2 squeeze bottles (or use disposable pastry bags or zip-top bags)
1 9x13-inch pan
Ingredients
7cupsRice Krispies Cereal
6tablespoonssalted butter(use European-style butter for the best flavor)
16ouncesmarshmallows
6ouncesbright white candy melts
6ounceslight blue candy melts
Instructions
Grease the mixing bowl, spatula, and 9x13-inch pan with butter or baking spray.
Pour the cereal into the mixing bowl and set aside.
Cut the butter into slices and place them in a medium-large saucepan.
Set the pan over LOW heat and allow the butter to begin melting.
Stir in the marshmallows.
Then, allow the marshmallows to begin melting, stirring often until 75% of the marshmallows have melted.
Then, remove the pan from the heat and stir the marshmallows until they are completely melted. This will keep your marshmallows from overheating which will make your treats too hard. The residual heat in the pan will continue to melt the marshmallows slowly so your treats are perfectly chewy.
Pour the melted marshmallow mixture over the Rice Krispies Cereal in the mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.
Then spread the marshmallow cereal treat mixture into the greased 9x13-inch pan.
Gently pat it into an even layer and then run a spatula under the treat and remove the treat from the pan. Set it on a cutting board.
Use a snowflake cookie cutter to cut out as many snowflakes as you can. Then, gently press the scraps together and cut out more snowflakes. Just smoosh them back together into shapes that are large enough to cut. Don't roll them into a ball and flatten them.
Let your snowflake treats cool for at least 20 minutes.
Melt the blue and the white candy melts in the microwave on high power. Heat for 30-second increments, stirring after each until melted. Do not overheat. You can alternatively melt them using a double boiler over LOW heat on the stove.
Make sure the candy melts are in a bowl that is large enough to fit a snowflake and still have room around it for your fingers to hold the snowflake.
Dip one snowflake into a bowl of blue or white candy melts so that just the top gets coated.
Lift the snowflake out of the candy coating and shake to remove any excess. Then turn it right-side up and use an offset spatula or knife to smooth out the chocolate.
Place that treat in the freezer for 5-8 minutes until the candy melts harden.
Now, repeat this process until all of your snowflakes have a thin layer of candy melts on top.
Let the treats rest on the counter for about 15 minutes until the candy coating on top no longer feels cold.
Reheat your candy melts using 10-15 second bursts of power in the microwave. Then, pour the candy melts into a small squeeze bottle, a disposable pastry bag, or a zip-top bag. If needed, cut a tip off the bag.
Pipe a pretty snowflake design onto each snowflake and freeze for a few minutes just until that candy hardens.
Allow the treats to come to room temperature before packaging.
Notes
Store your Snowflake Rice Krispie Treats in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. Or, place them in a zip-top bag and remove as much air as possible, and then freeze them for up to 3 months. Thaw them in the bag on the counter for several hours before removing the treats. This should keep condensation from forming on the treats.