Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Graham Crackers

I came across a recipe for homemade graham crackers and I was just itchin' to make them this summer, but somehow it escaped me. So I thought to myself how can I make homemade graham crackers a little bit more "fall". Well, graham crackers are already a spiced, molasses-y, crunchy cookie... so why not exaggerate that flavor and make it over-the-top?! That's when I decided that I wanted to make Autumn S'mores. These autumn s'mores would consist of Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Graham Crackers, Gourmet White Chocolate, & Homemade Maple Marshmallows (which I'll post the recipe to later this week). I absolutely loved these flavorful pumpkin pie spice graham crackers and their warm flavor. I especially loved the pumpkin pie spice-sugar topping (normally graham crackers are sprinkled with cinnamon sugar). And honestly, I can't wait to make them into a graham cracker crust for a pumpkin cheesecake (um yum)! I really urge you to make these, not just for s'mores, but for anything & everything. We just really loved them! Enjoy :)

Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Graham Crackers

For the Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Graham Crackers:

2 ½C + 2T AP Flour

1C Dark Brown Sugar, Lightly Packed

1t Baking Soda

1t Pumpkin Pie Spice

¾t Sea Salt

7T Unsalted Butter, Cut into 1inch Cubes & Frozen

1/3C Honey

5T Milk

2T Vanilla

For the Graham Cracker Topping:

2T Granulated Sugar

2t Pumpkin Pie Spice  

Directions:

1. Combine the flour, brown sugar, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in the bowl of a standing mixer and mix on low until the ingredients are incorporated, or you can cut the ingredients together with a pastry blender (just make sure they are very well incorporated).  Add in the butter and mix on low until a consistency of a coarse meal is obtained. In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, milk, and vanilla extract. Add this to the flour mixture and mix on low until the dough barely comes together. It will be very soft and sticky. Lay out the dough onto a large piece of plastic wrap and dust it lightly with flour, and then turn the dough out onto it and pat it into a rectangle about 1inch thick. Wrap it, and then chill it until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.

2. Prepare the topping by combining the sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl and set it aside.

3. Once the dough has chilled, now you have to roll it out. Divide the dough in half and return one half to the refrigerator. Sift an even layer of flour onto the work surface and roll the dough into a long rectangle about 1/8inch thick. Trim the edges of the rectangle to 4 inches wide. Cut the strip every 4 ½inches to make 4 crackers. Place the crackers on parchment-lined baking sheets and chill until firm for about 30-45 minutes in the refrigerator. Repeat the same process with the second batch of dough.

4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees while the dough chills.

5. To decorate the cookies, mark a vertical line down the middle of each cracker (being careful not to cut through the dough). Using a toothpick or skewer, prick the dough to form two dotted rows.

6. Bake for 15-25 minutes, until browned and slightly firm to the touch (rotating the baking sheets halfway through).

7. Let the cookies cool before eating to let them crisp up.

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