Cheery Cereal Tree Treats
Makes about 12 treats
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or
margarine
4 cups mini marshmallows
Juniper or Leaf Green Icing
Color
6 cups crisp rice cereal
White Cookie Icing
Jumbo Rainbow Nonpareils,
Sprinkles or Sugars, as desired
Prepare 3D Silicone Tree Mold
and silicone spatula or wooden
spoon with vegetable pan spray.
In large saucepan, melt butter.
Add marsh allows; cook and stir
m
until melted. Tint with icing color.
Remove from heat and add cereal;
mix well. Press into prepared mold.
When cool to touch, remove from
mold. (If mixture becomes hard
to work with, microwave at 50
percent power for 30 to 60 seconds
to soften.)
Heat Cookie Icing following
label direcions. Squeeze snow and
t
garlands on trees; add sprinkles and
sugars as desired. Let dry.
Family Features
Nothing says home for the holidays like the smell of treats baking in the oven and a crowded kitchen filled with
loved ones. Whether making decades-old family favorites or starting new holiday baking traditions, you can create
homemade holiday goodies in a (ginger) snap.
“The holidays are a time when families are in the kitchen at record rates to bake cookies, build gingerbread houses
and create a wide variety of sweet treats,” says Nancy Siler, vice president of consumer affairs at Wilton. “The
good news is, even if you only have 30 minutes to spare during this hectic time, you can make amazing desserts for
gatherings or gifting.” Try these easy treat ideas from Wilton to spread holiday cheer:
n Holiday Helpers: Invite family and friends for a cookie decorating day to help prepare gifts for upcoming
events. You provide the Sparkling Sugars and Sprinkles, Peppermint Twisted Sticks and red and green icing ...
everyone else provides the creativity.
n Miracle on Your Street: Crunched for time with a party to attend? Pick up ready-to-eat cookies and artfully
dip them in red and green Candy Melts candy for an elegant upgrade. No one has to know how simple it was to create
a customized dessert.
n Instant Snowman: Coat peanut butter sandwich cookies in white Candy Melts candy to create instant
snowmen. Decorate with hats, scarves and, of course, carrot noses.
n It’s a Wrap: Turn your homemade treats into gourmet gifts. Stock up on holiday-themed gift bags and boxes,
colorful tissue paper, ribbons and tags to transform made-from-the-heart goodies into extra special gifts.
For more holiday ideas and inspiration, visit www.wilton.com.
22 West Virginia Farm Bureau News