Herb Crackercookies Food

HERB CRACKER/COOKIES

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, cream the cheese and butter until well combined. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, stir flour, spices,and salt.Add this mixture to the cheese mixture and stir to combine. Place mixture in a blender and pulse until it comes together - if too dry sprinkle with a Tablespoon of half and half.
• Turn dough onto wax paper, roll into a log or square log. Wrap in the wax paper and chill overnight. --Next day; Preheat oven to 375^. Lightly spray cookie sheets. Set aside.
• Remove dough from fridge and slice 1/4 inch thick; place on prepared baking sheet. Prick holes with fork tines in 3 or 4 rows, sprinkle with salt. Bake 12-15 minutes until golden around the edges.Remove to wire rack to cool. Store in air tight container when cool up to 4 days or so. Can be frozen after baked and reheated for a few minutes, before serving. Great with all your dips and spreads or your favorite soups and salads.

HERBED CRACKERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place flour, salt, butter, herbs and pepper in bowl of food processor fitted with steel blade.
• Pulse until combined.
• With motor running, pour 1/4 cup water slowly into feed tube.
• Add a bit more if necessary until mixture begins to hold together but is not sticky.
• Process until dough forms ball.
• Roll dough out on lightly floured surface until very thin, less than 1/8 inch if possible.
• Transfer to ungreased cookie sheet, and prick all over with fork.
• Score lightly with sharp knife if you wish to break into rectangles later on.
• Or leave in free-form shape that you can break into shards.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until lightly browned.
• Cool on rack and store in airtight container.
• Variations: Work small amounts of seeds, herbs or garlic into dough before rolling it out.
• For garlic crackers, add 1/8 teaspoon granulated garlic.
• Or create your own mixture.

CRACKER JACK COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Gently stir in the oatmeal, coconut, rice cereal and chopped peanuts, try not to pulverize the rice cereal.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

SALTINE CRACKER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Line cookie sheet with foil.
• Place 40 crackers in one layer on cookie sheet.
• In saucepan on low heat, combine butter and brown sugar.
• Heat until blended. Boil 3 minutes.
• Pour mixture evenly over crackers.
• Sprinkle cracker centers with chocolate chips.
• Place in oven until chips melt.
• Sprinkle with chopped nuts.
• Cut while warm.
• Store on wax paper.