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Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies

November 8, 2016

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Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no-bake holiday freezer dessert.

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Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies

These are super easy and addicting. They’re pretty light too, so it is extremely easy to pop them like popcorn.

They remind me of Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies. How many of you store your thin mints in the freezer? People are usally either vehemently opposed to this or consider it the only way to eat them. I’m in the “it’s the only way to eat them” camp. I don’t like them at room temperature.

Overhead shot of a stack of peppermint cookies with the top cookie missing a bite.

Anyway, these are meant to be stored in the freezer and eaten ice cold.

This is the third freezer dessert I’ve posted. The others include:

  • Lorna Doone Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
  • Ritz Cracker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Freezer desserts are a major part of my family’s Christmas food traditions. I guess they’re just convenient, easy, and can be somewhat hidden from view.

This doesn’t stop them from being devoured really quickly though. Especially these. They’re just addicting. The cool fresh mint, the hardened and creamy white chocolate, and the crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite. For me, I think it’s the salty-sweet combo that keeps me coming back for more.

Close up side shot of a  stack of peppermint cookies with the top cracker missing a bite.

Next week I’ll move on to baked Christmas cookies. One of them (Cheesecake Cookies) I’ve never come across anywhere else. I have no idea where the recipe originated from and I’ve never found a similar one.

The other one (Snickerdoodle Cookies) is as common as dirt but I’m still going to share it because it’s part of my Christmas. What are your family’s Christmas treat traditions?

Other Christmas Treats

  • Ritz Cracker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies
  • Cheesecake Cookies
  • Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • Matcha Frosted Sugar Cookies
  • Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwiches with Thin Mint Cookies
  • S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Bradshaw Cookies: A Sour Cream Cookie with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Maple Bacon Ginger Oatmeal Scotchies
  • Lorna Doone Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
  • Peppermint Espresso Brownies
  • White Chocolate Latte
  • Spiced Mocha Hot Chocolate with Curry Paste
  • Holiday Mulled Wine
  • Mint Mojito Irish Coffee
  • Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint Chips
  • Overhead shot of Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies on a marble surface.
    Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies
  • Is it a sugar cookie? Is it a butter cookie? Who cares! These Weird Cheesecake Cookies may confuse, but they taste amazing and are very simple to make. And they actually taste like cheesecake! | www.megiswell.com
    Cheescake Cookies
  • This Snickerdoodle Cookie recipe is classic, simple, and easy. Sometimes you just can’t beat cinnamon and sugar. | www.megiswell.com
    Snickerdoodle Cookies
  • These Matcha Frosted Sugar Cookies are soft, sweet, and romantic in both taste and looks, making them perfect for Valentine’s Day. They’re all the sweeter for being both extremely easy to make and vegan. | www.megiswell.com
    Matcha Frosted Sugar Cookies
  • These Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwiches with Thin Mint Cookies are the perfect delicious and lower calorie miniature dessert. | www.megiswell.com
    Pistachio Ice Cream Sandwiches with Thin Mint Cookies
  • These S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookies use browned honey butter, turbinado and brown sugar, melted and toasted marshmallows, and chocolate for a campfire twist on the classic chocolate chip. | www.megiswell.com
    S’mores Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Overhead view of frosted Christmas cookies surrounded by bells, a coffee cup and saucer, and curled ribbon on top of a sprinkle covered clothe back round.
    Bradshaw Cookies: A Sour Cream Cookie with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Oatmeal Scotchies get a sweet and spicy twist by using maple syrup instead of sugar, crisp bacon, and crystalized ginger nibs. Oatmeal and butterscotch never tasted so good! | www.megiswell.com
    Maple Bacon Ginger Oatmeal Scotchies
  • These no-bake Lorna Doone Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars are layered bites of everything good: cookies, salted caramel, marshmallow cream, and chocolate peanut butter. | www.megiswell.com
    Lorna Doone Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
  • Peppermint Espresso Brownies
  • This White Chocolate Latte is perfect to sip on during the holidays in your comfy Christmas socks. | Christmas | Holiday | espresso | www.megiswell.com
    White Chocolate Latte
  • Slightly angled vertical view of glass mug with metal handle filled with hot chocolate, topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings, and surrounded by cocoa powder, chocolate wafers, and dried chilies.
    Spiced Mocha Hot Chocolate with Curry Paste
  • This Holiday Mulled Wine with Apple Cider and Brandy can be made on the stovetop or slow cooker and is perfect for holiday entertaining. | Christmas | Thanksgiving | crockpot | www.megiswell.com
    Holiday Mulled Wine
  • Vertical, slightly angled shot of an Irish Coffee topped with cream in a small glass goblet surrounded my mint leaves and grains of sugar.
    Mint Mojito Irish Coffee
  • Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint Chips are the perfect addition to any Christmas cookie gifts you hand out, but only if you can stop eating them that is. | Ghirardelli | Holidays | gifts | candy canes | Christmas | www.megiswell.com
    Chocolate Cookies with Peppermint Chips
  • A stack of Ritz Cracker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies with a bite out of one.
    Ritz Cracker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
Overhead shot of Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies on a marble surface.
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Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies

Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert.

Course Desserts
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 62 cookies
Author Megan Wells

Ingredients

  • 10 ounces white chocolate melting wafers I use Ghirardelli
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 62 Ritz Crackers two sleeves

Instructions

  1. Melt the chocolate wafers in a double boiler until smooth, stirring with a rubber spatula. Once the chocolate is melted, add the peppermint extract, mixing until incorporated.

