- Home
- Family life
- Meals & Baking
- Baking ideas
- Star-shaped puff-pastry crackers

Method
These simple, star-shaped puff-pastry crackers are quick and easy to make, and if you have a helpful toddler on hand they will love to get involved too. The cheesy topping makes them tasty, but they are also soft and crumbly, making them perfect Christmas finger food for weaning babies. Just make sure they don’t get snaffled up by all the adults first!
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/ gas mark 4, and line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper.
2. Roll out the puff pastry on a floured surface. Use a star-shaped cookie cutter to cut out pastry pieces and then place them on the baking sheet.
3. Apply a thin layer of egg wash to the top of each pastry star, then top with a little cheese.
4. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes, until the stars are golden. Serve immediately or keep in an airtight container for up to two days.
- Author: Ciara Attwell Ciara Attwell
- Related content by tag:
- Recipes
Most popular articles in Baking ideas

16 superfoods that your toddler will love
A few small swaps and switches to her weekly menu is all it will take to give her a super-healthy diet. Or, if she’ll only eat a handful of foods right now, make sure it’s these…

Get on the right path to feeling more yourself again after birth with Soak for Bits, a new midwife-developed, soothing bath soak, from My Expert Midwife, aimed at helping women’s postpartum recovery...

We caught up with My Expert Midwife to collaborate with our YouTube pregnancy series to discuss: 'I'm pregnant what do I do now'.

Baby brand Joie go above and beyond to ensure their products are the safest they can be for your children. Alongside safety, Joie prides itself on being 'responsible and 'caring', going to great lengths to reduce its environmental impact and give back through charitable contributions.

Next up in the Mother&Baby Tried&Tested hot seat, we asked parents to give their opinions on Baby Travel's iSafe tandem double travel system. Find out our testers thought here...

Planning for a baby can get expensive, so start your Amazon baby wishlist now to keep everything in one place and spread the cost.

Trying for a baby? Work out when you're most fertile to increase your chances of getting pregnant with our easy-to-use ovulation calculator.

When is your baby due? If you’re having trouble remembering dates and counting up the days on your fingers and toes, don’t worry – use our due date calculator.

Is it a boy or a girl? Tell our tool the month you conceived and how old you are and find out!

We've now pulled all of our experience and expertise together to bring you the Mother&Baby Gold Collection of mattresses, which have been designed to give your baby the best night's sleep possible.
- Baby Names Generator: Find the perfect one for you!
- Implantation bleeding: What is it and how to tell if it's just a period
- Mary Berry's vanilla cupcakes with swirly icing recipe
- The Elvie Pump - the silent breast pump we all need
- 30 foods and facts to increase your man's sperm count naturally
- The Mum List 2021: Nominate your favourite influencer for this year!
- 11 of the best breast pumps tried and tested by mums
- Sleepyhead Deluxe +
- The best double buggies for babies and toddlers
- Pregnancy series: 'I'm pregnant what do I do now' with My Expert Midwife
- Joie's 2021 award-winning car seats and travel system: Everything you need to know
- Tried&Tested: Baby Travel's iSafe tandem double travel system
- The best Asda maternity clothes for your wardrobe
- New ways to spend Mother's Day in 2021
- How to make your own Easter eggs with the kids
- The biggest Black Friday & Cyber Monday toy deals
- Black Friday & Cyber Monday deals on toddler gear to save you money
- Cyber Monday 2020 deals you can't afford to miss