S’mores Cookies
S’mores Cookies are graham crackers topped with chocolate chip marshmallow cookie dough and Hershey squares. These cookies have become a tried and true reader favorite on the blog. I may earn commissions for purchases made through links on this post.
S’MORES COOKIE
Yesterday was busy with swimming, BBQing, and relaxing. My Laundry Monday turned into Laundry Tuesday topped with an additional load of damp swimming towels.
Being the good parents we are we counted swimming as baths for the kids and sent them to bed smelling of sunblock.
Then as I snuggled on the couch to write a post about these cookies I brought to our BBQ I just…could not…keep…my eyes…open. *Snooze*
S’MORES COOKIES RECIPE
This S’mores Cookies recipe are a perfect hello to summer. I’ve seen these floating around the web and you know how much I loved these S’mores Bars so I had to give ’em a try.
These delicious cookies have a graham cracker base and chocolate chip cookies are sprinkled with chocolate and marshmallows topping it.
The crunch of the graham cracker with the gooey cookie is the perfect combination.
INGREDIENTS
- GRAHAM CRACKERS – we’re not using graham cracker crumbs her but large graham cracker pieces to get that graham flavor.
- BUTTER – you want to use softened butter but still cold butter .
- BROWN SUGAR
- WHITE SUGAR
- EGGS
- VANILLA EXTRACT – always use pure vanilla and not imitation.
- BAKING SODA
- SALT
- ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
- SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS
- MINI MARSHMALLOWS – Gooey marshmallows are folded into the cookie dough. Large marshmallows would be overkill here.
- HERSHEY’S CHOCOLATE – a square of a Hershey bars goes right on top of the cookie for that iconic s’mores with the milk chocolate taste.
Place one and a half tablespoons of dough on each graham cracker square using a cookie scoop.
Yum
OTHER S’MORES RECIPES
S’mores Cookies
Ingredients
- 11 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- optional 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 3 regular sized Hershey’s bars, broken into pieces
- 2-3 packages graham crackers, broken into squares
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter with white and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon (if using) to combine. Set aside.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixer and combine on low speed.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and marshmallows.
- Lay out graham crackers squares side by side on the pans as close as possible (they should be touching). You may have to add or remove graham crackers according to how much dough you have but I usually use around 36. If you want your cookies thicker you will use more dough and less graham crackers.
- Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough on each graham cracker square. about 1 – 1 ½ inches apart. For extra s'mores look, I like to press 1-2 mini marshmallows right on top of the dough balls.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes. They will be done when the edges begin to turn golden brown. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- After cookies have cooled for about 2-3 minutes, press the Hershey’s bar pieces on to the top. You can place as many pieces or as little as you want depending how much chocolate flavor you want. I like to add a tiny sprinkle of flaky salt on top. For clean cutting make sure cookies are completely cool and cut with a sharp knife.
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We love making them and we all love eating them. We made for my sons Cup Scout troop and the parents eat most of them before the boys could eat them. Needless to say that they are always asking for these cookies.
Oh good. That makes me happy!
I love that chocolate chip cookie sprinkled with chocolate and marshmallows topping it
Thank you!
Wow! They are looking delicious
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Yummy cookies
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These look incredible, what a great idea, Love it!!
Thank you!
I made these for my nieces and nephews. They were such a hit. Thanks for the recipe!
You’re so welcome!
Genius!!!!! I am so making these this Summer!
Thanks Christy,
wow these tasted delicious!! nothing could go wrong with these ingredients, what’s to love! Plus I love the hint of cinnamon – YUM! Bringing one batch to friends with a 3 year old and another to a beach party. Mine were not as pretty as pictured b/c the graham crackers were mostly broken crooked when I opened the box 🙁 however on one batch I broke them into bite size pieces and had the cookie dough totally cover it so when they came out of the oven, it looked like a round cookie shape with a little surprise backing of cracker. Just a tip for someone who gets a bad box of crackers! But even the messy ones are so good, who cares! thanks for this recipe!
OOOPS I meant what’s NOT to love 🙂
You are so welcome! And I’m so glad you loved them.
