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    Home » Recipes » Halloween

    Homemade Halloween Crackers

    Modified: Oct 26, '23 · Published: Oct 5, '22 · By: Beth Klosterboer · Commission earned on paid or sponsored links.

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    Serve up some fun at lunch by topping a bowl of soup with crispy Homemade Halloween Crackers. It's easy to make these ghosts, witch hats, haunted houses, and pumpkin-shaped crackers this Halloween.

    Serve up some fun for lunch this Halloween by making some homemade crackers to go along with a bowl of hot Campbell's new Slow Kettle Soup.

    Have you ever made homemade crackers? It's super easy and the best part is that you can cut them into fun shapes for holidays, like Halloween.

    You can use regular cookie cutters to cut out shapes or you can use Halloween plunger cutters to create crackers that have a design imprinted into them.

    To make these homemade Halloween crackers, I used plunger cutters shaped like pumpkins, ghosts, haunted houses, and witch hats. They turned out so cute.

    Use pumpkin, ghost, haunted house, and witch hat shaped plunger cutters to make homemade crackers for your Halloween party or meal.

    How to make homemade Halloween crackers?

    1. Make the cracker dough using the recipe below.
    2. Roll the dough out as thin as possible. You'll get crispier crackers if you cut out thin dough.
    3. Cut the shapes as close together as possible, so you use as much of this dough as possible. You can re-roll the dough, but the crackers made from that dough will bake up thicker and smaller than the ones baked from the first rolling.
    4. Poke holes in the crackers, so they bake flat, then bake them until golden brown and crispy.

    Tips:

    Cut the crackers directly on a silicone mat, then all you need to do is remove the excess dough, transfer the silicone mat to a baking sheet, and pop them in the oven. That way you don't have to lift the dough and stretch it out of shape. The crackers won't spread so they can be really close together.

    When they come out of the oven, brush them with melted butter and add some salt then serve with a bowl of hot soup or serve them on a Charcuterie Board along with some Mini Monster Cheese Balls, Olive Aliens, and a Cheese Ball Cauldron.

    Supplies

    You can find the plunger cutters on Amazon. I earn a small commission when you use the links below at NO extra cost to you. 

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    Halloween Crackers Recipe

    4 from 1 vote
    Serve up some fun for lunch this Halloween by making some homemade crackers to go along with a bowl of hot Campbell's new Slow Kettle Soup.
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    Homemade Halloween Crackers served with Soup
    Prep Time
    30 mins
    Cook Time
    12 mins
    Total Time
    42 mins
     
    Buttery homemade crackers shaped like pumpkins, ghosts, haunted houses, and witch's hats.
    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: halloween appetizer
    Servings: 6 dozen
    Author: Beth Klosterboer
    Ingredients
    • 2 cup flour
    • 1 tablespoon baking powder
    • 1 tablespoon sugar
    • ½ teaspoon salt, plus more for topping
    • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes
    • 2 tablespoon olive oil
    • ⅓ - ⅔ cups cold water
    • 3 tablespoons butter melted
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
    2. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor.
    3. Pulse a few times to combine.
    4. Add butter and pulse until the butter breaks up into pea size pieces.
    5. Add the oil and pulse until well blended.
    6. Turn on the food processor and slowly pour the water in through the feed tube.
    7. Add just enough water for the dough to form a ball.
    8. Remove dough and cut it in half.
    9. Roll out on a silicone mat until the dough is as thin as you can get it.
    10. Cut the dough using Halloween plunger cutters.
    11. Remove the excess dough.
    12. Set the silicone mat on a baking sheet.
    13. Poke holes in crackers using a toothpick.
    14. Bake crackers for 10-12 minutes until golden brown and crispy.
    15. Remove pan from oven and immediately brush crackers with melted butter and sprinkle with some salt.
    16. Repeat using the other half of the dough.
    17. If you want you can re-roll the excess dough and cut more crackers.
    18. Serve with soup or add them to a Halloween charcuterie board.

    Recipe Notes

    Store these crackers in an airtight container for up to a week. To store them longer, place them in a metal cookie tin. They'll keep for weeks. 

    This recipe was originally published on October 16, 2015.

    3.4.3177

    Recipe adapted from The Cupcake Project.

    Make some festive Halloween crackers to serve with a bowl of hot Campbell's Slow Kettle Soup.
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    Beth Klosterboer
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    Hi, I'm Beth Klosterboer, a professional chocolatier & baker, cookbook author, and event planner. I love sharing recipes for happy occasions here on Hungry Happenings. I also create easy fudge recipes to share at HowToMakeEasyFudge.com, rice krispie treat recipes at HowToMakeCerealTreats.com, and easy cookie recipes at HowToMakeEasyCookies.com
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    1. Saph says

      July 24, 2023 at 9:21 am

      Hi! Could you maybe add a link for the plungers you used? Or the size of the plungers? I am wondering if 4,5 cm is too big already but cant find smaller ones😅 tysm for sharing this great recipe!

      Reply
      • Beth says

        July 24, 2023 at 5:23 pm

        I went ahead and added links in the post to the Halloween plunger cutters that I used. They are between 1 1/2 inches (3.8 cm) to 2 inches (5.08 cm). I thought this size was perfect but you can use larger cookie cutters or plunger cutters too.

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    2. The Partiologist says

      October 17, 2015 at 4:02 pm

      Absolutely the perfect compliment for the yummy soup!!

      Reply
      • Beth says

        October 17, 2015 at 4:44 pm

        I totally agree! Thanks:)

        Reply
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