Ritz Christmas Crack Cookies Recipe

A stack of chocolate cups topped with festive red, green, and white sprinkles, arranged on a plate. The treats have a holiday-themed appearance.

Ritz Christmas Crack Cookies Recipe

These Ritz Christmas crack cookies are a fun little twist on classic Christmas toffee—easy, festive, chocolatey, and perfect for gifting or snacking!

4.20 from 15 votes

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 8

Chilling Time: 1

Author: Heather Painchaud

Servings: 24 servings

Equipment

Ingredients

24 Christmas Ritz crackers regular Ritz work too
1 cup butter unsalted
1 cup brown sugar dark
1 250 g pkg semi sweet chocolate chips
2 Tbsp Christmas sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Line two muffin tins with festive cupcake liners. NOTE: this is an optional step - be sure to use good quality liners or spray with cooking spray to prevent the mixture from sticking to the liners. If you have a silicone muffin tin or liners - that's a great option as some bakers have found the paper liners to stick!
Place a Ritz cracker in the bottom of each liner.
In a medium sauce pan melt butter over medium heat, add brown sugar and bring to a boil. Boil for 2-3 minutes, allowing the mixture to bubble and caramelize.
Remove from heat and drop a tablespoon size amount of the mixture onto each ritz - use a cookie scoop.
Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes.
Remove from the oven and immediately top each Ritz with 1 - 2 Tbsp chocolate chips.
Once they melt a little, spread the chocolate with the back of a spoon. Tip: if the chocolate chips are not melting, put the tray back in the warm oven for a minute to help them melt.
Top with festive sprinkles.
Place in the fridge to cool and set.
Store in an airtight container on the counter for a few weeks, these also freeze well.

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Notes

You can also use mini Ritz and a mini muffin tin for smaller cookies. Use 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar with 24 mini Ritz. You'll need about 1/2 as many chocolate chips too.
If you have one, use a silicone muffin tin without liners for best results. The cookies pop right out!
Recipe testers seem to have better results with dark brown sugar, it has more molasses than regular brown sugar.
Make sure the butter and brown sugar come to a full boil to get the perfect toffee consistency.
Use a cookie scoop for clean, even portions.
Good quality cupcake liners are a MUST, otherwise the toffee may stick to the liner. Silicone liners or parchment paper liners are a good choice!
Try topping with crushed candy canes instead of sprinkles for an extra festive crunch.
Allow the Ritz toffee cookies to cool fully before lifting them from the tins so they set nicely.

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