Valentine’s Day Treats

 I had the utmost intention of whipping up some fun cookies as a Valentine’s Day treat, but got wrapped up in cleaning my house and resorted to some easy fail-safe Rice Krisipie treats.  It doesn’t hurt that they are one of my Valentine’s favorites…

Brown Butter Rice Krispie Treats

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1-10 oz bag marshmallows
• 6 cups Rice Krispies

1. Brown butter in a large pot over medium-low heat (it will melt, then foam then slowly brown and smell nutty – just be sure to stir frequently and remove from heat once it browns… you don’t want it to burn!).
2. Once you brown butter, remove from heat and stir in marshmallows.
3. Slowly fold in rice krispies.
4. Transfer to a buttered baking dish and let cool slightly (I used a piece of wax paper to evenly flatten out rice/marshmallow mixture).
5. Sprinkle Maldeon sea salt atop Rice Krispie treats
6. Cut out heart shapes with a heart shaped cookie cutter.

*Melt white chocolate and stir in a couple drops of red food coloring to create a fun pink icing to decorate your treats!