Gingerbread Cookie Puppy Chow

What do you get when you crumble up gingerbread cookies and coat Chex cereal in white chocolate and gingerbread crumbs? 

Good.  That's what you get.  Finger licking good.

I really like gingerbread.  It isn't my favorite holiday flavor, but it sure is good!  I saw Gingerbread Twix at Dillon's the other day and thought it sounded incredible.  I am a huge fan of cinnamon, so it makes sense why I like gingerbread.  I've heard of many bloggers who could drink molasses, they like it so much, but I don't think I'm one of those people.  But I won't say no to gingerbread, ESPECIALLY in Twix.  And puppy chow.

Holidays bring out all the flavors and shapes in candies.  Like the Twix.  I've also seen MnM's and Oreos.  These marketing people, I think they must know some food bloggers!

I wish they would make gingerbread Cheerios.  And frosting.  Oh, and peanut butter!

I hope they don't ever make gingerbread gum.  Or salsa.  And definitely not Skittles.

Yuck.

But now you can have gingerbread puppy chow! 

 

Gingerbread Cookie Puppy Chow

Recipe Source: The Sweet {Tooth} Life

Yield: 4-1/2 cups

1 cup white chocolate chips

1 tablespoon shortening

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

4 cups Chex cereal (I used corn, but wheat or rice will work)

2/12 cups gingerbread cookie crumbs

 

Melt the white chocolate chips and shortening a large pan, stirring frequently.  Once melted and smooth, stir in ginger and cinnamon.  Add Chex cereal and toss until coated.  Pour half of the gingerbread cookie crumbs in a Ziploc bag and put half of the coated Chex in the bag.  Toss until Chex is coated with crumbs.  Repeat with remaining cereal and cookie crumbs.  Store in an airtight container.

 

Note:  I used homemade gingerbread cookies that I let bake a couple minutes longer so they would be crunchy.  Then I just crushed them.

 

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