Jumping The Gun.
It's time for Bermuda shorts and flip flops, campfires and s'mores, picnics and late night sunsets. Sunglasses that are both ridiculously huge and fabulous. Freshly mowed grass and the adorable buzz of bumblebees. Tan lines and the feel of warm sand between your toes.
It might seem like I'm jumping the gun a bit here. It wasn't a week ago we had bits of stubborn snow clinging to the ground. Canadian Summers are short so we have to make the most of it. We had our first campfire over Easter weekend while there was still a chill in the air and snow on the ground.
In the spirit of the beautiful weather I hope we can hang onto for as long as possible I made S'mores Cookies. For those of us with long or short Summers, now we can enjoy a little piece of it all year long.
S'mores Cookies
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.
Source: Adapted from my family recipe.
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 cup demerara sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup graham crackers, chopped
1/2 cup mini marshmallows
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and position a rack in the center. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper and set them aside.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and sugars. Add the vanilla and eggs then blend it in.
In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt then mix it into the wet ingredients. Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped graham crackers.
Drop heaping tbsps of dough onto the prepared baking sheets then press them down lightly with your fingers. Bake them for 8 minutes then take them out and set the oven to broil. Press 2 – 3 mini marshmallows into each cookie then toast the marshmallows for a brief 1 minute under the broiler. Transfer them to a cooling rack and enjoy!
May 4th, 2011 - 18:46
Lindsey these looks beautiful can’t wait any longer for some good weather
very true it is taking a long time hope it gets better soon
May 4th, 2011 - 18:55
Heck, you can jump the gun as much as you like if it means s’mores cookies!!! Yum.
May 4th, 2011 - 21:43
If I make thousands of these wonderful cookies, will my summer last forever? I’ll try
May 4th, 2011 - 22:03
Yes indeed it will!
May 4th, 2011 - 21:45
WOW! S’mores cookies! Now you’ve gone and done it!
I have to have one of these… I am bookmarking this for sure…
May 4th, 2011 - 23:12
LOL, I like Sara’s idea. I went camping with my daughter and her Brownie troop and it whetted my appetite for S’mores. Maybe I’ll make these cookies for our end of the year meeting
May 5th, 2011 - 02:42
they are so cute!!
May 5th, 2011 - 11:54
I love the green grass pic paired with the cookies. The colours look really good together.
I had a ladybug damn near fly into me today (is it weird that I dodged out of its way?), so I guess spring really IS here! It’s hard to believe, isn’t it?
May 5th, 2011 - 13:32
Thanks! I like the grass photo too. It’s actually cat grass.
Those crazy ladybugs! Where did they learn to drive?
May 5th, 2011 - 12:24
What a fun cookie. It’s always a good time for some s’mores.
May 5th, 2011 - 23:11
Great photos – Congrats on the Top 9!
May 5th, 2011 - 23:29
I totally missed this one..beautiful as always, and very delicious!! Congrats on top9!!!:)
May 6th, 2011 - 09:35
Thank you so much!
May 6th, 2011 - 07:21
These are perfect! So pretty – and I love the idea of marshmallows in a cookie – yum!
Beautiful photos!
May 6th, 2011 - 09:35
Thank you Patricia!
May 6th, 2011 - 08:19
I got a bit of a sunburn on my nose last weekend, from spending five hours in the garden weeding my flowerbeds and preparing my vegetable boxes. If that doesn’t say “summer is almost here”, I don’t know what does.
PS – It’s never too early in the season for smores. Never.
May 6th, 2011 - 09:35
I was outside for 15 minutes the other day and nearly got a sunburn. I must be living under a hole in the ozone or something!
May 6th, 2011 - 12:36
these look so good!! i love all things s’mores – thanks for posting!
May 6th, 2011 - 14:12
Wow, these are so beautiful and fun! I used to love Smores granola bars when I was a kid, but wouldn’t have thought to make Smores cookies. Thanks for sharing and congrats on the Top 9!!
May 6th, 2011 - 15:35
Thanks so much Terris! I should try s’mores in granola bar form too!
May 6th, 2011 - 16:11
First time in your space and it’s beautiful ! These cookies looks crazy yummy…
May 7th, 2011 - 01:13
Thanks Kankana! I hope you stop by for another visit soon.
May 7th, 2011 - 00:05
These are most definitely summer in a dollop! It’s too cold for spring in my neck of the woods. Your description and pictures brought me right to the highs of summer. Thank you!
May 7th, 2011 - 01:14
My pleasure!
May 9th, 2011 - 08:42
Wow! These look so so good.
We’ve posted them on our Facebook page! https://www.facebook.com/redpathsugar
- Anna
May 9th, 2011 - 09:34
Thank you Anna! You’re so sweet!
May 9th, 2011 - 14:30
These look awesome! I can usually only eat one smore, but I bet I’d be able to eat more than one of these!
May 9th, 2011 - 20:46
Jumping the gun? Lol, Ive been itching for campfires for weeks now! (Actually, Im still clinging to a hoodie that I wore at our last one because it still smells like campfire). These cookies certainly would light a fire if I wasn’t already itching for sunshine. They look adorable.
May 9th, 2011 - 20:59
I love that campfire smell! I do the same thing.
May 10th, 2011 - 18:34
These cookies look delicious! Your pictures are beautiful, love the roasted marshmallows in the pics!
June 24th, 2011 - 00:53
What a great idea! I indulged in my first s’mores of the year last weekend, but these look even better.