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Ritz Cracker Cookies

Transform 4 ingredients into Ritz Cracker Cookies, one of the easiest no-bake desserts ever. Customize this Christmas cookie recipe with team colors or seasonal hues to make this an any-season sweet.

Cook Time
mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 70 cookies
Calories: 48 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter (see note 1)
  • 1 box Ritz crackers 4 sleeves, about 140 crackers
  • 2 (12 ounce) bags bright white candy melts (see note 2)
  • 2 (12 ounce) bags chocolate candy melts
  • Sprinkles optional

Instructions

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  1. Spread about 1 teaspoon peanut butter on a cracker. Top with a second cracker. Repeat with all remaining crackers and peanut butter until you have about 70 sandwich cookies. Arrange on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil and freeze while melting candy melts.
  2. Meanwhile, set white candy melts in a bowl over a pot of simmering water (double-boiler method) or melt in the microwave at 50% power in 30-second increments. Stir until smooth. Repeat with chocolate candy melts.
  3. Using a spoon or a fork, dip each cracker sandwich into a bowl of melted chocolate, turning to coat. Set on prepared baking sheet and top with sprinkles. Repeat with remaining cracker sandwiches, dipping approximately 35 into each kind of chocolate. Chill until completely cool, at least 30 minutes.

Notes

  • Creamy peanut butter: Buy a jar of your favorite brand. Or if you make your own peanut butter, it's a breeze to customize it with honey, chocolate, or cinnamon. Almond butter, cashew butter, Nutella, or sunflower seed butter taste incredible, too.
  • White and chocolate candy melts: Choose four 12-ounce bags of either or two 12-ounce bags of both.
  • Yield: This no-bake dessert recipe makes 70 stuffed sandwich cookies. These fly off the cookie platter fast and leftovers last nicely, but you can certainly start with a half box of Ritz (two sleeves of crackers) for a 35-cookie batch.
  • Storage: Store leftovers covered in the refrigerator (or in your cold garage or patio in winter) for up to 1 month.
  • Make ahead: These treats have serious staying power if you keep them cold. They're great to make ahead and then pull out for your holiday cookie plate.
  • Freezer: For best results, freeze the cookies on a plate or tray until individually frozen solid, then transfer to freezer-safe bags (so the cookies don't stick to each other). Thaw at room temperature.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cookie Calories 48kcal (2%) Carbohydrates 3g (1%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 4g (6%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Trans Fat 1g Sodium 54mg (2%) Potassium 40mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Calcium 7mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 70cookies

Amount Per Serving

Calories 48

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 48kcal 2%
Carbohydrates 3g 1%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Sodium 54mg 2%
Potassium 40mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 1g 2%
Calcium 7mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.