A traditional Christmas treat, similar to a rice krispy treat, but they are made with cornflake cereal. They are dyed green and shaped into "holly" wreaths then topped off with 3 red "holly" berries (M&M's or red hots)
1teaspoongreen food coloring you may want a little more for stronger color (or use gel food coloring and start with just ¼ tsp)
6cups cornflake cereal
45mini red M&M's see notes
cooking/pan spray
Instructions
Line a baking sheet or two with wax paper. Set aside.
Measure 6 cups of cornflakes into a large bowl. Set aside.
6 cups cornflake cereal
Melt the marshmallows & butter together. In a large pot over medium low heat, melt 1 stick of butter and the entire 12 oz bag of marshmallows. Stirring often so the marshmallows don't burn to the bottom of the pan.
½ cup butter, 12 oz bag marshmallows
Stir in the food coloring & cornflakes. Mix in 1 teaspoon of green food coloring (if using gel food coloring start with ¼ tsp) and the 6 cups of cornflake cereal. Stir to completely coat the cornflakes with the marshmallow mixture.
Form into wreath cookies on the wax paper. Drop the cornflake mixture by the ¼ or ⅓ cup mounds on the wax paper. Pro Tip: spray the inside of the measuring cup with non-stick spray so the sticky cereal mixture will come out easily.
Coat your hands in nonstick spray or wet with a little running water, this will prevent the marshmallows from sticking to your hands. Push your finger into the center of the cookie and wiggle it around to form a hole. Then form the wreath so it is a complete circle.
Add the "holly berries". Place 3 mini red M&M's together on the wreath to mimic holly berries. You can also use red hots.
45 mini red M&M's
Cooling & Storing. Let the wreath cookies cool and set for at least an hour. Then store them on the wax paper at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Notes
For the holly berries you can use any mini candy that is red.
red hots
red M&M's - you can buy the little tubes of mini Christmas M&M's. They only have red and green M&M's.