The saltiness of the Ritz Crackers and the sweetness of the chocolate is a winning combination in these dipped Ritz Cookies with caramel or peanut butter filling.
When it comes to cookies, this is about the easiest recipe out there. The only baking involved is melting Rolo candies on the Ritz crackers for the caramel filling. For the peanut butter filling, no baking is required. And as we all know, everything tastes better dipped in chocolate!
Ritz Cookies
Holy cow — look out! If you have never dipped a Ritz Cracker in chocolate, you don’t know what you’re missing. Then, if you’ve never paired that with a decadent caramel or creamy peanut butter filling, well, I don’t know what you are waiting for. Try it!
My experimentation with this festive treat led to two filling flavors. Both flavors turned out so good! I think the caramel ones taste like a caramel Twix bar and the peanut butter ones taste like a white chocolate Reeses peanut butter cup. I can’t decide which I like better. You will have to try them and let me know which is your favorite!
Be sure to read my tips on dipping for a smooth, pretty coating on the cookies.
Tips For Dipping
1. Melt chocolate in the microwave at 50% power. Place chocolate wafers or candy melts in a microwavable bowl. Microwave for 1 minute. Stir. Continue microwaving in 30 second increments, stirring between each heating, until the chocolate is smooth for dipping.
2. If you are using chocolate chips for the chocolate coating on the cookies, add shortening, canola oil, or coconut oil when melting the chocolate chips. Use 1 tablespoon of oil for every cup of chocolate chips.
3. Use a plastic fork with the middle prongs broken off to flip the cookies in the chocolate, then set the cookie on the fork and gently tapped it against the side of the bowl to smooth out and drip off excess chocolate. Place each chocolate cookie on to wax paper to cool and set.
More Cookie Recipes
We have so many cookie recipes that we love in our family, it’s always hard to decide which one to make! Here are a few of our favorites.
- Coconut Pecan Cookie Bars – Simply layer ingredients in a pan, and magically these bars bake into a chewy, chocolatey treat.
- No Bake Cookies – No Bake Cookies are perfect to whip up quick when you are craving chocolate. The oats, cocoa, and peanut butter give the cookie a rich, delicious flavor.
- Raisin Stuffed Shortbread Cookies – These cookies are slightly crispy on the outside, chewy and gooey on the inside. A must if you are a raisin fan!
- Turtle Cookies – The chocolate chips, pecans, and caramel bits are a winning combination in these Turtle Cookies. Eat warm out of the oven with a big glass of cold milk.
- Peanut Butter Bars – Only 30 minutes to make these homemade bars with chocolate frosting. They remind me of the peanut butter bars that used to be served with school lunch in my hometown.
More Christmas Treats
I love all the yummy treats that our family makes around the holidays. These Dipped Ritz Cookies are just one of our favorite Christmas treats. You can find the list of all our favorite treats for Christmas HERE. It has some amazing sweets that are perfect for neighbor gifts and Holiday parties, like homemade caramels, peanut clusters, cinnamon almonds, german chocolate fudge, and peppermint bark brownies!
How To Make Dipped Ritz Cookies
Ingredients
- 13.7 ounces Ritz crackers
For The Caramel Cookies:
- 12 ounces Rolo caramel candies
- 16 ounces milk chocolate wafers or candy melts (milk chocolate chips can also be used with 2 tablespoons shortening or canola oil)
- sprinkles optional
For The Peanut Butter Cookies:
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 16 ounces white chocolate wafers or candy melts (white chocolate chips can also be used with 2 tablespoons shortening or canola oil)
- sprinkles optional
Instructions
For The Caramel Cookies:
- Lay out one sleeve of Ritz Crackers (about 25) face down on a cookie sheet.
- Top each cracker with one rolo candy. Bake at 300 degrees for 5 minutes.
- Remove from oven and quickly top each softened rolo candy with another cracker. You want to smoosh it down a little, but not so much that the caramel comes out the sides. Let them cool completely before dipping.
- Place chocolate wafers or candy melts in a microwave safe bowl (if using chocolate chips, add 2 tablespoons of shortening or canola oil to the chips for smooth dipping). Microwave on 50% power setting for 1 minute. Stir. Microwavee in 30 second increments, stirring well between each heating, until chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Use a plastic fork with the middle prongs broken off to flip the cookies in the chocolate. Set the cookie on the fork and gently tapped it against the side of the bowl to smooth out and drip off excess chocolate. Place each chocolate cookie onto wax paper to cool and set.
- If you add sprinkles, be sure to do so before the chocolate sets.
For The Peanut Butter Cookies:
- In a small bowl, mix together the peanut butter and powdered sugar. This will give you a thicker, sweeter filling to work with.
- Take a cracker and top it with a little heap of peanut butter. You want to smoosh it down a little, but not so much that the peanut butter comes out the sides.
- Place chocolate wafers or candy melts in a microwave safe bowl (if using chocolate chips, add 2 tablespoons of shortening or canola oil to the chips for smooth dipping). Microwave on 50% power setting for 1 minute. Stir. Microwavee in 30 second increments, stirring well between each heating, until chocolate is completely melted and smooth.
- Use a plastic fork with the middle prongs broken off to flip the cookies in the chocolate. Set the cookie on the fork and gently tapped it against the side of the bowl to smooth out and drip off excess chocolate. Place each chocolate cookie onto wax paper to cool and set.
- If you add sprinkles, be sure to do so before the chocolate hardens.
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