I was once a proud Girl Scout. For…um…two weeks.
Yes, it’s quite the tragedy. I was super-excited. Had my little Brownie outfit. Went to the first two meetings. Picked up my cheese and sausage order forms and skipped around the neighborhood using my best sales and persuasion strategies (grew up with a dad in marketing) to sell as much merch as possible. But then…a sad day arrived. :( For reasons still unknown to me, our troop leaders spontaneously backed out and apparently couldn’t find replacements. So this poor little Brownie was left to make another loop around the neighborhood, apologizing and informing everyone that the delicious cheese and sausage would no longer be arriving.
Aw, I feel sad for little 7-year-old me just writing this! Ha…thankfully, I think I turned out ok. :) And managed to grow up still loving Girl Scout merch — especially cookies!!!
So for my next Christmas cookie (although they’re obviously fantastic year-round), I present to you my take on “tagalongs”. Or as I used to know them…”peanut butter patties”. Oh my goodness – I love these little guys. And especially love the idea of using white instead of dark, milk or semisweet chocolate. (Although you could easily substitute any of those!) For me, the flavors are just perfectly complimentary.
So grab these three (yes, just three!) ingredients, and have fun making these fun no-bake cookies!
Chocolate-Covered Ritz & Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- Ritz crackers (or other favorite buttery crackers)
- vanilla almond bark or white-chocolate chips
- peanut butter
- Optional: sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Begin making the “sandwiches” by spreading a small dab of peanut butter atop the flat side of a cracker, and then attaching the flat side of another cracker on top. Repeat with the remainder of the crackers and peanut butter.
- Then melt your vanilla almond bark (or white chocolate chips) in the microwave or a double boiler. If the chocolate is too thick, feel free to add in a few teaspoons of shortening to thin it out.
- Then carefully drop each “sandwich” in the chocolate and submerge so that it’s fully-coated. Remove with a fork and set on wax paper, parchment paper, aluminum foil, or a Silpat to dry. Feel free to decorate with sprinkles or drizzle with extra chocolate for decor! (I used clear sugar sprinkles above.)
Did you make this?Let me know how it turned out in the comments below!
white chocolate dipped ritz, can you please give me this recipe with the ozs of peanut butter and chocolate. this way i know what to shop for and portions. being single sometimes i need to 1/2 recipes.
thank you, suzanne.
These are soooo good!!
Yay, so glad you enjoyed them!
Faster to use the Ritz Bits PB crackers and just dip in chocolate. We use Lance Gluten Free mini PB crackers.
I tried these and the crackers weren’t crunchy at all – almost soggy tasting. Is that that how they’re supposed to be?
We’re so sorry to hear that, Emily! :( These definitely shouldn’t be soggy. We wonder if your chocolate was too thin? Also, what kind of peanut butter did you use? If you used an organic peanut butter, those tend to be thinner and can be quite runny. We wonder if that could have made them a bit soggy?
These are the best cookies. So easy and sooooooo good!!!
Thanks Amanda, we’re so glad you enjoyed them! :D
a good project for kids so that they feel like they have contributed to the Xmas cookie making
My mom and I have been making these cookies since I can remember! We also use them at christmas time and add sprinkles, confetti, etc to make them more “holiday” like… now w/ the snowflake and christmas tree ritz it’s easy to make the holiday cookies… I know keep a batch in my freezer all year round!
– this year I made some w/ extra semi sweet chocolate chips melted… they have a slightly more bitter taste and also it seems the chocolate chips never reall “harden” as there is a wet feeling to them…. probably just more oil in the chips than the almond bark.
My grandmother made cookies like these a few years ago, and they were phenomenal! I have made them with graham crackers, too… I think I might have to make some this week for one of the remaining Christmas parties I’m attending!
My sister used to bring these home at Christmas time. She dipped them in semi-sweet chocolate chips, and we all adored them. They are tasty!!
What a great (and easy) idea. I love it! And how very sad about the cheese and sausage. At least you recovered!