Grandma Dee's Butterscotch-Cheerio Crispies

These gooey bars promise to win the heart over whether young or old. They are a fun kid friendly treat that the kids can even help with.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 72 large marshmallows, about 1 large package
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup coconut, optional
• 6 squares butterscotch
• 11 cups of Cheerios

Directions:

Put Cheerios in large bowl and set aside. Put butter or margarine in a 6 qt sauce pan and start to melt. Put butterscotch in microwave bowl dish, set for 3 minutes or until soft. Pour the softened butterscotch into the sauce pan with the butter or margarine, coconut and marshmallows on low heat and stir continually until marshmallows are completely melted. Immediately remove from heat and add vanilla. Then, pour the marshmallow mixture immediately over cheerios, mix thoroughly together and pour into 2 13x9'x2" pans to cool, cut into bars.

Number of Servings: app:40 depending on how they are cut.

Notes from the Cook: My husband is a big kid and loves butterscotch. On a icy cold winter night, I made this up for him, and I won his heart again after 22 years of marriage!