Christmas Rice Krispie Presents are one of the easiest Christmas treats you can make! These adorable little presents look great on cookie trays and kids love them!

If you need a quick and easy recipe to take to a holiday gathering (especially where kids will be present), give these Christmas Rice Krispie Treats a try!

You’ll only need a few ingredients, and they just take minutes to make.

Normally, I try to keep our desserts and snacks on the healthier side (using more natural sweeteners and avoiding food coloring). But sometimes you need a recipe to take to a gathering.

This recipe is the kind of thing I make to take somewhere. That way we don’t have to eat them all ourselves!

Whenever we make Christmas cookies to share with friends and neighbors, we love to include these presents, sugar cookies, chocolate star cookies, and these Christmas pretzel hugs. They just look so festive together!

Christmas Rice Krispie Treats Ingredients

Butter
Vanilla
Mini marshmallows
Rice Krispies cereal
Red string licorice
Candy sprinkles (optional)

How to Make Christmas Rice Krispie Presents

Here’s how to make these Christmas Rice Krispie Presents. The simple steps couldn’t be easier! (This is just a recipe overview—find the full recipe with ingredients and instructions below.)

Grease a 9″ x 13″ pan and set aside.
Melt the butter in a large pot over low heat (I use my stainless steel Dutch oven for this). Stir in the vanilla.
Add the marshmallows and stir well, allowing them to melt.
Remove the pan from the heat, and add the Rice Krispies (and candy sprinkles, if using), stirring until all is combined and the cereal is coated with the marshmallow mixture.
Press the Rice Krispie mixture into the prepared 9″ x 13″ pan using a buttered spatula.
Allow to cool, and cut into present shapes (squares or rectangles) and then tie each one with a red licorice string.

Christmas Rice Krispie Presents Tip

If you can’t find red string licorice, you can also use licorice strands (like Twizzlers), and just separate them. We’ve had to do this several times when we couldn’t find the red licorice laces locally.

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