Ritz Cracker Christmas Ornament Cookies
These Ritz Cracker Christmas Ornament Cookies are a quick and easy holiday sweet treat that are perfect for your holiday cookie trays!
A FUN CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT DESSERT
These Ritz Cracker Christmas Ornament Cookies are not only easy but they are so tasty! Peanut butter crackers are dipped in melted chocolate and covered with sprinkles and topped with mini Reese’s Cups! I love adding these to my holiday cookie trays because I know it’s something everyone will love and because they look so pretty! If you are a peanut butter and chocolate lover, then you will absolutely love these Ritz Cracker Christmas Ornament Cookies!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
No. You can also use candy melts (or wafers) in any color that you’d like. Almond bark can be found in the baking aisle of your grocery store and candy melts can be found either in the baking aisle or your grocery store may have a separate caking decorating aisle and they can be found there.
No. If you find it easier, you can just use one or the other.
You can make your own. Just buy some Ritz crackers and spread some peanut butter in between the two crackers and proceed with the rest of the recipe.
These can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature where they will keep for up to 3 days. If you need to stack these while storing, separate with parchment paper so they do not stick together. They can also be frozen. Store in an airtight container or ziploc bag (making sure that you put parchment paper between layers so they don’t stick.) They will keep for up to 3 months in the freezer.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
- peanut butter Ritz crackers
- white almond bark
- chocolate almond bark
- mini Reese’s cups
- Christmas sprinkles
HOW TO MAKE RITZ CRACKER CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT COOKIES:
Line a large baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. Set aside. In separate microwave safe bowls, melt the white almond bark and chocolate almond bark according to the package directions: 1 minute at full power, stir and then 30 seconds more until you have reached the desired melted consistency. Make sure not to cook too long or it will harden and start to clump together. Working in small batches, coat a few Ritz peanut butter crackers at a time (about 2-3) and lift them out of the chocolate using a fork.
Drain off the excess chocolate back into the bowl and carefully transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Be careful not to move them around too much or the chocolate will spread.
Next, quickly add the sprinkles to the chocolate coated Ritz crackers before they harden.
Then dip the wide ends of the Reese’s Cups Minis lightly into the remaining melted chocolate bark and place one on the top of each cracker to create a Christmas ornament look. Continue steps 4-7 until all the crackers are done.
Once you have coated and decorated each Ritz cracker, place the baking sheet into the refrigerator for roughly 10-15 minutes to harden.
Once they are set, remove them from the refrigerator and serve on a platter or in a container.
Enjoy!
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Ritz Cracker Christmas Ornament Cookies
Ingredients
- 11 ounce package of Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers (48 Sandwich crackers)
- 12 ounces white almond bark (½ a package)
- 12 ounces chocolate almond bark (½ a package)
- 7.6 ounce package of mini Reese’s Cups
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Line a large baking sheet with wax or parchment paper. Set aside.
- In separate microwave safe bowls, melt the white almond bark and chocolate almond bark according to the package directions: 1 minute at full power, stir and then 30 seconds more until you have reached the desired melted consistency.
- Make sure not to cook too long or it will harden and start to clump together.
- Working in small batches, coat a few Ritz peanut butter crackers at a time (about 2-3) and gently lift them out of the chocolate using a fork. I do one or two in the white chocolate and the same with the regular chocolate. Just use separate forks for each.
- Drain off the excess chocolate back into the bowl and carefully transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Be careful not to move them around too much or the chocolate will spread.
- Next, quickly add the sprinkles to the chocolate coated ritz crackers before they harden.
- Then dip the wide ends of the Reese’s Cups Minis lightly into the remaining melted chocolate bark and place one on the top of each cracker to create a Christmas ornament look.
- Continue steps 4-7 until all the crackers are done.
- Once you have coated and decorated each peanut butter Ritz cracker, place the baking sheet into the refrigerator for roughly 10-15 minutes to harden.
- Once they are set, remove them from the refrigerator and serve on a platter or in a container.
Notes
- Any color candy melts can be used in place of almond bark.
- If you like one almond bark more than the other you can use just one.
- If you are storing in tins, make sure you stack separated by parchment paper.
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer
“The Country Cook” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and other nutritional values can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.
