FRUITY NO-BAKE COOKIES

Fruity No-Bake Cookies image

Keep your kitchen cool with these freezer cookies made with fruity cereal. They're extra sweet and even more fun for kids to help make.-Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 15m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 cups Fruity Pebbles cereal
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
Sugar
8 ounces white candy coating
2 tablespoons shortening
1/8 teaspoon lemon extract, optional
Sprinkles, optional

Steps:

Place cereal in a food processor; process until finely crushed. Add cream cheese; process until blended. Shape into 1-in. balls. Coat bottom of a glass with cooking spray, then dip in sugar. Press cookies with bottom of glass to flatten to 1/4-in. thickness; re-dip glass in sugar as needed. Freeze 30 minutes or until firm., In a microwave, melt candy coating and shortening; stir until smooth. If desired, stir in lemon extract. Dip cookies in coating mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. If desired, immediately decorate with sprinkles. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 108 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 58mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.