Turtle Cookies - Caramel Filled Ritz
May 04, 2022
Turtle Cookies - Caramel Filled Ritz
Turtle Ritz Cookies are a caramel spin on the traditional peanut butter Ritz cookies which are one of our family favorites. Since we love them so much, I figured there had to be other things that would taste delicious stuffed between two Ritz crackers and decided to try caramel.
Turtle Cookies are Ritz crackers filled with creamy caramel, coated in chocolate and topped with chopped pecans!
Turtle Cookies - Caramel Filled Ritz
Prep Time 1 hr 15 mins
Cook Time 4 mins
Total Time 1 hr 19 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 11
Calories: 153 kcal
Author: The Gunny Sack
Ingredients
- 12 caramels, I used Kraft
- 2 tsp heavy whipping cream
- 22 Ritz crackers
- 4 squares chocolate almond bark
- 1/3 cup chopped pecans
- Optional: whole pecans, sea salt
Instructions
- Place caramels and whipping cream in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds and then stir. Microwave for an additional 15 seconds and stir. Continue heating and stirring at 15-second intervals until smooth. Watch carefully so that the caramel sauce doesn’t boil over or burn.
- Allow the sauce to cool and thicken, at room temperature, for about 8-10 minutes, stirring often to keep it smooth.
- Plop about 1 teaspoon of the caramel in the center of 11 Ritz crackers.
- Top each with another cracker and squish the caramel so that it spreads out.
- Place the caramel sandwiches in the fridge for an hour for the caramel to harden.
- Melt chocolate almond bark in the microwave and dip the sandwich cookies in the chocolate.
- Place them on a silicone mat or a piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Allow the chocolate to set and harden at room temperature.
- Store in a sealed container in the fridge.
- Optional: Use whole pecans instead of chopped pecans. Sprinkle with sea salt, if desired.