Whole Wheat Graham Cracker Cookies Recipes

CRISPY WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS

Steps:

• Make the dough:
• Combine sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, vanilla, golden syrup, and butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed to moisten, then increase to medium and beat until somewhat light, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, add whole wheat flour, and mix to form a soft dough.
• Scrape dough onto a work surface and knead gently to form a ball. Divide in half. Use immediately or wrap in plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 week; soften for 30 minutes at room temperature, then knead on a bare work surface until pliable and smooth.
• Roll and bake the dough:
• Adjust oven rack to middle position and preheat to 350°F. Generously flour a large sheet of parchment and place one portion of dough in the center. Pat into a 5-by-6-inch rectangle, sprinkle with flour, flip, and dust again. Working from the center out and adding more flour as needed, roll the dough until roughly 15-by-11 inches and very thin. Slide onto an aluminum baking sheet and brush away excess flour. Repeat with remaining dough.
• For grocery store look-alikes, score each sheet of dough into twelve 2 1/4-by-4 3/4-inch rectangles and dock with a bamboo skewer or the narrow end of a chopstick (a strictly cosmetic procedure). Otherwise, leave the dough uncut.
• Bake until crackers are tawny brown and firm, though your fingertip may leave a faint indentation, about 20 minutes. Immediately cut along the pre-scored lines with a knife, or cut into free-form shapes using a pizza wheel. Cool to room temperature directly on the baking sheets. Enjoy scrap pieces as a snack, or pulverize into crumbs. The grahams can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 weeks at room temperature or frozen for up to 3 months.
• Mix it up!
• Chocolate: My mom used to sandwich chocolate graham crackers with peanut butter for an after-school snack, a combo I re-create by reducing the whole wheat flour to 10 ounces (21/4 cups), sifted with 1 ounce (1/3 cup) natural or Dutch-process cocoa powder. To retain their deep cocoa color, roll the dough in sifted cocoa powder. Serve with generous smears of peanut butter and a tall glass of milk.
• Cinnamon Sugar: We rarely had sugar-coated grahams in our pantry when I was a kid, but they were always at my best friend's house, and seemed all the more special for their rarity. For the dough, increase the cinnamon to ½ teaspoon. Before docking, dust each sheet of dough with a half batch of Cinnamon Sugar (page 44), or any Sugar Sprinkle (page 46). Otherwise, dock and bake as directed. After the crackers cool, gently tap each against the baking sheet to knock off any excess sugar.
• Coconut (vegan): Replace the butter with 5 1/2 ounces (3/4 cup) virgin coconut oil (solid but creamy-about 70°F) and add 1 teaspoon pure coconut extract along with the vanilla.
• Gingerbread: This variation has all the spicy complexity of a Christmas cookie, with the unique flavor and crunch of a classic graham. Make the dough with sorghum or unsulfured molasses (not blackstrap) and increase the cinnamon to 1 teaspoon. Along with the sugar, add 1 tablespoon orange zest, 2 teaspoons ground ginger, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, and a few cracks of black pepper.
• Graham Cracker Crumb Crust: Combine 9 ounces (2 cups) finely ground graham cracker crumbs with 2 ounces (4 tablespoons) melted unsalted butter. Scatter into a 9-by-1 1/4-inch glass or ceramic pie plate and press into an even layer over the bottom and up the sides. Bake at 350°F until firm, about 18 minutes. Cool to room temperature for immediate use in your favorite recipe, or wrap tightly in plastic and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
• Gluten-Free: Replace the whole wheat flour with 6 ounces (11/4 cups) white rice flour, 4 ounces (1 cup plus 2 tablespoons) oat flour, and 1/2 ounce (1 tablespoon) kinako.

WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS OR COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Combine wet ingredients.
• 2. Combine dry ingredients.
• 3. Combine both mixtures.
• 4. Roll into tablespoon size balls & place on a greased cookie sheet about 2" apart.
• 5. Flatten each one slightly with the bottom of a glass.
• 6. Bake at 350' for 12-15 minutes.
• 7. Turn off the oven & leave the cookies in it for between 30-60 minutes to crisp up.
• 8. For graham crackers:
• 9. Line your cookie sheet with parchment paper that has been greased.
• 10. Place half of dough on it & top with a piece of parchment paper.
• 11. Roll dough to spread to edges of cookie sheet.
• 12. Remove top piece of parchment paper & using a pizza roller cut the dough into 4" squares.
• 13. If desired, use a fork to make holes in crackers.
• 14. Bake as directed.

WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKER COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda.
• In a seperate bowl combine honey and butter then pour into dry ingredients. Mix well then drop onto a greased baking sheet.
• Press out the mixture to the corners of the baking sheet.
• Bake at 400 for 10 minutes. Cut them quickly when they come out or use cookie cutter for fun shapes.

100% WHOLE WHEAT GRAHAM CRACKERS OR PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Melt butter in microwave or on stovetop.
• Mix together dry ingredients (first 6 ingredients).
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until the dough forms a ball. Add a little water if needed.
• Line two jelly roll pans with parchment paper or Silpat.
• Put half the dough on each pan and gently flatten out with a rolling pin, covering the pan (Depending on the size of your pan, you may not completely cover it. Just roll them out to desired thickness. These don't puff up much, so what you roll out is very nearly what you end up with.).
• Gently score the crackers into rectangles with a pizza or pasta cutter.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes or until crisp and just beginning to brown.
• Let cool on a wire rack.