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Crispy Cocoa Creatures

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30 min prep time
30 min total time
6 ingredients
12 servings

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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.

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

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Small Cookie

Calories: 200
Calories from Fat: 35

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 4g; 6%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol: 0mg; 0%
Sodium: 180mg; 8%
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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