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Crispy Ginger Men

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  • Total 50 min
  • Servings 10
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Betty Crocker® Fruit by the Foot® chewy fruit snack rolls provide a simple addition to these crispy gingerbread men cookies made using Cheerios® cereal – a crunchy dessert.
Updated Dec 14, 2010
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Ingredients

  • 3 cups Cheerios™ cereal
  • 2 cups coarsely chopped gingersnap cookies (about 30 cookies)
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 bag (10.5 oz) miniature marshmallows (5 1/2 cups)
  • 1/2 cup white vanilla baking chips
  • 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
  • Assorted decorating candies, if desired
  • Betty Crocker™ Fruit by the Foot™ chewy fruit snack rolls (any flavor), if desired

Steps

  • 1
    In large bowl, mix cereal and chopped cookies. In 2-quart nonstick saucepan, melt butter. Add marshmallows; cook and stir over medium-low heat until marshmallows are completely melted. Pour over cereal mixture; mix until coated.
  • 2
    Line cookie sheet with waxed paper; spray paper with cooking spray. Spray 3 3/4-inch open gingerbread man cookie cutter with cooking spray; place on cookie sheet. Spray hands well with cooking spray. Firmly pack cereal mixture evenly into cookie cutter, filling cutter completely; push out of cutter. Repeat until all mixture is used. Let stand until set.
  • 3
    In small resealable freezer plastic bag, place baking chips and oil; seal bag. Microwave on High about 1 minute or until softened. Gently squeeze bag until mixture is smooth. Refrigerate 2 minutes or until slightly set. Cut off tiny corner of bag; squeeze bag to pipe melted chips over cookies as desired to decorate, using small dots to attach candy. When decorations are set, cut strips of fruit snack and tie around necks for scarves.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    The marshmallow mixture is sticky. Letting it stand for a few minutes decreases the stickiness. It is also helpful to spray a rubber scraper with cooking spray for mixing the marshmallows into the cereal. Also, spray your hands very well to press the mixture into the cookie cutters.
  • tip 2
    Chop the cookies by hand as you would onions, or crumble them and pulse in a food processor until they are about 1/4-inch pieces. Do not overprocess.

Nutrition

350 Calories, 11g Total Fat, 4g Protein, 57g Total Carbohydrate, 30g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
350
Calories from Fat
100
Total Fat
11g
18%
Saturated Fat
6g
31%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
300mg
12%
Potassium
90mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
57g
19%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
30g
Protein
4g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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