If you are in a hurry, lay some wax paper on two baking sheets. This will allow you to place the chocolate dipped cookies in the refrigerator for a quick set. If you have a little more time, simply lay some wax paper on the counter and allow the cookies to set up there, which really only takes about 20 minutes.
Place 1/2 tablespoon of peanut butter into the center of half the crackers. No need to spread the peanut butter. Place the cracker with peanut butter on the counter and center another cracker on top. With one finger at the center of the top cracker, gently press the cracker down a bit. This will spread the peanut butter out in between the two crackers. Repeat until you have 40 sandwich cookies made.
In a medium-sized bowl, melt the chocolate bark in the microwave on a low setting, stirring regularly. Take care to not let it scorch. When it is mostly melted, with just a few small lumps, stir the chocolate bark until it is completely smooth. Let it sit for a minute or so to cool just slightly. Then drop a sandwich cookie into the chocolate. Using a fork, quickly dunk the cookie to completely cover it with chocolate. Lift the cookie out with the fork and tap the fork handle lightly on the side of the bowl to force excess chocolate down through the fork’s tines. Bring the fork outward, dragging the bottom of the tines along the rim of the bowl, letting any other excess chocolate drip down the inside of the bowl. Place the chocolate-dipped cookie on the wax paper. Repeat until all cookies are dipped. If the chocolate becomes thick and difficult to work with, simply warm it up a bit in the microwave.
If you wish to top the cookies with sea salt, be sure to sprinkle the cookies before the chocolate sets up.
These freeze really well.
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jillm on 12.15.2011
Try dipping them in white chocolate or white almond bark. They are really yummy.
eskimopie on 12.15.2011
Thank you for sharing this – one of my old co-workers uesd to bring these to work and I loved them. I tried to copy her by doing it myself but for some reason my didnt turn out as well as I remember how good hers were.
Sarah Carr on 12.15.2011
I used to make these with my mom, but we smashed a large marshmallow kind of flat and included it in the sandwich. Yummy!
Pat Mendell on 12.14.2011
Been making these for years, always the first to go on a cookie tray. Next time try using graham crackers instead of the Ritz crackers, they taste like Butterfinger candy bars only better (my opinion) also I use Waverly Waffer crackers, spread vanilla cream cheese frosting with a little mint flavor and green food color between them, and you have a crunchy Andes Mint, they’re fast to disapear too.
Pat
The Suzzzz on 12.14.2011
My coworker makes these for every party and they disappear fast. Thanks for sharing!