Best thing ever: s’mores cookies! melty toasted marshmallow, crunchy Graham crackers and lots of chocolate all in a chewy cookie. It’s a MUST make recipe! If you love these then you will also love my chocolate chip cookie recipe!
What You’ll Need for This Recipe
Mini marshmallows: I used mini marshmallows for this recipe but you can definitely use marshmallow bits, which are available in some supermarkets in the baking aisle. They’re hard at room temp but become gooey when baked.
Chocolate Chips: You can use semisweet or bittersweet chocolate chips and if you love that classic s’mores chocolate i.e. Hershey’s then you can use all chopped Hershey’s bars.
Brown Sugar: I used light brown sugar in this recipe, if you only have dark brown sugar at home sub in half granulated sugar.
How to Make S’mores Cookies
1. Roughly chop the Graham crackers, break the Hershey’s bar apart and tear the mini marshmallows in half.
2. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cornstarch into a bowl then whisk together and set aside.
3. Cream the room temperature butter in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a large bowl if using an electric hand mixer. Add the granulated and brown sugar and beat until well-combined. Drop in the egg and vanilla then mix, scrape the bowl down and mix once more until homogenous.
4. Add the dry mixture and mix on low until just combined then scrape the bowl down one last time.
5. Reserve a handful of the torn marshmallows then add the remaining marshmallows, Graham cracker pieces, and chocolate chips to the dough and mix on low until just distributed. Cover and chill for at lease an hour.
6. Preheat oven to 350F, roll the chilled dough into two tablespoon sized balls then place on a parchment paper or silicone lined baking sheet.
Now you have a choice; you can top with torn marshmallows and pieces of Hershey’s chocolate bar and bake at 350 for 10 minutes OR you can bake for 8 minutes then pull out of the oven and top with marshmallows and chocolate then bake for an additional 2-3 minutes. I’ve baked these cookies both ways and the only difference is the toppings are more intact and pretty if you pop them on towards the end of baking. See note two below for what to do it your cookie has some marshmallow seepage.
Pro Tips for this Recipe
- Measure your flour correctly! Adding too much flour to the recipe is the most common mistake. The best, and easiest way to measure flour is by using a scale. If you don’t have one then fluff your flour with a spoon, sprinkle it into your measuring cup, and use a knife to level it off.
- If your cookies have a marshmallow blowout use a circle-shaped cookie cutter to corral them together as soon as they come out of the oven. You could also use a spatula or knife to push the edges back in.
- These cookies are going to have that CLASSIC s’mores taste if you use the Hershey’s chocolate bar so it’s worth it to add to your shopping list.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet, they’ll be soft after coming out of the oven and need time to firm up.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will they last?
Your s’mores cookies will last for 4 days in an airtight container at room temperature.
Can you Freeze the dough?
Yes! Roll your dough out then place on a baking sheet or large plate and freeze. Once firm to the touch transfer frozen dough balls to a freezer-safe plastic bag, and stash in the freezer for up to 3 months.
What kind of marshmallows should I use?
I used mini marshmallows and tore them in half. Even though they are “mini” that’s still too big for a cookie. You can also use marshmallow bits, they’re firmer, smaller marshmallows similar to the ones you’d find in cereal.
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Smores Cookies
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Equipment
- Baking Sheet I use this one!
- Stand mixer or a hand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 180g
- ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp corn starch
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 10 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup mini marshmallows OR marshmallow bits, divided
- 1 bar Hershey's Chocolate 1.55oz
- 4 Graham crackers 56g
Instructions
- Roughly chop the Graham crackers and Hershey's bar, then tear the mini marshmallows in half. These marshmallows are one of the best parts of the cookie but they will puff up and get a bit out of control if you don't halve them.
- Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cornstarch in a bowl then whisk together and set aside.
- Using a stand or hand mixer, beat butter and sugars in a bowl until creamy, about 2 minutes. Add in egg and vanilla and until combined. Scrape the bowl down and mix once more.
- Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed until just combined.
- Reserve a handful of the torn marshmallows and set aside then add the remaining marshmallows, chocolate chips, and Graham crackers to the dough and mix on low until just combined (do not over-beat).
- Refrigerate dough for an hour or more.
- Heat oven to 350F. Portion out roughly two tablespoon sized pieces of dough. Roll into balls and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
- Bake at 350° for 8 minutes then top the cookies with the reserved marshmallow and Hershey's bar pieces then return to the oven for 2-3 minutes to finish baking. IF a some cookies had a blowout because of a few too many marshmallows to you can corral them back together with a round cookie cutter or a knife.
- Leave on pan to cool completely.
Notes
- Measure your flour correctly! Adding too much flour to the recipe is the most common mistake. The best, and easiest way to measure flour is by using a scale. If you don't have one then fluff your flour with a spoon, sprinkle it into your measuring cup, and use a knife to level it off.
- If your cookies have a marshmallow blowout use a circle-shaped cookie cutter to corral them together as soon as they come out of the oven. You could also use a spatula or knife to push the edges back in.
- These cookies are going to have that CLASSIC s'mores taste if you use the Hershey's chocolate bar so it's worth it to add to your shopping list.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet they'll be soft after coming out of the oven and need time to firm up.
I believe there is a typo for the weight given for the Graham crackers. I used newly purchased Nabisco Honey Maid Graham crackers and 4 crackers weighed 62 grams.
I hadn’t purchased Graham crackers in a couple of years and I noticed that each cracker seemed to be slightly smaller than what I remember. I’m guessing that when this recipe was written 4 crackers would have weighed 65 grams before being “downsized.” It’s easy to suppose that 65g was transposed to 56g when the recipe was posted.
By the way, these cookies were a hit!
Hi John!!! I made your smores cookie recipe tonight and it was amazing! I wanted to share this picture with you and thank you for all you do. I’ve also tried your chocolate chip banana bread recipe and one of the fruit salads and both turned out great😋 I love your videos too, they’re always fun to watch, simple and with clear instructions. THANK YOU!!!!💜🍪
Note:. I made some tweaks: used 8 tbsp of butter instead of 10tbsp and added 1 egg yolk. They turned out amazing
Easy to make and so delicious!
A delicious and easy to make smores cookies i have ever tried. Thanks for sharing this amazing smores cookies recipe. Even i have a special smores cookies recipe as well.
Loved this !! Still I dont know why Im getting puffy cookies instead of flat .. at least they are still chewy andn delicious! Is anyone having any similar trouble?
This tas A-MA-ZING! Buuuuuuuuuuut …. Im having a huge issue, my cookies come out kind of puffy not flat, and I have to over cook them in order to get them done, they come out brown outside and a little under done inside 🙁 any idea anyone why Im getting this? thank you! Love your videos by the way, apple pie and lemon muffins are my all time favorites, hugs from Mexico!
I made these last night! They were absolutely delicious–I love the graham flavor. My husband likes them so much that I had to hide them from him. One note–I had to bake them longer than 2-3 minutes after I added the Hershey bits and marshmallows. That might have been because I made them too big. Next time I’ll leave them in for 10 minutes before I add the toppings.
Very stylish cookies!
These are a solid recipe that are both beautiful and tasty! I have always been a fan of graham cracker In my cookies, and the little chocolate piece garnish gives it style!
Notes from my trial:
I used the marshmallow bits exclusively. If I did it again, I would, at least, use the softer mini marshmallows on the top for the extra decor and a little more s’mores flavor.
Also, if you pull them out to add the toppings, and they seems like they haven’t spread much, do not worry, mine ended up just fine at the end. I opted for the slightly longer second cooking time, and they were perfect.
Great recipe, will certain make this again!
delicious cookies and an easy recipe!
Made these this morning. Taste just like s’mores. Daughter said they were the best cookie ever!