Christina Tosi's Christmas Treats

Ingredients

• •4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• •4 cups mini marshmallows
• •6 cups cereal
• •1 spray Nonstick vegetable-oil spray
• •1 cup dried fruit
• •1 cup nuts or seeds
• •½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• •¼ cup creamy peanut butter
• •1 tablespoons sesame seeds
• •2 tablespoons sprinkles
• •½ teaspoon ground spices
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• •1 pan baking pan
• •1 sheet parchment or wax paper

Cooking Instructions

1. 1.

   Spray a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with nonstick vegetable-oil spray.

   1 min

2. 2.

   In an extra-large saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. Add the marshmallows and heat, stirring constantly, until completely melted, about 2 minutes. (Add the peanut butter, if using, and stir to combine.) Remove from the heat, add the cereal and use a sturdy, long-handled wooden or metal spoon to stir until the cereal is well coated in the butter-marshmallow mixture. Add any optional mix-ins and stir to incorporate.

   5 min

3. 3.

   Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Cut a piece of parchment or wax paper into a roughly 9- by 13-inch rectangle and spray with nonstick vegetable-oil spray. Place the greased parchment or wax paper on top of the treats and press the mixture into the pan until it's 1/2 to 1 inch thick. Let cool until firm, 15 to 20 minutes.

   20 min

4. 4.

   Using a large, sharp knife cut the treats into approximately 2-inch squares. DO AHEAD: Treats can be made ahead and kept, in an airtight container at room temperature, for 2 to 3 days, or frozen up to 1 month.

   5 min