Description
These festive Christmas Ornament Shaped Cookies are a delightful holiday treat featuring peanut butter sandwich crackers coated in creamy vanilla almond bark and decorated with colorful sanding sugars and miniature peanut butter cups. Easy to make and visually festive, they are perfect for holiday parties and gift-giving.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Cookies
- 30 Ritz Crackers (approximately)
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter (approximately)
Coating and Decoration
- 12 oz Vanilla Almond Bark
- 15 Miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, cut in half
- Variety of colored sanding sugars or candies to decorate
Instructions
- Melt the Almond Bark: Melt the vanilla almond bark following the package directions, either in the microwave in short intervals or using a double boiler until smooth and fully melted.
- Prepare Peanut Butter Sandwiches: Spread about a teaspoon of peanut butter on one Ritz cracker, then place another cracker on top to form a sandwich. Repeat for all crackers.
- Coat with Almond Bark: Dip each peanut butter sandwich cookie into the melted almond bark, ensuring it is fully covered, then place it onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Decorate: Quickly press half a miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup onto the top of each coated cookie before the almond bark sets to allow it to adhere. Sprinkle with colored sanding sugars or other candies while the coating is still wet for festive decoration.
- Cool and Set: Allow the cookies to cool at room temperature or refrigerate briefly until the almond bark hardens and the decorations are set. Once hardened, transfer to a serving plate or airtight container for storage.
Notes
- Use parchment paper to prevent sticking and for easy cleanup.
- Work quickly when decorating to ensure the candies stick to the almond bark before it hardens.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week.
- These cookies do not require baking and are great for last-minute holiday treats.
- You can substitute the peanut butter cups with other small candies like chocolate chips or festive sprinkles if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
