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In a food processor, combine cheese, butter, shortening, salt, and cayenne pepper.
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Pulse until combined and add flour.
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Pulse until everything is broken down and looks like crumbs.
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Add in water and pulse until combined into a dough.
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(You may have to add a little more water but dont add too much.
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You dont want to the dough to be too wet.)
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Divide dough into 2 pieces, and wrap each in wax paper.
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Chill for at least 30 minutes.
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Roll the dough out on the wax paper until its about 1/8 inch thick.
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Using a ruler and a pastry or pizza cutter, cut the dough into 1-inch squares (the ruler helps ensure that all crackers are the same size).
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Use a toothpick or skewer to punch a hole in the middle of the square.
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In addition to making it look like an authentic Cheez It, this also keeps the cracker from puffing up too much.
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Separate the squares and transfer to a baking sheet.
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You can put the crackers pretty close to each other as they dont spread very much during baking.
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Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
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The more color they have, the more they will taste like a true Cheez It.
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Cool completely.
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The recipe makes about 100 crackers.
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(Recipe adapted from In Katrinas Kitchen.)
