The BEST Rice Krispy Treats

My 4 year old is starting to really enjoy helping mommy in the kitchen and at Christmas time we made A LOT of these to share with friends and family.  And they truly are the best rice krispy treats I've ever had.  They're so buttery and creamy and NOT AT ALL dry or chewy.  You can leave them plain or you can get festive and let your kids go nuts with holiday themed sprinkles!  I'm normally not a brand snob with too many things, but I do recommend Kellogs Rice Krispies and Jet Puffed Mini Marshmallows.  

4 Tablespoons of butter

8 cups of mini marshmallows

1 tsp. of Vanilla extract

1 Tablespoon of milk

6 cups of Rice Krispy cereal

Generously grease an 8x11 or 9x9 glass baking dish.  Set aside.

Slowly melt the butter over low heat in a large pot.

Once the butter is melted, add the vanilla and 6 cups of mini marshmallows.  Melt the marshmallows slowly.

Right before the marshmallows are fully melted, add the remaining 2 cups of marshmallows.  Stir until the added marshmallows are staring to melt (we don't want them fully melted...just heated and soft).

Add the rice krispy cereal and stir until it's all coated with the marshmallow fluff.

Dump the mixture into your well greased baking dish.

Spray a spatula with non-stick spray and use it to spread out the treats, pressing gently just a bit (you don't want them super compacted or they'll be rock hard).

If you're adding sprinkles, add them to the top now.

Allow to fully cool.  

Once cooled, spray a knife with non-stick spray and cut into squares.

Cover with a lid or cling wrap to keep them fresh.