Tombstone Treats

Tombstone Treats requires around 55 minutes from start to finish. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 498 calories. This recipe serves 16 and costs $1.01 per serving. Head to the store and pick up decorating gel, water, crisp rice cereal, and a few other things to make it today. 46 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. Overall, this recipe earns a not so spectacular spoonacular score of 17%. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Tombstone Cupcakes, Tombstone Cupcakes, and Tombstone Cookies.

Servings: 16

Preparation duration: 45 minutes

Cooking duration: 10 minutes

 

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons butter

1-1/2 cups flaked coconut

7-1/2 cups crisp rice cereal

Black decorating gel

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

4 drops green food coloring

Candy pumpkins

4 cups miniature marshmallows

1 tube (18 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough

1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted

1 teaspoon water

Equipment:

sauce pan

spatula

frying pan

bowl

baking sheet

toothpicks

ziploc bags

Cooking instruction summary:

Directions In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Stir in marshmallows until completely melted. Remove from the heat. Stir in cereal until well coated. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan with a buttered spatula. Cool. In a large bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Trace tombstone pattern onto waxed paper; cut out 16 tombstones from dough. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Along bottom edge of each cookie, insert two toothpicks halfway into the dough. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine water and green food coloring. Add coconut; seal bag and shake to coat. Toast coconut; set aside. Using black gel, tint frosting gray. Frost sugar cookies; decorate with black gel. Cut cereal bars into 3-in. x 2-in. rectangles; spread with melted chocolate. Using toothpicks, insert cookies into cereal bars. Decorate with coconut and candies as desired. Yield: 16 servings. Originally published as Tombstone Treats in Taste of HomeOctober/November 2006, p17 Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 358 calories, 15 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 15 mg cholesterol, 306 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend

 

Step by step:


1. In a large saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Stir in marshmallows until completely melted.

2. Remove from the heat. Stir in cereal until well coated. Press into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. pan with a buttered spatula. Cool.

3. In a large bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Trace tombstone pattern onto waxed paper; cut out 16 tombstones from dough.

4. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.

5. Along bottom edge of each cookie, insert two toothpicks halfway into the dough.

6. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are golden brown.

7. Remove to wire racks to cool.

8. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine water and green food coloring.

9. Add coconut; seal bag and shake to coat. Toast coconut; set aside. Using black gel, tint frosting gray. Frost sugar cookies; decorate with black gel.

10. Cut cereal bars into 3-in. x 2-in. rectangles; spread with melted chocolate. Using toothpicks, insert cookies into cereal bars. Decorate with coconut and candies as desired.


Nutrition Information:

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497k Calories
5g Protein
21g Total Fat
72g Carbs
1% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
497k
25%

Fat
21g
33%

  Saturated Fat
11g
71%

Carbohydrates
72g
24%

  Sugar
45g
50%

Cholesterol
14mg
5%

Sodium
149mg
7%

Caffeine
9mg
3%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
5g
10%

Manganese
0.35mg
18%

Iron
2mg
13%

Folate
43µg
11%

Fiber
2g
11%

Copper
0.21mg
11%

Phosphorus
104mg
10%

Vitamin B1
0.15mg
10%

Selenium
5µg
8%

Vitamin B3
1mg
7%

Magnesium
26mg
7%

Vitamin B2
0.09mg
6%

Calcium
47mg
5%

Potassium
141mg
4%

Zinc
0.55mg
4%

Vitamin K
3µg
4%

Vitamin A
149IU
3%

Vitamin B5
0.15mg
2%

Vitamin E
0.21mg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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