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Puppy Chow or Muddy Buddy? I never know.
My Aunt Katie always used to call it Puppy Chow, so Puppy Chow it is.
I am thinking that it is time I honor her this Christmas and make her recipe for Puppy Chow. Pretty sure my cousins would be down with this… as long as we get to eat her white lasagna (horrible photos – awesome recipe) for dinner first. AND trust me, Aunt Katie’s recipe for puppy chow is better than any other out there. Her’s was extra special, just like she was.
But today we are going to talk about something even easier than puppy chow.
It’s about that time of year when I start breaking out the “idiot proof” recipes. Examples one, two, three and four. When November and then December hits, things get extra crazy for everyone… and for me? Meaning my oven broke…again…for the third time…in less than six months…the thing seriously HATES me…with a passion.
So the real reason you are seeing these cookies today is because my oven decided to stop working, mid pie baking, and while the pie was going to be awesome – think SO much chocolate, I had to dump it because it’s goopy state was not very photogenic. Sorry, but there may be no pie from me this Thanksgiving.
Enter giant sad face.
To say that I was bummed would be an understatement. And I was not just bummed because my pies (yes, pies plural) were ruined, but more because I know there is high probability that the oven will not be getting fixed by Thanksgiving. This? Well, this is what made me cry?
How am I to cook all my sweet potatoes, breads, brussels sprouts and pies and umm the turkey?!?! Thinking I better go buy a whole lot of crockpots.
Please send help.
Or better yet, please send an oven!! Yes, please do! I will send you cookies! Pies! Fudge! Whatever!
Ok, but let’s be serious now and talk about these cookies. I need to cheer myself up and um, talking about cookies does this for me. Technically these are not really cookies, but really just Ritz crackers (the holiday kind of course) with peanut butter, chocolate and powdered sugar. It’s so crazy simple, but you know what? These are awesome.
At first I was feeling all lame for telling you guys about such a simple recipe, but then was like, “these are kind of awesome, and so freaking easy”.
Plus, they remind me of snowballs, which I am all about right now.
And did I mention how easy these are? Just five ingredients you most likely have at home right now, and like maybe twenty minutes of your time. Simple. And FYI chocolate, Ritz crackers, peanut butter and powdered sugar may just be one of the sweetest holiday combos. They’re so perfect for the holidays. If you have some fun holiday sanding sugars on hand you could totally dust a little over these cookies to make them look even more festive and seasonal.
These would be so perfect for any holiday parties or home gifts. People have been going crazy for them, it’s the salty, buttery Ritz. Those crackers are so good I tell ya.
Or you can just keep them all to yourself. That works too.
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Now those are some perfectly sweet layers – (Idiot Proof) 5-Ingredient Puppy Chow Ritz Cracker Cookies!
OMG these ARE happening this holiday season. They sound amazing!!
Thank you! 🙂
Ohhhh my goodness. My family used to make chocolate-covered peanut butter ritz sandwiches for christmas, but the powdered sugar coating?! Gimme.
The food blogger in me couldn’t stop thinking about how annoying it had to be to pick up all that powdered sugar when you were done shooting. Such beautiful photos though! 🙂
OMG!! I made the biggest mess, like it was bad. Powdered sugar all over my living room! 🙁
Thanks KAtie!
hello gorgeous photos! Do I dare ask how many times it took to get those perfect shots of the flying powdered sugar?! And puppy chow all the way!
LOL! Too many, my living room was covered in powdered sugar…yikes!
Thanks so much!
So, I almost shed a tear when I read about your broken oven (and your ruined pies)! You sound like you’re taking it like a pro though because these cookies look amazing! (And I’ve always said Puppy Chow..but my husband is in the Muddy Buddies camp!)
Ha! Thank you! 🙂
Hope you are having a great week!
ingenious! Love how easy these are! And I think a lot of us will appreciate a no-bake cookie in the upcoming busyness!
Thank you so much!
I’ve never heard of a Muddy Buddy! So sorry to hear about your oven troubles! That is NOT a good situation for a food blogger, let alone for pre-Thanksgiving week. Yikes 🙁
Right?!? Hopping it gets fixed before Thanksgiving.
Thanks Laura!
Sorry to hear about your oven again! But these cookies are genius (again)! I can’t wait to incorporate these into my holiday cookie rotation!
Thank you so much, Kathy! I bet your holiday cookies are awesome!
If I could, I would trade an oven with you for your desserts! So yummy!
HAHa! done deal! 🙂
Thank you so much!
These sound so amazing! You are a genius. I hope you have a working oven again soon .. what a nightmare for a food blogger. :-/ Good luck!
Thanks so much, Saha! 🙂
I’ve never heard of such a combination before…my excuse is that puppy chow does not exist in Canada, but I don’t know how true that is.
I am certain I would love the salty sweet combo!
Thank you so much, Cara! Hope you are having a great week!
BUMMER about your oven. My first thought was how are they cooking the turkey??? Crockpot turkey breast are very good.
I’ve made peanut butter ritz crackers dipped in chocolate for years. Have never heard of the vanilla in the peanut butter. That sounds good. Neither have I ever dipped them in the powdered sugar either. I have drizzled different colors of the candy melts on top to make them festive for whatever occasion. Your photos are great.
Haha! I am hopping it will be fixed by then. Praying actually!!
Thanks Charlotte!
Wow, the recipe is so simple to make. Totally idiot proof, I wanna make it right noooow. Creative recipe when the oven is out of order. 🙂
Thank you so much!
Sorry to hear about your oven. : ( Just try to remember, when one door closes another door opens. These no-bake cookies/crackers look delicious. TY Tieghan
Such a good way to look at it, thank you! 🙂
Ok you just need to get a new oven…pies are a lot of work you can’t have the oven breaking down and throwing out all your hard work. The thought makes me want to cry (I hate making pies)…anyways..love these cookies so cute and easy great recipe.
OMG!! yes, yes I so do! The oven we have is the worst!
Thank you so much, Lisa! Hope you are having a great week!
Idiot proof and totally yummy looking! Just love these.
Thanks Katrina!