Cheerios Christmas Trees
Yields: 6-8 Trees
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
32 large or 3 cups miniature
marshmallows
1/2 teaspoon green food color
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
4 cups Cherrios cereal
Small gumdrops, sliced
Red lace licorice
Heat margarine in 3-quart saucepan until melted. Add marshmallows. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth; remove from heat.
Stir in food color and vanilla. Fold in cereal until evenly coated. Quickly shape warm cereal mixture by about 2/3 cupfuls into Christmas tree shapes on waxed paper, using buttered hands.
Press gumdrops slices onto trees for ornaments. Press pieces of licorice onto trees for garland.