Chick Cookie Balls

• Ingredients:
  • 8 oz. Brick Cream Cheese, softened
  • 36 OREO® Cookies, finely crushed
  • 96 Heart-Shaped Sprinkles, yellow (about 1/4 cup)
  • 16 oz. White Baking Chocolate, melted
  • Yellow Food Coloring
  • 48 Orange Heart-Shaped Candies (about 2 Tbsp.)
  • 96 Miniature Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (about 1/4 cup)
  • 1 Chewy Fruit Snack Roll, cut into small pieces
• Directions:
  • Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
  • Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls.
  • Press 2 heart-shaped sprinkles into opposite sides of each ball for the chick’s wings.
  • Place on waxed paper-covered rimmed baking sheet.
  • Refrigerate 20 min.
  • Tint white chocolate with food coloring.
  • Dip balls, 1 at a time, in tinted chocolate, turning to evenly coat each ball.
  • Immediately press the bump side of orange heart-shaped candy into front of each for chick’s beak and 2 chocolate chips for the eyes.
  • Return to prepared baking sheet.
  • Add fruit snack pieces to tops of chicks for the head feathers.
  • Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
  • Keep refrigerated.
• Notes:
  • How to Easily Dip Cookie Balls: Keep the cookie balls refrigerated until ready to dip in the melted chocolate. Then, dip in small batches for best results.
  • Variations:
    • Unborn Chicks – Omit heart-shaped sprinkles and food coloring. Coat balls with (untinted) white chocolate as directed. Add triangle candies for the beaks. Sprinkle lightly with yellow colored sugar.
    • Newborn Chicks – Omit chocolate chips. Cut 48 large marshmallows in half in zigzag pattern to resemble broken egg shells. Flatten center of each marshmallow half slightly. Place cookie balls on half the marshmallow halves just before serving; top with remaining marshmallow halves.
    • Half-Cracked Chicks – Prepare Newborn Chicks as directed, except use only 24 marshmallows and omit marshmallow halves on tops of chicks. Add miniature chocolate chips for the eyes. Top all marshmallow halves with cookie balls; sprinkle with yellow colored sugar.

Bunny Cookie Balls

• Ingredients:
  • 8 oz. Brick Cream Cheese, softened
  • 36 OREO® Cookies, finely crushed
  • 16 Large Marshmallows
  • 1/4 cup Pink Colored Sugar
  • 16 oz. White Baking Chocolate, melted
  • 48 Pink Heart-Shaped Sprinkles (about 2 Tbsp.)
  • 96 Mini Candy Button Eyes (about 2 Tbsp.)
  • Food-Safe Marker
• Directions:
  • Mix cream cheese and cookie crumbs until blended.
  • Shape into 48 (1-inch) balls.
  • Place on waxed paper-covered rimmed baking sheet.
  • Refrigerate 20 min.
  • Cut each marshmallow into 6 lengthwise pieces using clean kitchen shears sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Press cut sides in sugar.
  • Dip balls, 1 at a time, in melted chocolate, turning to evenly coat each ball.
  • Return to baking sheet.
  • Immediately press 2 marshmallow pieces into chocolate on top of each ball for the bunny’s ears.
  • Add decorations to resemble photo.
    • Place 2 eyes.
    • Add upside down pink heart for nose.
    • Draw mouth.
  • Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.
  • Keep refrigerated.
• Notes:
  • Variations: 
    • Prepare using 16 oz. vanilla candy wafers or confectionary coating in place of white baking chocolate.

I am sure these tasty spring treats will be a new seasonal favorite for your family! Happy Spring, y’all!

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Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons of butter
• 12 oz marshmallows
• 6 cups of rainbow colored cereal

Directions:

Melt the butter in the microwave in a large dish (approx. 30-60 seconds).

Add the marshmallows to the melted butter, mix well and microwave another 60-90 seconds until the marshmallows are melted.

Add the 6 cups of cereal and stir, making sure to fully coat the cereal with the marshmallow mix.

Spread the mixture into a greased 9×13 pan.

Once they’re completely cool and firm, you can cut them into bars or use cookie cutters to make them into shapes!

Fruity, gooey, sweet, and crunchy cereal bars make  a great after school snack or dessert. These rainbow cereal bars are SO tasty!

Don’t these look so festive?!?! Perfect for a Spring day!

Notes:

• Spray the bowl with non-stick cooking spray to make clean up a breeze!
• I also spray my wooden spoon and cookie cutters!

These colorful treats are just perfect for spring or anytime really! They taste great and are so easy to make…what are you waiting for? Get started on this tasty treat today!

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Seriously. Have you ever had a warm Rice Krispie treat with a hot cup of coffee? It’s a perfectly acceptable breakfast. And for lunch and dinner, well, I’ve noticed that the kids eat quite a bit faster when they know they’ve got these crispy, creamy treats waiting for them afterwards!

In the spirit of autumn officially beginning (September 22nd, y’all!) I HAD to throw some pumpkin spice in the mix. It just makes your belly warm and cozy like we all will be soon, snuggled up in our hoodies and boots! So if life has been throwing you a lot of marshmallows lately then take those suckers and whip up this delicious snack because, why not? Life is too short to not indulge on the amazing.

Grab these goodies to get started:

(Recipe from WhoNeedsACape.com)

• 3 Tbsp butter
• 40 regular sized marshmallows (approx. 1 bag)
• 6 cups Kellogg’s® Rise Krispies® cereal
• 1 1/2 – 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Step 1) Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan or glass dish (cooking spray works fine.) In a large bowl, melt the butter in the microwave and add the marshmallows. Toss to coat them well.

Step 2) Heat the marshmallows in the microwave for 1 minute on high power, stir, and then heat for 30 seconds longer and stir again. At this point they should be pretty much melted but if you’ve got a stubborn batch then nuke ’em again in 20 second increments.

Step 3) Add the pumpkin spice seasoning and Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® to the melted marshmallows and stir well until the cereal is bunched together by sticky deliciousness. Using 1.5 tsp of seasoning gives a very subtle pumpkin flavor so I would start with that and give it a little taste. If you want a stronger flavor, add the other 1/2 tsp!

Step 4) Put your mixture into the greased dish. Spray the back of a spoon with cooking spray and use it to push the Rice Krispie treat down evenly around the pan. Then let it cool and harden and dig in!!

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I saw this little trick on Pinterest and knew I had to try it. Also, I learned you can toast marshmallows with an electric stove burner. I mean, WOW! This has opened up so many possibilities now. Using the jumbo Kraft marshmallows, turn the stove burner on high, stick a marshmallow on a fork and gently toast them over the burner. So easy and your house will smell AMAZING!

Carefully slide them off the fork (I used another fork to help with that) and let them cool completely. The centers will sink in making a perfect well for your shot! I made a few extra just in case. This is slightly time consuming, but it was a lot of fun too!

Once cooled, add your favorite liquor. I used Bailey’s Irish Cream because YUM! Also, I recommend pouring your liquor into a shot glass and then into the marshmallows. I got really excited and overflowed 3 of my marshmallow glasses. HA! Also, one had a hole and leaked all over the place. Not bad for 6 toasted though!

The thing about the marshmallows is, you have to be FAST! I would pour one shot and then shoot it before your delicious shot glass starts to fall apart. After your shot, eat your marshmallow! SO GOOD!

Look at that adorable shot! The marshmallows paired perfectly with Bailey’s. If you want an nonalcoholic version, you can try chocolate milk! It’s a fun little treat to serve after dinner or around a bonfire!

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