Kicked Up Rice Krispy Treats

For 24 Squares, Kicked Up Rice Krispy Treats keeps the list centered on butter, white chocolate chips and salt. Set aside about 23 minutes.

• Yield 24 Squares
• Ready in 23 minutes
• Prep 15 minutes
• Cook 8 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 (10-ounce) bag marshmallows
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
• 1 cup dried cherries or cranberries
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (melted )

Instructions

1. Prepare pan by lining an 11X7-inch baking dish with foil, allowing excess foil to hang over pan edges. If you want the treats thinner, use a 9X13 – for thicker treats still use an 8X8-inch pan. Grease the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Melt butter in a large pot over low heat. Add marshmallows, white chocolate chips, and salt and cook, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth, about 8 minutes. Stir in vanilla.
3. Off heat, stir in rice krispies and cherries or cranberries until incorporated. Scrape mixture into prepared pan and press into bottom and corners with a greased spatula (I just used my fingers since the marshmallows weren’t overly hot at this point). Let cool completely, about 1 hour.
4. Melt semisweet chocolate chips in the microwave on low at 30 second intervals until smooth. Pour melted chocolate into a ziploc baggie, pressing chocolate into one corner of the bag. Using scissors, clip a tiny piece off the corner and drizzle chocolate over cooled treats. Allow chocolate to cool, about 45 minutes. Using foil overhang, lift treats from pan. Cut into squares. Serve.

Cool the pan before you lift the squares.