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                                            Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 45 Minutes  | 
                                            Ready In: 60 Minutes Servings: 4  | 
                                         
                                        
                                     
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                    These little mounds would go great on a Christmas cookie tray or at any time of the year for a gift. Everyone loves kitchen gifts and who could turn down candy?? The size of the batch will depend on how large you make them. Ingredients: 
                    
                        
                                                1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine  |  
                                                2/3 cup packed brown sugar  |  
                                                1 tablespoon corn syrup  |  
                                                2 cups cheerios toasted oat cereal  |  
                                                1 cup salted peanuts  |  
                                                
                     
                    Directions: 
                    
                        
                            
                                1. Heat butter in saucepan over low heat until melted. 2. Stir in brown sugar and corn syrup. 3. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. 4. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. 5. Stir in cereal and peanuts until well coated. 6. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper; cool.                              | 
                         
                         
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