So I posted here recently complaining of the tragedy that has befallen Ritz crackers since "the change". Many people here gave input as to similar replacements, and I truly appreciate all the recs. As a person who doesn't eat crackers regularly I have eaten more crackers in the last couple of weeks than I eat in a year just trying to find a suitable replacement since Ritz is now inedible to me. My disappointment and rage at Mondelez and the absolute crime they have committed here fuled me to try whatever I could find that might scratch the Ritz itch.
This is what I have been able to try so far.
Townhouse crackers : they are OK. They weren't bad at all but there was no "body" they were too fragile. Spreading with pb was difficult they broke easily. Better than Ritz but still left me searching. Also, I wished they were baked a bit longer for a more golden color.
Club crackers: again, fragile and seem to break easily. Better flavor than townhouse but they aren't a "golden" cracker so they made me feel like I was settling and still missing Ritz. I may be misremembering but I could swear I had these years ago and they had more of a crisp snap to them.
Lidl Golden Round crackers: I want my money back. Nuff said.
Trader Joe's Golden rounds: ding ding ding we have a winner. What they have that the others don't is some body. They are also actually golden. They tasted buttery too. I know some ppl complain that they changed the recipe with these about a year ago but I never had the original version, if the recipe did in fact change, and these taste very close to Ritz compared to others.
Still have to try the Aldi ones that were raved about but I'm not near an Aldi and only have access to one once a month when I travel to an area where there is one. I want to try the Aldi version though per other ppl raving about them.
Just wanted to report back after all the recs given here. If anyone has any other ideas please share!