Enjoy these tombstone cookies that are made using marshmallows, rice cereal and chocolate wafer cookies - a perfect dessert treat for Halloween.
Tombstone Cookies
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 60 min
- Ingredients 5
- Servings 16
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows (5 1/2 cups)
- 7 cups cocoa-flavored rice cereal
- 8 thin chocolate wafer cookies, crushed
- 2/3 cup vanilla creamy ready-to-spread frosting (from 1-lb container)
Instructions
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Step1Line 13x9-inch pan with foil or waxed paper; grease generously with cooking spray. In 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add marshmallows, stirring until melted. Remove from heat; stir in cereal. Press evenly in pan using greased spatula or waxed paper. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step2Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Using greased 3-inch tombstone-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 16 tombstones. In small bowl, place crushed wafer cookies.
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Step3In small microwavable bowl, microwave 2/3 cup of the frosting on High 20 to 30 seconds or until melted. Dip bottom of each treat into melted frosting, tapping off excess. Immediately coat dipped portion with cookie crumbs. Place on cookie sheet to set, about 10 minutes.
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Step4Place vanilla frosting in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag. Twist bag above frosting; squeeze bag to pipe RIP (Rest In Peace) on each treat.
Nutrition
233
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 233
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 184mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2Tips from the
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