Holly Crackles

You've seen these before on a Christmas cookie tray...corn flakes covered in a green marshmallow mixture and dotted with Red Hot candies.  Simple and quite frankly yummy.  I made some this morning as part of my  Christmas baking blitz.  This is Mr. Food's recipe.  I used to love when he would appear on our local news show and was sad to hear of his passing literally a couple of weeks ago.  Thanks, Mr. Food!  I thought of you fondly while I was up to my elbows in bright green marshmallow fluff!!

1/2 C. (1stick) butter

30 large marshmallows (a 10-ounce bag contains 38 to 40)--I used minis today and they worked fine

1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons green food color

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups cornflakes cereal

Red-hot cinnamon candies, for decorating

  In a medium saucepan, melt butter and marshmallows over medium-low heat, stirring constantly.

When melted, remove from heat and stir in 1 teaspoon food color and the vanilla. Add more food color, if desired. Stir in cornflakes.

Drop mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time, onto wax paper. Decorate with candies. Let stand 30 minutes, or until cool.