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    Rice Krispie Treats Recipe | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

    by Mindi Cherry

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    Who doesn't love a great Rice Krispie treats recipe? This one is made with Cocoa Krispies and now only will it be a crowd-pleaser, it is simple enough that you can make it with your children!

    To make the antlers, you will need to Wilton Harvest 6 Piece Mini Metal Cookie Cutter Set, but you can probably still easily pick this up at your local AC Moore, Michael's, etc. Target and Walmart may even have it in their seasonal sections!

    You will need:

    INGREDIENTS

    • 3 tablespoon Butter
    • 6 cups Cocoa Krispies Cereal
    • 10 oz Marshmallows
    • 12 candy eyes
    • 18 Kraft caramels
    • 6 Red Candy Decorations (you can use red M&M's - just when you place them, put the "logo side" facing down)

    DIRECTIONS

    1. In a medium to large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
    2. Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
    3. Remove from heat.
    4. Add Cocoa Crispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
    5. Prepare a 9 x 9 pan by spraying with cooking spray or coating with butter.
    6. Butter a spoon or your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture evenly in to the pan. Let cool.

      cocoa rice krispie treats recipe

    7. After cooling, cut into rectangles or squares.
    8. Heat a caramel for 8 seconds.
    9. Pour caramel on to wax paper, place another sheet of wax paper on top of it and roll it large enough to use leaf cookie cutter. Allow to cool slightly.
    10. Cut antler with leaf cookie cutter and place on treat

      cutting caramel antlers

    11. Repeat for other antler.
    12. Roll another caramel into a round to make face.
    13. Place eyes and nose.
    14. Repeat for other treats.

    Note: If you can work quickly, you can do the antlers in a batch of several at once. Just melt several caramels and roll them out, allow to cool and cut with the cookie cutter. The excess caramel can easily be remelted!

    Enjoy!

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    Rice Krispie Treats Recipe | Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer

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    Ingredients 

    • 3 tablespoon Butter
    • 6 cups Cocoa Krispies Cereal
    • 10 oz Marshmallows
    • 12 candy eyes
    • 18 Kraft caramels
    • 6 Red Candy Decorations you can use red M&M's - just when you place them, put the "logo side" facing down

    Instructions

    • In a medium to large saucepan, melt butter over low heat.
    • Add the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
    • Remove from heat.
    • Add Cocoa Crispies cereal and stir until cereal is well coated.
    • Prepare a 9 x 9 pan by spraying with cooking spray or coating with butter.
    • Butter a spoon or your hands or use wax paper to press the mixture evenly in to the pan. Let cool. cocoa rice krispie treats recipe
    • After cooling, cut into rectangles or squares.
    • Heat a caramel for 8 seconds.
    • Pour caramel on to wax paper, place another sheet of wax paper on top of it and roll it large enough to use leaf cookie cutter. Allow to cool slightly.
    • Cut antler with leaf cookie cutter and place on treat cutting caramel antlers
    • Repeat for other antler.
    • Roll another caramel into a round to make face.
    • Place eyes and nose.
    • Repeat for other treats.
    • Note: If you can work quickly, you can do the antlers in a batch of several at once. Just melt several caramels and roll them out, allow to cool and cut with the cookie cutter. The excess caramel can easily be remelted!

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