These are delicious cookies, but the baking was a bit tricky. I first baked the cookies for 6 minutes, then added the Hershey square, then baked the cookies for another 8 minutes. While the tops of the cookies were golden brown, the centers were still under baked so they ended up going back in the oven for another 5 minutes to get deep golden brown. I didn’t realize that adding the graham cracker to the bottom of the cookies would effect their baking time so much. I will make these cookies again but without the graham crackers.
Sorry Ana! Maybe try putting less dough per graham square so it bakes more evenly. Does that make sense?
Hi, Christy! I’ll try that next time 🙂
Made these today with my daughter and they are awesome! Had some leftover graham crackers so her idea was to put them on top of the cookie so you can eat them like an actual s’more. They are so sweet you can only eat one!
Your daughter is a genius! I’ll have to try that.
yum yum yum yum yum!!!!!! A co-worker made these and brought them in – they were SO good we were all clamoring for the recipe. They look a bit plain, sound a bit plain even, but holy mother of campfires they’re tasty. I even took two home for my kids, but they never even saw them! I will be making these for a luau party we’re having and I am willing to be that no one will care that they are not really theme-related! Thank you!!
Haha. Glad you enjoyed them!
Yum!! Made these but only had graham cracker crumbs in the house so mixed in 1 cup to flour mixture and it came out great!! Will have to try with the grahams next time!! Thanks!!
Sounds yummy!
I made these for a Christmas party today! I doubled the marshmallows but they still melted into the dough and didn’t really show up on the finished product…that was a bit disappointing. But they look and taste really good! I also turned down the temp to 350 (using dark cookie sheets) and put them in the upper third of the oven so the grahams wouldn’t burn. I baked for 5 minutes, then put the hershey’s on, then baked for 8 minutes more and they look perfect (except for the marshmallow thing). Love the flavor the cinnamon adds too!
I made this recipe this past weekend and everyone that has had these cookies have asked for the recipe. I accidently doubled the cinnamon and they still turned out amazing! These will be on my holiday baking list forever!
MORE MARSHALLOWS!!!
Fellow foodies. These do not taste anything like S’mores. They don’t even taste good. Made them this evening – throwing them in the trash now. Take-away: in the future, if I want S’mores, I will make S’mores. Counting myself sadder, but wiser.
Sorry you didn’t like them. Did you use Hersheys?
I think I must have made them wrong too…they were terrible. The dough did not taste like cookie-dough but I thought they might bake-up delicious all-together. Unfortunately, I threw mine out as well.
These were so incredible!! Thanks for sharing.
These were amazing and easy to eat! My 4 year old loved them!
Oh yum!! I must make these before the summer is out, or even after as a nice reminder of what summer was!
This recipe looks fantastic but, why can’t I print it and how is it prepared?Thank you, have a great day .
God be with you
Concetta,
What browser are you using? I use a ziplist plugin and although I can print from Internet Explorer I’ve had users that can’t. You can try using Firefox or another browser. Sorry!
I have been using this wonderful recipe for two years now. EVERYTIME I bring these cookies somewhere, someone asks me for the recipe! I stumbled upon a discovery and a slight enhancement to this recipe that I wanted to share with you. . .if you us fresh and new marshmallows, the cookies turn out as pictured and are quite yummy. . .BUT if you use slightly older marshmallows or the ones that have been in your pantry for a month or two. . .the cookies look so much better. . .the marsmallows retain their shape and actually look a whole lot like roasted marsmallows. They taste a bit different. . .but even better!
Great tip! Thank you!
Hi Christy!
Made these a few days back. Gave some to my family and friends.They all loved it and are asking me to make more! I’m a newbie baker and this recipe made me believe that baking isn’t all that complicated. Will be trying out your other recipes soon and will be blogging about them.
Your fan from the Philippines, Ranil of rainbowjournal.com 🙂
Glad you loved them!
Hi! These cookies look so yummy! I would love to make these for my sons upcoming graduation party. We are having a cookie “bar” and these would be a wonderful addition to all the other varieties of cookies I’ve made. But, I’m wondering, can I make these in advance and then freeze them?
I think you could but I’ve never tried it. I don’t see why you couldn’t.
