S'mores Cookies

Mamie and I spent some time this weekend baking cookies.  We picked out a recipe together that she wanted to make, and she selected s'more cookies.  She loved deciding who to take these cookies to.  They turned out great, and everyone loved them.  I hope you will enjoy them too!

S'more Cookies

(adapted slightly from Jamie Cooks It Up)

Ingredients:

1 package graham crackers (9 full-sized graham crackers)

6 T butter, melted

1 T sugar

dash salt

1 C butter, softened

2 C brown sugar

2 eggs

2 T milk

2 t vanilla

1 t baking soda

2 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

3 1/2 C flour

2 1/2 C milk chocolate chips

24 large marshmallows

4 (1.55 oz) Hershey bars, separated into small rectangles

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350. 

2. Place graham crackers into a food processor, and  grind them into crumbs.   

3. To the crumbs add 6 T melted butter, 1 T sugar and a dash of salt. Let the food processor grind all of the ingredients together. Set mixture aside.

4. Place softened butter and brown sugar into a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed until the ingredients are nicely creamed together, about 2 minutes. 

5. Add eggs, milk and vanilla and mix for another 2 minutes.

6. In a separate bowl combine baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Add it to the creamed mixture and mix until combined.  Toss in the chocolate chips and mix again until the chips are evenly distributed.

7. Pour the graham cracker crumbs into the cookie dough. Using a wooden spoon smash them into the cookie dough. You don't want the graham cracker crumb mixture to be totally lost in the dough.

8. Roll the dough into 2 inch balls, place them on a lightly sprayed cookie sheet and bake at 350 for about 6-7 minutes, or just until the cookies begin to crack.

9. While your cookies are in the oven, cut the large marshmallows in half.

10. Press a marshmallow piece into the center of each hot cookie (cut side down). Return the sheet to the oven and bake for about 1 1/2 more minutes allowing the marshmallows to puff up and get all wonderful and delicious.

11. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven. Let the cookies sit for about 2 minutes, then press one Hershey bar piece into the center of the marshmallow.

12. Remove the cookies from the cookie sheet and allow them to finish cooling on a wire rack.

Yields: approximately 48 cookies