1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter OR margarine
4 cups mini marshmallows
6 cups rice krispies
1/2 cup chocolate toffee bits

lightly butter a 6-lollipop cookie mold. have ready 6 wooden lollipop sticks. set aside.

in a medium heavy saucepan, melt the butter over low heat. stir in the marshmallows & continue cooking, stirring constantly, until they are melted. remove from the heat & stir in the cereal & tofee bits.

using a 1/4-cup measuring cup, scoop out heaping cupfuls of the cereal mixture & pat with the back of a fork into each indentation in the mold. unmold the pops, working quickly before they set completely, & insert a wooden stick into each one. allow to cool & firm up, about 30 minutes.

makes 6 cups

YOU CAN ALSO DIP THE END OF EACH POP INTO MELTED MILK CHOCOLATE. PLACE THE POPS ON A PIECE OF FOIL UNTIL THE CHOCOLATE FIRMS UP.