Rice Krispies Treats

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter
• 4 cups miniature marshmallows or 4 cups about 40 regular marshmallows
• 5 cups kellogg's rice krispies

Recipe

• 1 place a small lump of margarine into a paper towel and use to grease a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan, then wipe the pan off with a dry paper towel. this will keep the bars from sticking to the pan when they are placed on it.
• 2 measure margarine into saucepan; melt over low heat. add marshmallows and cook, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted and mixture is very syrupy. remove from heat.
• 3 add rice krispies cereal; stir until well-coated.
• 4 spread warm mixture in the greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan. using waxed paper or buttered spatula press firmly into an even layer. (i normally use a butter knife to do this; dipping the knife into a glass of water occasionally will keep the rice krispies from sticking to it as you shove them into the pan)
• 5 cut into squares when cool. (this is normally about 10 minutes after placing the mixture into the pan.)
• 6 *flavored marshmallows (usually the ones that are green, orange, etc.) may be used to change the taste of your treats just enough that it will be noticeable.
• 7 **for christmas, consider using the red and green colored rice krispies that normally are sold around christmas time, to give your bars that festive holiday appearance. :-).