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Cheese cracker
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<p>The cheese cracker is a type of <a href="/facts/Cracker_(food)/0evv7A61">cracker</a> prepared using cheese as a main ingredient. Additional common cracker ingredients are typically used, such as grain, flour, shortening, leavening, salt and various seasonings. The ingredients are formed into a <a href="/facts/Dough/Ckx1tzXo">dough</a>, and the individual crackers are then prepared. Some cheese crackers are prepared using <a href="/facts/Fermentation_in_food_processing/pWDlWfkd">fermented</a> dough. Cheese crackers are typically baked. Another method of preparing cheese crackers involves placing cheese atop warm crackers. Cheese crackers have been described as a "high-calorie snack", which is due to a higher fat content compared to other types of crackers. </p>