Shamrock Rice Crispy Treats (with a special ingredient!)

Rice Crispy Treats. Yum! Can you really ever go wrong making Rice Crispy Treats?

So I found this new rice crispy treat recipe that I had never seen before so I wanted to try it out. I know, you are thinking, a new recipe? No such thing! Well this recipe has an extra ingredient added in that makes normal rice crispy treats a little extra special, and even harder to resist eating the whole pan!

And of course, I couldn’t resist making them festive! So I added in green food coloring and cut them into shamrock shapes using a shamrock cookie cutter. Didn’t they turn out so cute?

Rice Crispy Treats

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
• 10-11 oz mini marshmallows
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (I know!  Vanilla!  I have never put vanilla in my rice crispy treats but oh!  They are oh so yummy with the vanilla added!)
• 6 cups rice crispy cereal

Directions:

• Spray 9"x13" pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Melt butter and marshmallows in a large pan over low heat. Stir frequently.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla and any food coloring you want to use.
• Add rice cereal.  Mix well.

• Press into pan evenly.

• Let cool.
• Use a cookie cutter to cut into cute shamrock shapes (optional but don't they look so cute!)

• Try not to eat them all in one sitting!