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Tombstone Treats

3 tablespoons butter
4 cups miniature marshmallows
7-1/2 cups crisp rice cereal
1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
32 wooden toothpicks
1 teaspoon water
4 drops green food coloring
1-1/2 cups flaked coconut
Black decorating gel
Vanilla frosting
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted
Candy pumpkins

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In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Stir in marshmallows
until completely melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in cereal until
well coated. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan with a buttered
spatula. Cool. In a large mixing bowl, beat cookie dough and flour
until combined. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to
1/4-in. thickness. Trace tombstone pattern onto waxed paper; cut out
16 tombstones from dough. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking
sheets. Along bottom edge of each cookie, insert two toothpicks
halfway into the dough. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until
edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a large
resealable plastic bag, combine water and green food coloring. Add

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Tombstone Treats

coconut; seal bag and shake to coat. Toast coconut; set aside. Using
black gel, tint frosting gray. Frost sugar cookies; decorate with
black gel. Cut cereal bars into 3-in. x 2-in. rectangles; spread
with melted chocolate. Using toothpicks, insert cookies into cereal
bars. Decorate with coconut and candies as desired.

Yield: 16 servings.

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