Oreo Rice Krispie Treats

I was trying to think of a different treat to make for Dave's ukulele group meeting and found this recipe for Oreo Rice Krispie treats and I liked that it has a couple different things than the classic recipe. She browns the butter, which only takes a few minutes longer than the usual melting; adds more marshmallows; and adds a pinch of coarse salt. These turned out great and everyone loved - to serve, I cut into small squares and wrapped in plastic wrap to keep them germ-free (and fresh, I made them 3 days before the event). Yum. 

I read a review that shared what seemed like a good tip - melt the marshmallows in a large glass bowl in the microwave...yeah, that didn't work very good (!) so I ended up transferring them to a large pan and finished melting them that way. 

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
• 20 oz. marshmallows
• 1 t. vanilla
• pinch of coarse salt
• 7 cups (7 oz.) rice krispies cereal
• 20-24 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped or crushed

Directions:

1. Butter the bottom and sides of a 13x9" pan. Set aside.

2. Melt the butter in a large saucepan on low heat and let it cook until the solids start to turn golden brown and it smells caramelly, 3 to 4 minutes.

3.  Add the marshmallows and cook on low, stirring constantly until mostly melted (a few small lumps here and there are ok). Add the vanilla and salt, stir to combine.

4. Place the rice krispies and oreos in a large bowl, Pour the melted marshmallow mixture overtop and stir until evenly combined. Scoop the mixture into the prepared pan and press the mixture into the pan with lightly greased hands - smashing them down too hard will result in firm rice krispie treats, so use a gentle hand if you want them chewy. Let cool before slicing into squares.

Notes: 

• you don't have to brown the butter but it does add great flavor. 
• 20 ounces of marshmallows is more than the usual 16 ounces (it's about 10 cups of mini marshmallows or 75 large marshmallows) which gives them a more gooey texture. 
• to crush the oreos, I put them in a large baggie and whack them with a rolling pin. 

crush the oreos

brown the butter

melt the marshmallows

pour over the cereal and cookies

recipe found here