinnamon Sugar: We rarely had sugar-coated grahams in our pantry when I was a kid, but they were always at my best friend's house, and seemed all the more special for their rarity. For the dough, increase the cinnamon to ½ teaspoon. Before docking, dust each sheet of dough with a half batch of Cinnamon Sugar (page 44), or any Sugar Sprinkle (page 46). Otherwise, dock and bake as directed. After the crackers cool, gently tap each against the baking sheet to knock off any excess sugar.
- Coconut (vegan): Replace the butter with 5 1/2 ounces (3/4 cup) virgin coconut oil (solid but creamy-about 70°F) and add 1 teaspoon pure coconut extract along with the vanilla.
- Gingerbread: This variation has all the spicy complexity of a Christmas cookie, with the unique flavor and crunch of a classic graham. Make the dough with sorghum or unsulfured molasses (not blackstrap) and increase the cinnamon to 1 teaspoon. Along with the sugar, add 1 tablespoon orange zest, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, and a few cracks of black pepper.
- Graham Cracker Crumb Crust: Combine 9 ounces (2 cups) finely ground graham cracker crumbs with 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) melted unsalted butter. Scatter into a 9-by-1 1/4-inch glass or ceramic pie plate and press into an even layer over the bottom and up the sides. Bake at 350°F until firm, about 18 minutes. Cool to room temperature for immediate use in your favorite recipe, or wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
- Gluten-Free: Replace the whole wheat flour with 6 ounces (11/4 cups) white rice flour, 4 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) oat flour, and 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) kinako.
HOMEMADE GRAHAM CRACKERS
These are so much fun to make. You don't just have to stick with squares and rectangles, get creative with shapes and cookie cutters.
Provided by steph
Categories Desserts Cookies Cut-Out Cookie Recipes
Time 1h13m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 6
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 8.1 mg, Fat 3.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 31.2 mg, Sugar 3.2 g
GRAHAM CRACKER COOKIES
Chocolate chips, M & M's, and chopped nuts make the cookie complete.
Provided by Maureen Worman
Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Beat together margarine and sugars until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and vanilla. Add combined flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips , M & M's, and nuts.
- Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets about 3 inches apart . Press 2 or 3 additional M & M candies on top of cookies if desired.
- Bake in pre-heated oven 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on sheet about 3 minute and remove to wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321.5 calories, Carbohydrate 40.2 g, Cholesterol 31.9 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 9.7 g, Sodium 195.4 mg, Sugar 28.8 g
WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKER COOKIES
Make and share this Whole Wheat Graham Cracker Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mommymakeit4u
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Yield 1 cookie sheet, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda.
- In a seperate bowl combine honey and butter then pour into dry ingredients. Mix well then drop onto a greased baking sheet.
- Press out the mixture to the corners of the baking sheet.
- Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Cut them quickly when they come out or use cookie cutter for fun shapes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 358.8, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 272.2, Carbohydrate 52.5, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 23.4, Protein 5.5
100% WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS OR PIE CRUST
I couldn't find the perfect 100% whole wheat graham recipe so I made one. These are highly popular with kids and come together very quickly. You can replace a little of the flour with milled flax, wheat germ, oat bran, or whatever you like. And you can make chocolate grahams by adding 1/3 cup cocoa. Crunch them up to make graham crumbs, which are useful for a lot of things. ALSO, this recipe makes an AMAZING pie crust. Please NOTE: The instructions below are specific about rolling these out very thin, and baking until crisp. If you end up with anything but crisp crackers, they weren't rolled thin enough, and/or they weren't baked long enough.
Provided by Jujubegirl
Categories Breads
Time 25m
Yield 60 crackers, 60 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt butter in microwave or on stovetop.
- Mix together dry ingredients (first 6 ingredients).
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until the dough forms a ball. Add a little water if needed.
- Line two jelly roll pans with parchment paper or Silpat.
- Put half the dough on each pan and gently flatten out with a rolling pin, covering the pan (Depending on the size of your pan, you may not completely cover it. Just roll them out to desired thickness. These don't puff up much, so what you roll out is very nearly what you end up with.).
- Gently score the crackers into rectangles with a pizza or pasta cutter.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and just beginning to brown.
- Let cool on a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 33.4, Fat 1.6, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 4.1, Sodium 49.6, Carbohydrate 4.4, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.2, Protein 0.6
Tips:
- To make your graham crackers or cookies extra crispy, bake them for a few minutes longer than the recipe calls for.
- If you don't have any molasses, you can use honey or maple syrup instead.
- For a fun twist, try adding your favorite spices to the dough, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, or ginger.
- If you want your graham crackers or cookies to be extra chewy, add an extra 1/4 cup of flour to the dough.
- Be sure to let your dough chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling it out. This will help prevent the dough from sticking to your hands and make it easier to work with.
- If you don't have a rolling pin, you can use a wine bottle or even a glass to roll out the dough.
- To make your graham crackers or cookies look more professional, use a fork to prick the dough before baking. This will help prevent the dough from bubbling up in the oven.
- Let your graham crackers or cookies cool completely before storing them. This will help prevent them from becoming soggy.
Conclusion:
With these tips in mind, you're sure to make delicious graham crackers or cookies that everyone will love. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!
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