Rice Krispy Treats with Cookie Dough

Snowpocalypse Cookies! Why not be extra while you're snowed in?!

Sweet, crunchy, crispy, creamy, chocolatey marshmallowy

cookie doughey-ey....goodness.

While snow records are broken and growing in California, I figured, let's make a favorite, Easy comfort food with a bit of extra. I wasn't sure if this would work, or be any good, but holy crikey, they're so good.

NOTE: Chill the cookie dough so it's easy to scoop and drop in as you pour the mixture into a baking dish. A small melon baller works great.

Make these with or without the cookie dough, but I really think you'll love these with it.

INGREDIENTS:

For Bars: 6 cups Generic Rice Krispy cereal (Brand name contains malt syrup which is NOT gluten-free)

1 bag (10 oz) mini marshmallows + 2 cups mini marshmallows to mix in (not melt)

4 tbsp butter

1 tsp vanilla

For Cookie Dough:

1 stick butter (1/2 cup) softened

1/3 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

2 tbsp milk (dairy or other) (instead of 1 egg - use either, it's up to you)

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/4 cups gluten-free flour - I use Cup 4 Cup

1/3 cup mini chocolate chips (or more, you do you, cher.)

Optional: 1/3 cup chocolate chips + 1 tbsp butter, melted and mixed to drizzle on top

DIRECTIONS:

• Make The Cookie Dough First, and put it in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes

• cream softened butter and sugar

• add salt, milk (or egg if you're doin that), baking soda and vanilla

• add in flour, mix well and fold in chocolate chips (or mini m&ms)

• chill dough for 30 minutes

TREATS ASSEMBLE!

• line a 9x9 (or 10x13) baking dish with parchment paper

• over medium heat in a large pot, melt butter (wanna be super-extra? brown it)

• when butter's melted, add in 10 oz bag of mini marshmallows and vanilla

• stir to melt thoroughly

• add in 6 cups of Rice Krispy cereal, extra mini marshmallows, and stir to combine

• working quickly, pour warm Rice Krispy mix to baking pan and add in scoops of cookie dough as you go

• top with extra chocolate chips and mini marshmallows

• optional - drizzle with melted chocolate

• let cool completely before slicing and serving

Let it snow, and enjoy!