Disclosed herein is a composition for making a gluten-free food product, wherein the composition can include, as its main ingredients, one or more types of cheese, one or more types of starch, and one or more types of gluten-free flour, wherein the one or more types of cheese includes 20% to 40% by weight of the composition, the one or more types of starch includes 20% to 40% by weight percent of the composition, and the one or more types of gluten-free flour includes 1% to 10% by weight of the composition. The composition can further include other ingredients for flavor, structure, texture, and the like. In some embodiments, the gluten-free food product can be, for example, a cracker, a cookie, a cake, a chip, a bread-stick, and the like. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods for making gluten-free food products.