Raise your hand if you enjoy Cheez-Its. You know, the little orange crackers made of cheese. Okay, put your hands down. I see that it would have been easier to ask who doesn’t like them.

Last week I was having some friends over for a John Hughes’ Film Festival (more on that later) and wanted to serve something other than all the movie candy I bought. I’d seen a recipe for homemade Cheez-Its and thought I’d give it a try.

Spoiler alert: These Cheez-its are addictive. Like crack maybe (I’ve never tried it). Seriously, you’ll need to make extras because you’ll eat so many by yourself that you won’t have enough for your company. You’ve been warned.

Healthy Homemade Cheez-Its – I saw this on Facebook and it didn’t have a link. If it’s your recipe, let me know and I’ll credit you.

Ingredients:

1. Sargento ULTRA THIN cheese slices – I used pepper jack and mild cheddar, but any variety would do.

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 250°.
2. Cut each slice into four pieces. (Note: If you have a fluted pastry wheel cutter, it would make them pretty, but I used a knife.)
3. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and place your quartered slices on the parchment paper so that they are not touching.
4. Bake for 35 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and let cool on the parchment paper.
6. Store in air tight container. (Note: I don’t know how long they’ll last because they didn’t last overnight at my house.)

Bon appétit!

Yes, they really are that simple.

Pro tips:

• Do not use the regular sliced cheese because it’s too think. Ultra thin slices will produce crunchy cheese wafers.
• Do not use Kraft American Singles. Sure, it might be yummy on your grilled cheese sandwich, but, well, it’s not good here and it will not make you look cool and sophisticated.
• If you search the internet, you’ll find recipes for homemade Cheez-Its with butter and flour. Those sound yummy, but these are much healthier and take far less time. Why go to all that work when it’s unnecessary?

 What’s your favorite easy recipe for entertaining?

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