Can the dough be made ahead of time? And are they still as good the next day?
You can make the dough ahead of time. The graham crackers will get soft if you make the cookies ahead of time.
Christy,
These S’More cookies were a hit!! I made them last night for a dinner party with Oma and Opi (Grandparents). My 15 year old son said…..”Holy cow Mom, these are addicting!! I have eaten 5 already!!” Suffice to say they are already a summer favorite. I saved some to take to Camille and Lee and the kiddos today;) I am Cami’s older sister and she told me about your blog. We LOVE food at our house and have 3 sons to devour everything I make. Thank You for all the wonderful meal idea’s. I cannot wait to try the blue cheese burgers. My husband loves blue cheese as well;)
Aww. I miss Camille so much. So glad I get to meet you! I’m hoping to visit her next month when we are in Utah.
Did you use AP Flour or Self-Rising? Thanks!
All-purpose. All of my recipes use all purpose flour unless I say otherwise.
I used salted butter I didn’t realize will that be ok?
Sure! usually if you use salted butter than omit any salt in the recipe but with all the sweetness going on, it should be fine.
I’m sorry, but I can’t for the life of me figure out how anybody had success with these cookies. The crackers burned before the cookie dough could cook and the marshmallows ran down on the pan and were burning. I recommend s’mores bars, with the graham mixed in.
I’m sorry Kay! I don’t know why? Did you line your cookie sheet with parchment and make sure you’re not baking them on the bottom rack of your oven. All ovens cook differently and it sounds like you may need to bake these for less time.
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OH….MY…..GOSH. These look fantastic! Out of this world almost! I am thinking of making them, but I’m going to need to buy another bikini for Summer…..:)
Oh my gosh, i made these for our easter bbq…. Im officially my little brothers favorite cook (:
They’re good, right?
Definitely making these for my last day with my 4th graders in student teaching! The look amazing!
Does that say 11 tablespoons of butter?
Yes it does. Haha. 🙂
Just wanted to tell you I made these for work on Valentine’s Day (I like to bring sweet treats!), ended up having to make a second batch for the later shift because the first batch vanished in a heartbeat! I ended up giving several people the recipe after they asked. They turned out beautifully, and nothing else I’ve baked has gotten such rave reviews!
Great to hear Laura!
I mad these yesterday and they turned out good but not like yours pictured. I found my dough to be crumbly and the chocolate chips and marshmallows did not stick into it well. I chilled the dough for a couple of hours and it was pretty firm. I made the balls and out them on the graham crackers but they did not spread. Even when placing the chocolate piece on, I pressed them out a little but they did not cover the cracker. I baked them on wax paper and had no trouble with burning or getting off the cookie sheet. I also broke the crackers into individual squares first so I didn’t have to worry about cutting. They taste great. The cinnamon in the cookie batter adds such a great flavor, i always love using it. These still taste good the next day, even though warm is divine. I am also trying freezing them with my food saver. Thanks for another great recipe.
Ahh. Tracey I have no idea why your dough was crumbly. It’s important when you measure flour to spoon the flour into the cups and not pack it. Could that have been the problem?
I didn’t think anything could be better than a nice toasty, melty s’more until I discovered s’mores bars!!! These look so delicious – I posted a similar recipe to this last week on my blog. I’m going to have to try your version next! 🙂
Jessica, I’ll have to try yours!
My girls and I made these tonight they was a big hit I used 1/2 tsp of cinnamon because it said optional my husband said he thought I should’ve used 1 tsp. I bake them for 5 minutes then another 6 minutes no problem with burning.
Thanks for the feedback Wendy.
I found this recipe on Pinterest and decided to give it a try (love S’mores). I made a double batch to take to a get together we are going to tomorrow morning. I always take a treat sack of some kind since this a group of people my hubby (retired) used to work with, and so many of them are gentlemen whose wives have passed away and they never get “homemade” goodies anymore. They tell me they only come to the meeting for the yummy treats I bring (lol) I followed the recipe exactly (refrigerated the dough overnite) and used the 1.5 tablespoon “scoop”. I did bake at 350 on a silpat baking mat on a large sheet pan. Mine look just like yours, up to the second baking! When I put them back in they did not spread out and cover the whole graham cracker like yours, but they sure look tasty! I think I will press them out a little more next time I make them, so they cover the graham. Letting them cool as we speak, so I hope they are good and stay “soft”. After all, I have a reputation to live up to … ha, ha. Will let you know the feedback! thanks for a great recipe and an amazing website!
