Chocolate Rice Krispies Treats

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 (10 ounce) bag miniature marshmallows
• 2 unsweetened chocolate squares (2 ounces, or you can use 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa)
• 5 cups kellogg'sâ® rice krispiesâ® cereal or 5 cups cocoa krispiesâ® cereal

Recipe

• 1 melt the marshmallows, butter and chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, or in the microwave. meanwhile, butter a large bowl and add the rice krispies.
• 2 butter a 9 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan, also.
• 3 pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the cereal and stir to coat completely. press into prepared baking pan. cut into squares when cool.
• 4 note: to make owls or other shapes: press the mixture into a buttered jelly roll or 9 x 13-inch baking pan. this makes a thinner layer which may be cut into shapes with halloween cookie cutters. be sure to choose the metal "topless" type of cutters which do not have too detailed a shape. use a spatula to lift the shapes from the pan.