Looking for dessert made with Wheat Chex® Cereal? Then check out these cookies layered with raisins and peanuts decorated by butterscotch chips perfect for gift.
Crispy Chocolate Treats in a Jar
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 10 min
- Ingredients 6
- Servings 20
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup miniature candy-coated semisweet chocolate baking bits
- 1 (1-quart) glass jar with cover
- 1 cup Wheat Chex™ Cereal
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup peanuts
- 2/3 cup butterscotch chips
Instructions
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Step1Place 1/3 cup of the baking bits in resealable food storage plastic bag or wrap in sheet of plastic wrap. Place in bottom of jar, hiding zipper section underneath bag.
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Step2Layer with 1/2 cup of the cereal, the raisins, peanuts, remaining 1/2 cup cereal squares, remaining 1/3 cup baking bits and the butterscotch chips. Press down gently while layering to make sure all ingredients fit. Cover; decorate as desired. Write the directions onto decorative card; attach to container.
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Step3Crispy Chocolate Treats
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Step4Line cookie sheets with waxed paper. Place 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter in medium saucepan. Spoon in butterscotch chips and top layer of baking bits. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until melted. Remove from heat. Stir in remaining contents of jar except for baking bits in plastic bag. Drop mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined cookie sheets. Sprinkle remaining baking bits in bag evenly over top of cookies. Refrigerate about 10 minutes or until set.
Nutrition
60
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
6g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 60
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 3%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 85mg
- 2%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 6g
- 2%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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