Muddy Buddies

Muddy Buddies, Puppy Chow, Reindeer Poop, whatever you call it, I call it YUM!  I love this treat.  It's one of my kids favorites too.

9 cup Rice Chex cereal
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/c cup peanut butter
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 & 1/2 cups powdered sugar

*Melt the chocolate chips, peanut butter and the butter together either in the microwave or on the stove top in  a pot.  Remove from heat and add the vanilla.  Stir all together.  Put the cereal in a large bowl and pour the chocolate/peanut butter mixture all over the cereal and mix it all together.  Then take half the coated cereal out and put it in a gallon size zip lock baggie with the powdered sugar and toss the cereal to coat each piece in the powdered sugar.  Then take the other half of the cereal and put it in a powdered sugar filled zip lock and repeat the same process.*