CHOCOLATE COVERED RITZ
(aka Jimmy Ritz Coookies)
INGREDIENTS
Jar of peanut butter (you will NOT use the entire jar!)
1 box of Ritz crackers
24-ounce package of chocolate bark (which can be found in the baking section of the grocery store)
OTHER ITEMS NEEDED
Wax paper
Fork
Double boiler
PROCESS
It is a very good idea to spread peanut butter on one side of a Ritz cracker and then top it with another cracker ahead of time to have them ready to dip into the chocolate. (Essentially you are making a little sandwich). Three sleeves of the crackers will just about equal the entire 24 ounces of chocolate.
In a double boiler, fill the bottom pot with no more than an inch of water. On medium to high heat, let the water come to a boil. Place top pan on boiler and put about 6 of the chocolate bark pieces into the top pot and let it melt. (It won’t take too long). Once melted, you can put the heat on low and begin to put the sandwiches in the chocolate one at a time. It is fairly easy to drop one in, turn it over with a fork and make sure it gets coated before lifting it out with the fork, letting the excess chocolate drip off a little. It is much easier than it sounds.
PUT ON WAX PAPER, NOT A PLATE OR COOKIES SHEET TO LET CHOCOLATE SET! It will stick to the plate too well and will fall apart when you try to pry them off!
Using three sleeves of Ritz will make about 65 Jimmy Ritz Cookies. A good use for any excess chocolate is chocolate covered pretzels!
