These graham crackers were so fun to make!  They taste like graham crackers, but they have the consistency of a cookie. They are great for the kids’ lunches, or just for a snack to have around the house.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 C. Shortening
• 3/4 C. Packed brown sugar
• 1 Tsp. Madagascar Bourbon vanilla extract
• 2 T. Honey
• 2 C. Whole wheat flour
• 1 C. All-purpose flour
• 1 Tsp. Baking powder
• 1/2 Tsp. Baking soda
• 1/4 Tsp. Salt
• 1/2 C. Milk

Directions:

1. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar. Add the vanilla and honey.
2. Combine both types of flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture alternately with the milk.
3. Cover and chill dough until firm.  I chilled mine for about two hours.
   Note: The dough looks really dry and flaky when it’s first refrigerated, but it rolls out just fine after it’s chilled.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangles.  (As you can tell from the picture, we didn’t make rectangles.  My kiddos begged me to do shapes, and they were right – shapes are much more fun!)
5. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, edges will be golden brown.

These are really yummy!  We tried them with peanut butter, honey, Nutella, and chocolate peanut butter.  I liked the Nutella and the peanut butter, and Chad liked the honey.

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