  2. Dip the crackers in the melted chocolate and place on a cookie sheet. Sprinkle with red or green sprinkles. Once the sheet is full, place it in the freezer until the cookies are frozen.
  3. Store in a zip lock bag in the freezer.

Recipe Notes

Sometimes simply dipping the crackers doesn’t get the chocolate on the cracker. I usually drop the cracker in the chocolate, flip it around a couple of times with forks or small tongs, and then pull it out. Tapping the fork or tongs against the side of the double broiler gets the excess chocolate off the cracker.

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Spice Up Your Life…Or Not

My digestive system has calmed down a little because I’m keeping a closer eye on my fiber content. I’m so sad though because I’m someone who loves spicy food. And tomato-based sauces. Basically, if it’s red or orange, I’m going to like it.

My surgeon told me that I was going to have trouble with red sauces and he was right. It doesn’t cause any pain when I eat them really, but they just pass right through me.

Which is a shame because it’s starting to get cold and I want to curl up with Kimchi Jjigae (and leftover Kimchi Tacos), Fire Roasted Tomato Soup, and I would love to try all the lasagna soup recipes I keep seeing everywhere.

I tried Kimchi Jjigae and it wasn’t the spice that bothered me but the “redness” if that makes any sense at all. It seems even if what I’m eating is not tomato-based, if it’s red, it doesn’t stay in me. BOOO!!!!

The Sunny Side

But hey, even though I still can’t have some of my favorite foods, I’m improving by leaps and bounds. Yoga is getting easier and I’m spending less time in child’s pose.

I recently had an all-day outing at Apple Hill where I splurged on food and wine and didn’t get sick or have to constantly worry about where a bathroom was.

Even though I was tired by the end of the day, the next day I spent all day cooking and preparing a Halloween cheese and wine night for my family. I’m getting the urge to start running again but I’m trying to hold off until I gain more weight. HURRAY! There is always a sunny side.

Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | www.megiswell.com
Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | #christmascookies 
#holidaycookies | www.megiswell.com
Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | #christmascookies 
#holidaycookies | www.megiswell.com
Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | #christmascookies 
#holidaycookies | www.megiswell.com
Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | Mint Ritz Cracker Cookies | White Chocolate Ritz Cracker Cookies | Christmas Cookie Recipe | Christmas | Holidays | #christmascookierecipe #christmasrecipe #holidayrecipe | www.megiswell.com
Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | Mint Ritz Cracker Cookies | White Chocolate Ritz Cracker Cookies | Christmas Cookie Recipe | Christmas | Holidays | #christmascookierecipe #christmasrecipe #holidayrecipe | www.megiswell.com
Cool fresh mint, hardened and creamy white chocolate, and a crisp and salty Ritz Cracker all combine in one bite in these Ritz Cracker Peppermint Cookies, an easy no bake holiday freezer dessert. | Mint Ritz Cracker Cookies | White Chocolate Ritz Cracker Cookies | Christmas Cookie Recipe | Christmas | Holidays | #christmascookierecipe #christmasrecipe #holidayrecipe | www.megiswell.com

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  1. Vickie says

    May 28, 2017 at 5:48 am

    5 stars
    Wow..sound delicious. Can’t wait to try it . Thank you for your sharing ^^

    Reply
    • Megan Wells says

      May 30, 2017 at 12:29 pm

      You’re welcome! I’m working on some more variations of these because they’re so popular. Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  2. Emma Claire says

    December 11, 2016 at 9:20 am

    5 stars
    These cookies are so beautiful and this is so easy. Can’t wait to try it . Thank you for your sharing :).

    Reply
    • Megan Wells says

      December 11, 2016 at 1:12 pm

      Thanks so much Emma!

      Reply
  3. Sarah @ Champagne Tastes says

    November 15, 2016 at 10:49 am

    For the record, for thin mints I’m in the “stick them in the freezer to hopefully slow down my devouring-the-cookie time” hahaha..
    I love Ritz- this is such a fab idea!

    Reply
    • Megan Wells says

      November 15, 2016 at 11:54 am

      Lol, I’m actually 100% confident that’s how the practice started. Thanks Sarah!

      Reply
  4. Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness says

    November 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    This looks perfect for the Christmas season! They sure look super addicting!

    Reply
  5. Amanda says

    November 9, 2016 at 12:39 pm

    5 stars
    These are so easy. I’ll try them with a different cracker (gluten-free.) I love the peppermint season!

    Reply
    • Megan Wells says

      November 10, 2016 at 8:32 am

      Peppermint season is the absolute BEST.

      Reply
  6. maria @closetohome says

    November 9, 2016 at 10:12 am

    This is such an easy cookie to have on hand for unexpected guests.

    Reply
  7. Kelly says

    November 9, 2016 at 10:04 am

    What a great idea and looks pretty easy. Love that you freeze them too. Yum!

    Reply
  8. Cindy Gordon says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:55 am

    I love everything about those! I remember making something similar but without peppermint as a kid. I loved making those cookies with my mom. I can’t want to make this recipe with my own kids!

    Reply
  9. Elaine @ Dishes Delish says

    November 9, 2016 at 9:48 am

    I love peppermint and these look so interesting and delicious! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.

    Reply

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Hi! I’m Megan Wells. Food, photography, and writing is how I deal with life’s struggles, mainly ulcerative colitis and living with a j-pouch. Read more…

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