{"id":1769852,"date":"2022-05-11T11:06:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T16:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1769852"},"modified":"2024-10-04T12:19:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:19:11","slug":"how-to-make-homemade-cheez-its","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/how-to-make-homemade-cheez-its\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Homemade Cheez-Its"},"content":{"rendered":"It's safe to say that we've all eaten too many Cheez-Its (along with these other nostalgic childhood snacks<\/a>) at one point or another. Whether they were a regular road trip snack, the thing in your school lunch box<\/a> you looked forward to most, or your main form of sustenance during college all-nighters, these cheddar snack crackers are deeply rooted in our memories.\r\n\r\nBring some of that childhood magic back to your kitchen with this recipe for homemade Cheez-Its. It's a fun and delicious weekend baking project<\/a> that the whole family can enjoy (and subsequently devour).\r\n

What Cheese Is Used to Make Homemade Cheez-Its?<\/h2>\r\nTo make Cheez-Its at home, all you'll need is some good old-fashioned sharp cheddar cheese (or extra-sharp if you want an even stronger cheese flavor).\r\n\r\nSharp cheddar will give homemade Cheez-Its plenty of robust cheesiness and that iconic yellow-orange hue.\r\n\r\nIn testing, we found that you get the best cheese distribution and even color by using cheese from a block, rather than pre-shredded cheese. (Here's why block cheese is best<\/a>.) Pulsing the cheese in a food processor grates the cheese into fine crumbles that melt easily and incorporate seamlessly into the dough.\r\n

How to Make Homemade Cheez-Its<\/h2>\r\n\"Ingredients\r\n

This recipe makes 12-14 dozen crackers.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Ingredients<\/h3>\r\n