Cheerio Christmas Trees - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 tablespoons margarine or 3 tablespoons butter
1 (10 ounce) package regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
6 cups Cheerios toasted oat cereal or 6 cups Rice Krispies
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon green food coloring
gumdrop

Preparation

Heat butter in 3-quart saucepan.
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 into Christmas tree shapes (about 2/3 cup per tree) on waxed paper, using buttered hands.
Cut gumdrops into thins slice.
Press gumdrop slices sticky side onto trees for \"ornaments\".