Friday Favorite

I went to buy groceries at WinCo this afternoon. While bagging my groceries, a nice woman was bagging her things across from me. I noticed she had a mondo bag of Rice Krispies and several bags of marshmallows. She said that I just had to get on a website named cookingclassy.blogspot.com and look at a Rice Krispie recipe. It uses one pouch of the Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie mix. She says it's divine! SO....I am totally going to try this recipe out and make them for my sweeties on Valentine's Day. TGIF!

Sugar Cookie Rice Krispie Treats


Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter
1/8 tsp salt
1 (10.5 oz) pkg miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix (unprepared)
6 cups Rice Krispies Cereal
1 Recipe Sugar Cookie Frosting, recipe follows
Sprinkles (optional)


Directions:
Butter a 9 x 13 dish, set aside. Melt butter in a large nonstick saucepan over medium low heat. Stir in salt. Add marshmallows and stir constantly until completely melted. Remove from heat. Stir in Sugar Cookie Mix. Fold in Rice Krispies Cereal and stir until evenly coated. Pour mixture into buttered dish. Using a buttered spatula, spread mixture evenly into pan. Allow to cool slightly, about 2 minutes, then cut into 12 squares. Using your hands, round edges of squares by cupping your hands and gently pressing on corners (I also flattened them a bit but not necessary). Frost each "cookie" with Sugar Cookie Frosting and sprinkle with optional sprinkles. Store in an airtight container.


Sugar Cookie Frosting


Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla
Pinch salt
2 cups powdered sugar
Food coloring (optional)


Directions:
In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, whip together butter, milk, vanilla, salt and powdered sugar until fluffy and smooth about one minute. Mix in several drops optional food coloring, stir until well blended