Gimme S'more! Homemade Graham Cracker Cookies



One of my favorite cookies growing up were graham crackers. Sure I loved chocolate chip cookies, but because my mom declared graham crackers "healthy" they were more often found in our house than any other kind of treat. I went with the flow and knew a good thing when I saw it.

When I recently realized that I could make my own homemade graham crackers I was intrigued. Were they really healthy? Were they tricky to make? Well, there is a whole cup of butter in the recipe - but they're smack full of whole grains, so that's a nice consolation prize. And no, they aren't tricky to make. In fact, rolling out the dough is as tricky as it gets.





I found this recipe on the Martha Stewart site but when I started making them, I quickly realized that there was a problem. As I followed the recipe, I noticed the dough just wasn't coming together. All I had were crumbs, not dough. I threw in a couple eggs and all of a sudden the dough came together perfectly! Her recipe needed more baking time – at least judging by my 30 year old oven. After 10 minutes, the cookies looked good but were soft instead of snappin', like a good graham cracker should be. So I decided to do a second shorter bake time at the top of the oven rack and it worked like a charm. Crunchy and perfect graham crackers. Perfect for snacking with a cup of tea or making your own homemade s'mores.


The recipe below is my own version because who needs an incomplete recipe (even if it is Martha's), leading you astray.

Graham Cracker Cookie
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat bran (or wheat germ)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons honey

Preheat oven to 350F.

In a large bowl, combine the flours, wheat bran, salt, baking soda and cinnamon together until well blended.

In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add in the eggs and honey and beat well until fully incorporated. Add the flour mixture to the wet and stir until combined.

Divide the dough into 3 balls. Wrap with parchment or plastic wrap and slightly flatten these dough balls with your palms. Refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Unwrap the 1st dough ball and dust with a sprinkle of flour on both sides. Place the dough on a piece of parchment and use the wrapper of the dough ball on top. Roll out until flat, about 1/8" thick. Aim for a rectangle shape while you roll for perfectly shaped cookies. Use a pizza wheel or a dough scraper to score the dough into cracker shapes - squares or rectangles, and then poke each cracker with a fork.

Place the parchment on a cookie sheet and bake on the lowest oven rack for about 8-10 minutes, turning halfway through. Remove and let bake for another 5-10 minutes on the highest oven rack, keeping close watch to make sure the edges don't burn. Let cool on cookie sheet and then break apart and eat!

By Jeannette Ordas of Everybody likes Sandwiches

Jan Halvarson

17 comments:

magda barcik said...

YUM!
I will try do prepare them ;-)

Kristin H said...

Looks deliciously tasty:)

Unknown said...

yummy!!! I will give them a try .. for sure

Unknown said...

Interesting... and look rather yummy! Thanks for sharing will give these a try.

sam @ cooks larder said...

So excited to have a recipe... i'm always reading recipes requiring Graham Crackers but can't buy them here in Sydney (that I know of anyway). Thank you!

Suzy said...

I love your recipe-posts, i always have the urge to try them right away...

elissa @ faucethead said...

i've never even thought of making my own graham crackers. i'll have to save this recipe for smore season!

Vanessa Elizabeth I Ruffled Rose said...

Such a good idea! I can't wait to try it this weekend.

Jacaranda Designs Jewelry said...

I think I'll have to try making these - they look scrumptious

Jess said...

Looks great! All the store bought ones are full of yuck! Looking forward to making yours.

Unknown said...

These look heavenly! I cook more than I bake but I may be able to pull this recipe off!

angie said...

These look delicious! I'd love to make a batch for my snack cupboard. Thanks for the recipe, I've been cooking from scratch a lot this year and this is one I'm definitely going to try!

Michelle Vinson said...

I just made some indoor s'mores for our Valentine's dessert and these would have been perfect to use. Next time for sure!

–Sweet Relish

Joanne said...

These graham crackers are so cute! I like the scalloped edges to!

rocío said...

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Anna Bee said...

I just love the idea of homemade graham crackers. It is a great post and I used it today in my baking with kids class. We made smore after all and everyone just loved the cookies. Thanks for sharing.

Heidi said...

I am SO trying these, because you can't get graham crackers in Australia and I miss them soooo.