You won’t believe your taste buds when you sink your teeth into our easy ritz turtle cookie recipe. These turtle cracker cookies are so simple to make and yet they look like you spent hours putting them together. Just promise yourself you won’t hide the whole batch of turtle cracker cookies under your bed. We unfortunately have to share our cracker turtle cookies.

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LET’S MAKE ritz turtle cookies RECIPE

Seriously, turtle cookies are one of our favorite treats around here. We love that crackers give them an extra layer of flavor and texture. The sweet and salty combination is such a yummy complement to our Easy Ritz Turtle Cookies.

Gooey caramel centers sandwiched between two Ritz crackers, and then covered in rich chocolate and sprinkled with chopped pecans–yummy! The best part about these cookies? No baking. It’s seriously really hard to mess this recipe up. Genius!

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Ritz Cracker Turtle Cookies ingredients

Here’s what you’ll need to make this easy cookie recipe.

1 1/2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers (about 44 total)
24 caramels, unwrapped
1 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream
8 squares melting chocolate
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Step 1

Melt caramels in a microwave oven according to package instructions. Ours took about three times on 30 seconds, stirring between each time. Be sure not to overcook or they will get hard.

Step 2

Add heavy whipping cream and stir into the melted caramels. This ensures the caramels will set up, but stay gooey and not get hard once they cool down.

Step 3

Take a Ritz cracker and put about a teaspoon of caramel mixture on it. Place another Ritz cracker on top and sandwich it. Do this to all the remaining Ritz crackers.

Step 4

Melt chocolate according to package instructions. This is usually about a minute, stir, and then 15-second intervals stirring between each until thoroughly melted.

Step 5

Individually dip each Ritz cracker sandwich into chocolate.

Step 6

While chocolate is still melted and hasn’t set up on the crackers, sprinkle with chopped pecans.

Step 7

Place in freezer for 10 minutes or refrigerator for 30 minutes to set up.

There you go! A mouthful of your wildest dreams. Now make sure you share some with the kids, okay?!

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Yield: 8-10 servings

Easy Ritz Turtle Cookies Recipe

Name: Easy Ritz Turtle Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: dessert
Ingredients: 1 1/2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers (about 44 total); 24 caramels, unwrapped; 1 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream; 8 squares melting chocolate; 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Have these special ritz turtle cookies for dessert tonight and enjoy the relaxing and tasty vibe!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 1/2 sleeves of Ritz Crackers (about 44 total)
24 caramels, unwrapped
1 Tablespoon heavy whipping cream
8 squares melting chocolate
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Melt caramels in a microwave oven according to package instructions.
Add heavy whipping cream and stir into the melted caramels.
Take a Ritz cracker and put about a teaspoon of caramel mixture on it. Place another Ritz cracker on top and sandwich it. Do this to all the remaining Ritz crackers.
Melt chocolate according to package instructions.
Individually dip each Ritz cracker sandwich into chocolate.
While chocolate is still melted and hasn’t set up on the crackers, sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Place in freezer for 10 minutes or refrigerator for 30 minutes to set up.
Serve.