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Neapolitan Crispy Hearts


If your sweetheart is a Krispy Treat fan–they’re going to love these triple-decker Valentine hearts.

The bottom layer is chocolatey Coco Krispies with a chocolate chip “boost.” The middle layer is regular Krispie Treats and the top is a Strawberry jam treat concoction. Add them all up and you’ll find the only thing missing is a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.

If you have a heart cupcake pan–these would make a wonderful classroom treat too.

Soooo yummy!

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Neapolitan Crispy Hearts

Ingredients

1 package (10 ounces) large marshmallows, divided
3 tablespoons butter, divided
2 cups chocolate-flavored crisp rice cereal
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
4 cups crisp rice cereal, divided
1/2 cup strawberry preserves

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows (about 2 cups) and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate-flavored cereal and chocolate chips. Press into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. dish.
In a large saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows and 1 tablespoon butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; stir in 2 cups rice cereal. Press into dish over chocolate layer.
In a large saucepan, combine remaining marshmallows and butter. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted. Remove from the heat; stir in preserves and food coloring if desired. Stir in remaining cereal. Press into the dish. Cool. Cut into bars. Yield: 1 dozen.

Neapolitan Crispy Hearts
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 package (10 ounces) large marshmallows, divided
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 2 cups chocolate-flavored crisp rice cereal
  • ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
  • 4 cups crisp rice cereal, divided
  • ½ cup strawberry preserves
Instructions
  1. In a large saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows (about 2 cups) and 1 tablespoon butter.
  2. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted.
  3. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate-flavored cereal and chocolate chips.
  4. Press into a greased 11-in. x 7-in. dish.
  5. In a large saucepan, combine a third of the marshmallows and 1 tablespoon butter.
  6. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted.
  7. Remove from the heat; stir in 2 cups rice cereal.
  8. Press into dish over chocolate layer.
  9. In a large saucepan, combine remaining marshmallows and butter.
  10. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until melted.
  11. Remove from the heat; stir in preserves and food coloring if desired.
  12. Stir in remaining cereal.
  13. Press into the dish.
  14. Cool.
  15. Cut into bars.

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Devil’s Food Surprise Cookies

These little lovelies remind me of those fabulous Devil’s Food cookies that my mama used to buy and….

hide from us. What?!  Too good to share with the kids? Aparently so.

Well fine then.

I’ll make my own.

Ooooh baby.

Do brace yourself.

Devil’s Food Surprise Cookies

Ingredients:

3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
24 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally or 4 small marshmallows
Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
3. Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
4. Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
5. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.

Devil’s Food Frosting

4 cups powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 cup milk

1/2 tsp. vanilla

Stir ingredients together till creamy.

Nowwww then…I triple-dog-dare you to make these incredible little devils and NOT sneak six of them in your purse.

Ha!

I’ll win.

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Devil's Food Surprise Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 24 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally or 4 small marshmallows
  • Chocolate Frosting for Surprise Cookies
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  3. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined.
  5. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
  6. Using a tablespoon or 1¾-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  7. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
  8. Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly.
  9. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2½ minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
  10. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.
Notes
Devil's Food Frosting 4 cups powdered sugar ½ cup butter, melted and cooled ½ cup cocoa ½ cup milk ½ tsp. vanilla Stir ingredients together until creamy.

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Valentine Candy Pizza

Be sure to have a tall glass of milk when you take a slice of this lovely little “pizza.”

Now I suppose you could wrap one of these up and give it to someone you love…a lot…

but only if they are willing to share…

or make you one in return.

Trust me, you will be tempted to just keep it.

Sorely tempted.

Yeah…

that would be my vote.

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Ingredients:

1 tube (18 oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1 cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies

1 cup chopped assorted chocolate candy bars (we used mini Snickers, Kit Kat, Fast Break, and Baby Ruth bars)

1/3 cup mini-marshmallows


Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Press cookie dough evenly into a pizza pan.Bake in a preheated 350°F for 15 minutes.

3. Remove from oven and top with candy and marshmallows. Return to the oven and bake for another 7 minutes, to soften candies.

4. To serve, cut cookie into wedges.

Valentine Candy Pizza
 
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Ingredients
  • 1 tube (18 oz.) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
  • 1 cup M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies
  • 1 cup chopped assorted chocolate candy bars (we used mini Snickers, Kit Kat, Fast Break, and Baby Ruth bars)
  • ⅓ cup mini-marshmallows
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Press cookie dough evenly into a pizza pan.
  3. Bake in a preheated 350°F for 15 minutes.
  4. Remove from oven and top with candy and marshmallows.
  5. Return to the oven and bake for another 7 minutes, to soften candies.
  6. To serve, cut cookie into wedges.

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Wee Knit Giveaway!!

If you know us at all–you’ll know that we–as a family–just aren’t into the noisy, flashy, spinny toys that seem to be all the thing these days. I swear, some of them seem kind of…possessed…ummm…I mean, a bit over the top. Which is why I love, love, LOVE these sweet little finger puppets from Wee Knit.

No, this is not a paid endorsement, I just really love them.

Years ago, I bought a little Gingerbread Man at Mormon Handicraft in Salt Lake City. He was so sweet and tiny and adorable that I couldn’t help myself. I soon found that he fit very nicely on top of a knitting needle that was poking out of my pencil cup. He has lived there ever since.

So then one day, I’m dinking around on Etsy (the online shop for all things Handmade) and I found the WeeKnit shop–where my little cookie man came from! Wahooo!

I contacted them to see if they could conjure up an Edward and Jacob finger puppet for our New Moon party. Jennifer was wonderful with my silly special order. As you can see–they did an incredible job!!

(Wait until you see what I’m going to order for Christmas! hee hee…)

You need to visit the shop–seriously. These gals–Tracy and Jennifer, a mom and daughter–have thought of everything. Movies, TV shows, Story books.

Recognize these little guys?

You need animals? Circus clowns? Ninja Turtles?

Pirates? Easter? Nativity?

Trust me…they’ve got them.

They even have a Valentine set—and it’s on SALE!

What a great gift for your little Valentines–hint, hint.  ;]

Now–since it’s been such a long, long time since we’ve had a giveaway AND because, again, I can’t help myself–we are giving one lucky reader this adorable “Little Red Riding Hood” Finger Puppet Set–from WeeKnit.

Sooo. Dang. CUTE!!

To enter, simply go to the WeeKnit site and tell me in the comment section below, which set is your very favorite. Oh, and it has to be one that I haven’t show here.

I’ll announce the winner Monday morning January 25, 2010–first thing.

Good luck my dah-lings!