Ritz Cookies
No-bake Ritz cookies are made with just four ingredients and are sweet, salty, and packed with chocolate-peanut butter flavor. Perfect for cookie exchanges or gifting to friends and family!
Ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter (similar to Jif or Skippy; 250 grams)
- ½ cup powdered sugar (60 grams)
- 60 Ritz crackers
- 16 ounces semi-sweet or white chocolate roughly chopped (I like Bakers or Ghirardelli chocolate bars)
- Optional: Sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- Combine the peanut butter and powdered sugar in a medium-sized mixing bowl and stir until all of the powdered sugar is mixed into the peanut butter. Set aside.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Place 30 ritz crackers onto the prepared baking sheet and set aside.
- Scoop small mounds of the peanut butter mixture in the middle of each ritz cracker (about 2 teaspoons per cracker).
- Place another cracker on top of each one and gently press it down just until the peanut butter mixture is at the edges of each one.
- Transfer the baking sheet to the freezer to freeze for 15 to 20 minutes while you prepare the chocolate.
- Combine the chopped chocolate in a heat-safe bowl and microwave in 30 second increments, stirring well after each increment, until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Line a separate baking sheet with another piece of parchment paper.
- Remove half of the cookies from the freezer, to prevent them from defrosting before dipping them in the chocolate. Place one into the melted chocolate and use a fork to move it around so it's completely coated in chocolate. Using the fork, lift it out of the chocolate, and tap the fork on the side of the bowl to remove any excess chocolate. Place on the prepared baking sheet, using a toothpick to help slide it off of the fork. Repeat with the remaining cookies. If adding sprinkles, make sure to add them right after dipping.
- Once all of the cookies are coated in chocolate, transfer the baking sheet to the fridge to chill for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until the chocolate has hardened.
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Notes
Storage Instructions: Cookies may be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to one week.
Freezing Instructions: Cookies may be frozen for up to 3 months. Store in a large freezer bag with pieces of parchment paper between each layer of cookies. Thaw overnight in the fridge.