Rocky Mountain Cookies No Bake Food

NO BAKE ROCKY ROAD COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, melt chocolate chips and oil in the microwave until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds (it took my chocolate about 1 minute total).
• In a large bowl, toss together remaining ingredients.
• Pour melted chocolate over cereal mixture and gently toss until completely coated.
• Use a tablespoon measure to drop onto a parchment-lined baking sheet OR into lined mini muffin cups.
• Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes, or until chocolate is set and cookies are hard.

NO-BAKE ROCKY ROAD BARS

Steps:

• For the bars: Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment so that the edges fold over the sides of the pan. Spray with cooking spray.
• Add the sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese and butter to a medium pot and place over low heat. Cook, whisking occasionally so the bottom does not brown, until melted and well combined, a few minutes.
• Put the pecans, walnuts, graham crackers and marshmallows in a bowl; set aside.
• When the cream cheese mixture has melted, whisk until well combined, and then remove from the heat. Fold in the chocolate chips and mix until all the chocolate is melted and the mixture is well combined.
• Pour the chocolate mixture into the bowl with the graham cracker mixture. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and place in the fridge for 1 to 1 1/2 hours to set.
• For the quick marshmallow frosting: In the bowl of stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the sugar and butter until creamy, a couple of minutes. Beat in the marshmallow creme.
• Remove the set mixture from the pan. Cut into squares and frost with or dip in the marshmallow frosting. Keep refrigerated.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COOKIES (NO BAKE)

Steps:

• Melt dark chocolate over gentle heat.
• Combine marshmallows, cereal, cookies, peanuts and cherries.
• Pour the melted chocolate over nut/cereal mixture and combine well.
• Spoon mixture onto waxed paper lined baking sheets in mounds that resemble (very roughly) little mountains.
• Melt white chocolate. Spoon some white chocolate on each cookie and let it run down the "peak" like snow caps on a mountain. Makes 38 cookies.
• In the Kitchen with Bonnie Stern.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until creamy. Add flour and vanilla. Add ground almonds and mix. Chill for about 1-2 hours.
• Mold small amount of dough around each kiss, completely covering the chocolate. Place in ungreased baking sheet and bake at 300°F for 14-18 minutes. Halfway through baking reverse the baking sheet. Cool cookies slightly and roll warm cookies in a plate of confectioners sugar.
• Watch these cookies carefully as they bake. The bottom of the cookie should only be lightly brown.