Oreo Cereal Treats
The next time you need a treat to send to school with your kiddos, raid your pantry! Use whatever dried cereal you may have in there, and get creative! Of course, you can’t go wrong with this classic flavor profile of Chocolate Cookies & Cereal!
Servings Prep Time
8people 10minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
15minutes 20minutes
Servings Prep Time
8people 10minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
15minutes 20minutes
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. First off, RAID YOUR PANTRY! If you don’t have toated oats in there, what other dried cereal do you have? Just about any option that isn’t the sugary, candy-filled type will work.
  2. Place the cookies in a ziptop bag. Use a rolling pin or meat mallet, crush the cookies until they are in very small pieces. Once crushed, they should measure approximately 2 cups (if it’s a little more or less, no problem!).
  3. Spray a 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray. Press the crushed cookies onto the bottom of the pan.
  4. Melt the butter over medium low heat. Add the marshmallows and stir until melted completely, about 7-10 minutes. Don’t walk away! You don’t want the mixture to boil over or burn!
  5. Mix the marshmallow & butter mixture with the dried cereal. Be sure to mix thoroughly to coat as much of the cereal as possible.
  6. Add the cereal mixture to the layer of crushed cookies. Using your hand (it really does work best!), flatten out the cereal mix to a dense layer.
  7. See? You get two layers of goodness waiting for the final chocolate topping!
  8. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave on medium heat, 30 seconds at a time. Stir and repeat until you have a smooth mixture. Drizzle melted chocolate over the cereal layer in the pan. Allow to cool, and then refrigerate for 20 minutes. Slice and enjoy!
Recipe Notes

So you’re wondering where the pictures are of the finished, sliced pieces, huh? Well, I sent this tray into work with my husband, and I didn’t get that “money shot”. While the layers needed a little more cohesive, gooey texture to keep them together, at the end of the day, these Chocolate Cookie Cereal Treats were a tasty bite for a Monday.

Time to make them again with more variety!  What do YOU have in your pantry to add to these treats?