S’mores Cookies

SUMMER!!

I love the LONG hours of daylight.

I love the warm mornings and evenings that you can wear tank tops.

I love camping and living in the lake.  I’m convinced that my mother birthed me in a tub (even though she says she didn’t) because I LOVE the water.  I would live there if I could . . . lakes, rivers, oceans.  But, take a bath . . . NEVER.  I hate the bath, I feel it is a chance to for you to sit in your own dirt.  At least in the lakes, rivers and oceans you have a chance of encountering fresh water!

As I said, I love camping and nothing brings about the feeling of summer better for me than it! I haven’t had the fortune of getting out in our trailer yet, but, that hasn’t prevented in me from indulging in my favourite summer time treat . . . S’MORES! I adore the fire toasted marshmallow, gooey chocolate, and crunch of a graham cracker delight.

I had been craving one so badly, that when I saw this post, I had to make them for my staff’s next social luncheon.  The recipe was fairly simple, the one hiccup being that you need to let the dough sit in the fridge for an hour (and not snack on it while doing so).  For some reason, I hate letting the dough sit.  I know it is a baking necessity, but it seriously bothers my patience…or lack-there-of!

Other than the dough in the refrigerator problem . . . the rest of the recipe is fairly straight forward.  I scooped out the dough using my cookie scoop (to ensure equal sized cookies) and then you bake for around 8 minutes, pull them out, put on the chocolate chunks, and mini marshmallows and put it back in the oven until the marshmallows swell up nice and beautifully!

The original recipe comes from une-deuxsenses blog and I have adapted it to the steps that I took!

Smores Cookies

In your KitchenAid mixer (or other, less superior mixer hahaha), combine the butter and sugars and mix until fluffy. Mix in the eggs and vanilla until combined. Next, add the flour, graham cracker crumbs, salt, baking soda and mix well.

Stir in the chocolate chips then cover and refrigerate the dough for about one hour.

Preheat oven to 375 F.  Using a cookie/cupcake scoop, portion out the dough and roll into a ball.  Drop onto a greased baking sheet. Repeat with the rest of dough, leaving about 2 inches between each to allow it to spread. Bake for 8 minutes, then remove from the oven. Push a 3 – 5 marshmallows and a few pieces of a Hershey’s bar into each cookie. Return to oven and bake for another 2 – 3 minutes until golden brown and the marshmallows are a bit toasted. Let cool on a wire rack.

Enjoy the cookies . . . and the summer!

And in case you haven’t heard, I have the CUTEST NIECE in the world!  How intelligent is she . . . reading at the age of 6 months.  Love her. xoxoxo

What is your favourite summer time treat?