Description
Delicious and festive Christmas Tree Crackers, perfect for the holiday season.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons room temperature water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- As needed more olive oil and flaky salt for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F and line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, and salt.
- Add in the water and olive oil and mix with a spatula until a shaggy dough forms.
- Turn the dough out onto a clean surface and knead the dough for about 5 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic.
- Cover the dough with a clean kitchen towel and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Divide the dough in half. Using a rolling pin, roll out the dough until it’s about 1/16th of an inch thick. You shouldn’t need flour, but if the dough starts to stick, you can use a light dusting.
- Using a Christmas tree cookie cutter, cut the dough into tree shapes as close together as possible (this dough does not re-roll very well). Transfer the cut trees to the baking sheet.
- Use a fork to pierce each cracker a few times (to keep them from puffing up too much in the oven).
- Use a basting brush to brush each cracker with a light layer of olive oil, then sprinkle the crackers with a bit of flaky salt.
- Bake the crackers for 6-8 minutes. Rotate the tray halfway through to ensure even baking. They are done when they start to lightly brown and crisp at the edges. Keep a close eye on the oven as they can burn quickly.
- Remove from the oven and let them cool completely on the sheet pan. They will harden more as they cool.
Notes
- This recipe is great for holiday gatherings and can be made ahead of time.
- Store the baked crackers in an airtight container to keep them crisp.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 crackers
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 0.2g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg