Cookies & Cream Rice Crispy Bars

Rice crispy bars are the perfect summertime treat. No oven. No stove. It's all done in the microwave in only a few minutes, and cleanup is a breeze.

You can vary the bars so easily with different types of cereal, marshmallows and add-ins -- such as Oreos!

I adapted this recipe from Picky Palate for a get-together with some friends. Kids and adults gobbled them up!


Cookies & Cream Rice Crispy Bars

4 tbsp. MSPI-friendly margarine
4 cups mini marshmallows or 40 large marshmallows
8 cups rice crispy cereal
12 MSPI-friendly Oreo cookies (or more if you like a lot!), lightly crushed
cooking spray
1/4 cup MSPI-friendly chocolate chips
1-2 tsp. shortening

Place margarine and marshmallows into a large microwavable bowl. Microwave for a few minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until marshmallows melt and combine with margarine. Remove bowl and stir in cereal and Oreos.

Pour into a 9×13-inch baking dish that's been coated with cooking spray. Coat your hands with cooking spray and press and smooth treats into dish.

Place chocolate chips in small dish with 1 teaspoon shortening. Microwave for a few minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chocolate melts. Add in more shortening, if needed, until chocolate reaches a drizzling consistency. Drizzle melted chocolate over top of treats and let cool. Cut into squares.