10 EASY Ritz Cracker Holiday Recipes 🎄 How to make Cracker Cookies & Appetizers for Christmas Cheap

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate chips

💰Cheaper: chocolate bar

Dark chocolate adds antioxidants and can be lower in sugar.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free option with similar texture.

powdered sugar

🥗Healthier: coconut sugar

💰Cheaper: granulated sugar

Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index.

vanilla extract

🥗Healthier: vanilla bean

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla bean provides a more intense flavor.

Open the cookie cutter set and take out the smallest snowflake cutter.

Melt half a box of Andes mints in the microwave for 30 seconds, then stir and microwave for an additional 30 seconds until melted.

Dip Ritz crackers into the melted Andes mints, ensuring they are fully coated.

Place dipped crackers on parchment paper and sprinkle with red and white candy cane sprinkles.

Preheat the oven to 300°F.

Lay down Ritz crackers and top each with a Rolo candy.

Bake in the preheated oven for 4 minutes.

Remove from the oven and press another Ritz cracker on top of the melted Rolos to create a sandwich, then roll the sides in sprinkles.

Prepare bacon and Palmetto whipped cheese for an appetizer by using a cookie scoop to portion the cheese onto Townhouse crackers.

Slice spicy peppers and place them on top of the cheese, then add a piece of bacon and press down gently.

Create a Ritz wreath by laying down Ritz crackers and decorating with sliced ham and pepper jack cheese.

Chop leftover cheese into cubes and add cherry tomatoes and carrots to the center of the wreath.

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