Okay so not too many people have had a chance to love Graham Crackers by themselves because they are usually smothered in Chocolate and Marshmallows by a camp fire. And although S’mores can be an amazing way to satisfy a sweet tooth, these lightly sweet cookies are capable of standing up all by themselves as a breakfast biscuit or with afternoon tea. You may only know of Graham Crackers as the store bought variety, however these homemade crackers are closer to a British digestive biscuit, slightly graining in texture with just a hint of sweetness. You will be surprises at how easy they are and with a small batch of dough on hand in the refrigerator, you can have a warm cookie in no time at all.
Graham Crackers
2 dozen 2"square cookies
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 1/3 cups Graham Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter
2/3 cup Dark Brown Sugar
3 Tablespoons Honey or Molasses
3 Tablespoons Sugar
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
Instructions
Put the Cinnamon and the Sugar in a small bowl or jar and set aside.
In a mixer with a paddle attachment cream together the Butter, Sugar and Honey (or Molasses) until creamy and light.
Combine all of the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients to the creamed Butter scraping the sides of the bowl. Mix until the dough forms into a ball.
Place the dough on either parchment paper or plastic wrap and press down to flatten. Wrap tightly to cover and refrigerate for at least an hour.
When ready to bake preheat your oven to 350º and have your sheet pans lined with parchment paper.
Place 1/2 of the chilled dough on a lightly floured table and roll out with a pastry pin into a 1/4 -1/8 ” thick rectangle.
Using a ruler, cut the dough into 2″ squares making sure they are all an even thickness to insure even baking.
Place the cutout cookie shapes on your sheet pans. Pierce with the tines of a fork in a pattern, then dust with the cinnamon sugar.
Bake for 10-12 min or until lightly brown on the bottom. Allow to cool slightly then transfer to a wire rack.
Notes
A delicious and easy cookie recipe that will be a family favorite and handed down to future bakers for years to come.