Common Crackers

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour plus more
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2' cubes
• 1 cup heavy cream plus more

Steps

1. Pulse 4 cups flour and next 3 ingredients in a food processor. Add butter; pulse until coarse meal forms. Add 1 cup cream. Pulse until stiff dough forms. Gather into a ball; flatten into a disk. Wrap in plastic; chill dough for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat oven to 400°. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 3/8" thick. Using the biscuit cutter, cut out rounds; place on prepared sheet. Gather dough; repeat until dough is used up. Brush rounds with cream.
3. Bake crackers until golden brown, 15 –17 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.