Peppermint Rice Krispies Candy

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/2 lb marshmallows
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -2 drop peppermint extract
• red food coloring, as desired
• 5 -6 cups rice krispies
• crushed peppermint candy cane

Recipe

• 1 make the basic rice krispie candy recipe: melt butter, marshmallows, and vanilla over a double boiler. add a drop or two of peppermint extract and red food coloring to tint a nice pink color. at this stage, the pink color should not be too delicate because it will not show up at all when the cereal is mixed in .
• 2 put rice krispies in a large buttered bowl. pour marshmallow mixture over and stir to mix. add crushed peppermint candy canes and mix in .
• 3 you may press this mixture into a buttered 9- x 9- x 2-inch pan and cut into bars. or with well-buttered hands, you may shape portions of the mixture into candy cane shapes. or you may pat thin and cut with cookie cutters as described above.