SNACK_BARS

CHEERIO-CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER BARS

1/2 c. corn syrup
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. peanut butter
3 c. Cheerios
1 (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla

Butter 9"x9"x2" pan. In large pan heat syrup, sugar and salt to boiling. Stir in peanut butter, remove from heat and add vanilla. Pour over Cheerios and chocolate chips. Refrigerate 1 hour.

CHOCOLATE CHIP COCONUT BARS

1 stick butter
1 1/2 c. graham cracker crumbs
1 c. chopped walnuts
6 oz. chocolate chips
1 c. shredded coconut
1 can sweetened condensed milk

Melt butter. Add to crumbs in pan (9 x 12 inch or 11 x 14 inch). Mix thoroughly. Press firmly into bottom of pan. Add layer of nuts, then layer of chocolate chips, then layer of coconut. Drizzle contents of can of condensed milk evenly over top.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes until golden brown. Slice into squares or finger pieces when cool (but before mixture grows cold).

KELLOGG'S RICE KRISPIES TREATS

1/4 cup butter
1 (10 oz., about 40) pkg. regular marshmallows or 3 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal

In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and continue to stir until the marshmallows have completely melted. Remove from heat.

Stir in the Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal coating them well with the melted marshmallow mixture.

Using a buttered or silicone spatula, press the mixture evenly into a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan which has been buttered or sprayed with non-stick spray or lined with wax paper.

Cut into squares when the mixture cools.

Makes 24 squares.

MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS:

Microwave butter with marshmallows on high setting for 2 minutes in a microwave safe mixing bowl. Stir together when melted. Microwave again on high for 1 additional minute. Stir in cereal, mixing until well coated. Press into pan as above.

PEANUT BUTTER RICE KRISPY TREATS

1 cup white Karo syrup
1 cup sugar
1 cup peanut butter
5 cups Rice Krispies

Bring syrup and sugar to a slow boil. Stir in peanut butter. Remove from heat and add Rice Krispies. Use tablespoon to drop onto wax paper. Treats will harden as they cool.