Gingerbread House Graham Cracker Dough

Since its the time of year for making memories with gingerbread houses, I’m sharing an excellent recipe for homemade graham crackers. This dough is so versatile and easy to shape into walls and roof pieces to make the perfect gingerbread house of any size. Merry Christmas!

So, what did I do with those soft, sweet,

satisfying homemade marshmallow pillows of heaven?

I made s’mores of course!

After going the extra mile and making my own marshmallows,

I couldn’t just make s’mores with store-bought graham crackers.

I found an easy recipe for homemade graham crackers

on Scharffen Berger’s website. They also list dozens of gourmet

recipes containing their really gooood chocolate.

(and not just sweets)

Graham Crackers

1/2 stick (4 tablespoons) unsalted butter
1 large egg
6 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons honey
1-1/2 cups graham or whole wheat flour
3/4 cup unbleached white flour
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon or 1 drop of Edible Cinnamon Essential Oil
(I use oils EVERY.SINGLE.DAY. Learn more about why I need them here.)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment.

Combine the sugar, butter and egg in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy. Stir in the honey and add the optional drop of edible cinnamon essential oil.

Stir together the graham or whole wheat flour, unbleached white flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add to the butter mixture in two parts.

Dust a surface with the graham or whole wheat flour. Form the dough into a ball and roll out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut the dough into 2 dozen crackers or cracker size and shape of your choosing. Prick each cracker with the tines of a fork.

Hearts, Flowers, Circles, and Stars

Move to the prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 9 minutes or until a deep golden brown.

Cool on a rack.

The recipe is very simple and tastes exactly

as I imagined a REAL graham cracker would taste.

The dough is very easy to roll, cut, and transfer to the pan.

I love that it holds whatever design

that is poked into the top of the cracker before baking.

We had fun decorating the tops with names, initials, and shapes.

And, in case you’re wondering…

the homemade marshmallows are so so so good in a s’more.

Melty, toasty, gooey, and sweet. Yum!

And throw it under the broiler for a few seconds…

Oh yes, my friends…that’s a toasted, homemade marshmallow
on a homemade graham cracker.

Does it get any better?

Smoosh it all together and voila!

About Essential Oils

Essential Oils have knocked my socks off! I’m embarrassed to say I used to use whatever oils I could find in my grocery store. After learning about therapeutic grade oils, my life has been forever changed! I’ve since detoxed my body and my home and I feel AMAZING! Come see what I mean.