Saint Nick Cereal Cookies
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Recipe: #28147
September 13, 2017
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Snacks, Dairy, Kid Pleaser, Christmas, Entertaining, Vegetarian, Make it from a box, Candy more
"NOTE: White frosting not included in nutritional facts"
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (252.8 g)
- Calories 907.3
- Total Fat - 24.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.4 g
- Cholesterol - 20 mg
- Sodium - 393.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 176.4 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 154.5 g
- Protein - 7 g
- Calcium - 62.8 mg
- Iron - 3.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step 1
Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, letting foil hang over 2 opposite sides of pan; spray bottom and sides of foil with cooking spray.
Step 2
Reserve 16 marshmallows.
Step 3
In 2 1/2-quart nonstick saucepan, heat remaining marshmallows, the butter, peanut butter and baking chips over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until butter and marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth.
Step 4
Place cereal in large bowl; pour marshmallow mixture over cereal. Spray wooden spoon or rubber spatula with cooking spray and use to stir marshmallow mixture into cereal.
Step 5
Spread and pat cereal mixture in pan, using sprayed utensil. (Or spray hands and pat mixture into pan; mixture will be quite sticky until set.) Let stand 10 minutes.
Step 6
Remove cereal mixture from pan by lifting with foil; peel back foil.
Step 7
Using large sharp knife, cut mixture in half lengthwise into 2 rectangles.
Step 8
To mark 1 rectangle for cutting, place toothpick at each end of one long side; add 3 toothpicks to same side, about every 3 inches, dividing into fourths. On other long side, place toothpick 1 1/2 inches from each end; add 3 toothpicks to same side, about every 3 inches, dividing into thirds. Cut diagonally across rectangle from toothpick to toothpick, forming triangles.
Step 9
Press together 2 end pieces to form eighth triangle. Repeat with remaining rectangle.
Step 10
For each cookie, spread frosting from top point to cover top 1/3 of triangle. Place 1 marshmallow at point. Sprinkle red sugar over frosting for hat.
Step 11
Spread frosting over lower 1/3 of cookie for beard; add gumdrop piece at top center of beard for mouth. Add 3 dots of icing to face area for attaching blue bits for eyes and red bit for nose.
Step 12
Let stand 10 minutes until frosting is set.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.