Ritz Cracker Christmas Cookies
These no-bake Ritz Cracker Christmas Cookies are a delightful sweet and salty treat perfect for holiday gatherings, featuring a creamy peanut butter filling dipped in white chocolate and festive sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20
- Total Time: 20
- Yield: 30 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 sleeves Ritz Crackers, ~60 crackers
- 20 oz. Ghirardelli white chocolate melting wafers
- 1-2 Tbsp coconut oil (optional)
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (or nut butter of choice)
- 1/4 cup festive holiday sprinkles
- flaky sea salt, for finishing
Instructions
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Lay out 1 sleeve of Ritz crackers with the flat side facing up on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Spread approximately 2 teaspoons of peanut butter on each cracker.
- Carefully place another cracker on top of each peanut butter-covered cracker to create a sandwich, with the rounded side up.
- Place the white chocolate melting wafers in a microwave safe bowl.
- Heat the white chocolate for 1 minute.
- Stir the white chocolate.
- Heat for another minute and stir again until melted and smooth.
- Add 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil if needed to thin the chocolate, stirring until smooth.
- Dunk each peanut butter sandwich cookie into the melted white chocolate, ensuring it is completely coated.
- Use a fork to lift the cookie from the chocolate, tapping off any excess melted chocolate.
- Set the coated cookie back on the parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
- Drizzle any extra white chocolate on top of the cookies, if desired.
- Finish the cookies immediately with festive holiday sprinkles.
- Sprinkle flaky sea salt over the cookies.
- Repeat the process with the remaining cookies.
- Allow the chocolate to set up completely.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Use good quality melting wafers for the smoothest coating.
Don’t overheat the chocolate; melt in short intervals.
Add sprinkles and sea salt immediately after dipping before the chocolate sets.
Store cookies in an airtight container for best freshness.
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