Bear Squares

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups crisp rice cereal
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 4 cups miniature marshmallows
• 1/4 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 24 bear shaped cookies, flavor of your choice (like teddy grahams etc.)

Recipe

• 1 lightly grease or butter a 9x13 pan.
• 2 in a bowl combine cereal, raisins and 1 cup of marshmallows.
• 3 in a medium saucepan, combine peanut butter, 3 tablespoons of butter and remaining 3 cups marshmallows and stir over low heat just until melted and smooth.
• 4 immediately pour the peanut butter mixture over the cereal mixture in a bowl, and stir until well blended (it will leave the sides of the bowl when ready).
• 5 scrape the mixture into the prepared 9x13 pan and press into an even layer.
• 6 while still warm, place the bear-shaped cookies waist deep, into cereal mixture spacing them about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• 7 let cool completely before cutting into bars and serving. make sure each bar has a bear on it.