Cereal Cookie Bars Recipe

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These chewy crowd-pleasers from Connie Craig of Lakewood, Washington feature all sorts of goodies, including chocolate chips, raisins, coconut and candy-coated baking bits. For a more colorful look, press the baking bits on top of the bars instead of stirring them into the cereal mixture.

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Cereal Cookie Bars Recipe

Prep: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 72 Servings

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Ingredients

9 cups crisp rice cereal
6-1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
1 cup cornflakes
1 cup flaked coconut
2 packages (one 16 ounces, one 10-1/2 ounces) miniature marshmallows
1 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup M&M's minis

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the cereal, oats, cornflakes and coconut; set aside.
In a large saucepan, cook and stir the marshmallows and butter over low heat until melted and smooth. Stir in honey. Pour over cereal mixture; stir until coated. Cool for 5 minutes.
Stir in chocolate chips, raisins and baking bits. Press into two greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. pans. Cool for 30 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 128 calories, 4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 69 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Cereal Cookie Bars in Quick Cooking May/June 2003, p47