Graham Crackers Recipe - Allrecipes.com

Directions

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.

Reviews (71)

Jillian

Jun. 11, 2010

"Great recipe! I used butter instead of shortening, 1 & 1/2 c. of wheat flour, 1 c. of wheat germ and 1/2 c. of all-purpose flour. I doubled the vanilla, added 1 tbsp. of cinnamon and like everyone e..." See morelse used 1/2 cup of milk. I chilled the dough and cut it into shapes with various shaped cookies cutters. I also cut some into the traditional shaped rectangles using a pizza cutter and then poking some holes with a fork. These are too cute. They smell great and taste even better."

SARAHINNIS

Feb. 3, 2007

"Amazing recipe! I just found it, but have made it twice already. My kids love it. I substituted one cup of whole wheat flour for 1/2 cup of wheat germ and 1/2 cup of ground flax seed. I also added..." See more a tablespoon of cinnamon (we love cinnamon) and doubled the vanilla. And, like the others suggested, I did double the milk to 1/2 cup. The first time I did not put the batter in the refrigerator but it still turned out fine. We also prefer them rolled out thin. They are not so much like the store bought ones that way. They really taste better! I also substituted a stick of butter for the shortening (healthier). And, I sprinkled it with cinnamon/sugar and rolled it into the dough before I cut them. My kids are young and like them smaller. Just make sure you cut them before you bake them! Thanks for such a great, simple recipe. No more Nabisco for us!"

NOELLER67

May. 8, 2008

"These are terrific! My toddler loves crackers and I wanted to find something that would be more healthy than whole wheat Ritz. These fit the bill - I substituted 1/2 c flax seed (next time I'll grin..." See mored it) and 1/2 c of oat bran for 1 c of the whole wheat flour and upped the milk to 1/2 c based on others' suggestions. I used my silicone (Silpat) baking mats and rolled the dough right on it as thin as I could. I cut the dough into little rectangles w/ a pizza cutter and sprinkled cinnamon sugar (1 T sugar + 1/2 t cinnamon) over them. After they had cooled I broke the crackers apart along the lines I made w/ the pizza cutter, which worked great. The crackers that came out soft I put back in the oven (after I had turned it off) and left them overnight. This morning they were all wonderfully crispy! Next time I think I will cut back a little on the brown sugar, especially if I use the cinnamon/sugar topping again. I'm so glad I found these!!"

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