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Crispy Cocoa Creatures

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 12
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Create a whole zoo of these animal-shaped cookies.
Updated Jun 28, 2011
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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup margarine or butter
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 (10 1/2-oz.) pkg. miniature marshmallows
  • 6 cups chocolate-flavor crisp rice cereal
  • 1/4 cup candy corn, small candies, shoe string licorice and/or miniature chips, if desired

Steps

  • 1
    In large saucepan, combine margarine, cocoa, cinnamon and marshmallows; cook over medium heat until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth and creamy, stirring constantly. Stir in crisp rice cereal. Cool slightly.
  • 2
    Spray open metal or plastic cookie cutters of desired shapes with nonstick cooking spray. Grease large piece of waxed paper and place on work surface. With buttered hands, firmly press cereal mixture into 1-inch-thick rectangle. With sprayed cutters, cut out cookies; place on sprayed waxed paper. Press scraps together and re-cut. (Respray cookie cutters as necessary). Decorate cookies with candies. Let stand until set. Wrap each cookie individually in plastic wrap.

Nutrition Information

200 Calories, 4g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 40g Total Carbohydrate, 25g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Small Cookie
Calories
200
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1g
5%
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
180mg
8%
Potassium
35mg
Total Carbohydrate
40g
13%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
25g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
10%
10%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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