Ahh. Hopefully they turned out for you. The spreading usually has to do with how cold or not cold your dough is.
I tried these and my graham crackers burnt so bad :/ what did I do wrong”
Did you maybe have the pan on the bottom rack of your oven? Or over bake them?
These look soooo good! And so simple to make! S’mores in on-the-go form, love it!!
its mouthwatring…. I’ll surely be making another batch of them soon ,…Love them…
These were soooo good, I added more marshmallows and they turned out pretty darn gooey.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe.
Can’t eat just one, I had to hide them since they were very addicting.
This is such a great idea!!! S’mores are my son’s favorite!! I cnt wait to try this!
They are good.
These are great in theory, but the recipe needs some updating. It calls for entirely too much flour. I followed the recipe exactly and the cookies were terrible.
@Emily,
I’m sorry! 2 1/2 cups is pretty standard for cookies. Did your dough look like the dough in the pictures? I’ve made these a lot and have always had rave reviews.
These are DELICIOUS!!! I made these for my sisters 9th bday, she has a very large sweet tooth! They were gone very quickly!
Sounds simply delicious–but do you have any ideas on making these eggless? Marshmallows are fine, but I generally don’t use eggs in my cooking!!
I’m not sure what you could do to make these eggless and still bake like a cookie? Sorry…
ended up using 1 mashed up banana. Worked wonderfully–the cookies were delicious 😀
Anila
I tried these, and they are very tasty, although next time I may make them without cinnamon. I did, however, have an issue with them not baking all the way through on the bottom.
oh my goodness! these were the best cookies ever!!! when i gave them to my firends they demanded for the recipe!
I made these cookies today. Mine do not look like yours.Some of the dough never spread to the end of the Graham cracked. That’s okay though as taste is more important. Waiting for them to cool now. Looking forward to trying one.
Let me know how you liked them…
Just about everyone who I had try them really liked them.I was not a fan.
Just made these. They came out great but I think the next time I will add a little mini marshmallows. I ended up with 44 of them! Yummy!!! thanks for the recipe, I’ll be trying other things on your site!
Just made these. They came out great but I think the next time I will add a little mini marshmallows. I ended up with 44 of them! Yummy!!! thanks for the recipe, I’ll be trying other things on your site!
How was your Labor Day weekened girl? These look sooo tasty!
Great! But no labor for me!
I made these today and they came out pretty good. I would use more marshmallows and not use the cinnamon,
Hello! I am out of parchment paper, can I directly place the Grahams on the pan or should I use aluminum foil? Thanks!!
You can place them directly on the pan. Good luck!
I love these. Like really LOVE them. Personally, I think they are much better the next day. I just made a double batch, with my 1.5 TB cookie scoop and ended up with 86 cookies. I top each with half of a fun size Hershey bar – which is just right for me! Thanks.
Also, I baked them on insulated cookie sheets, on top of silicone baking sheets. Once again – THANK YOU for my new FAVORITE cookie!
So glad you liked them!
I have the dough in the fridge! So excited! I love summer!
Yummm! I will be trying these soon!
Is there a faster way for the Hershey’s to harden faster. Whenever I try to cut the cookies, the Hershey’s just make a huge mess.
P.S I’ve made these cookies about a billion times! Love them!
Anna,
You can definitely stick them in the fridge or freezer to harden up the chocolate faster.
i just made these today for July 4th! these cookies are out of this world amazing!!! super easy! LOVE them!!!!
I can’t wait to try this recipe! I was hoping to make a batch to take to 2 different events (a week apart). Have you by any chance tried freezing them? I am wondering if they still taste yummy after being frozen???
Julie,
Ahh! I’ve never tried freezing them. I think it should be okay.
Has anyone tried freezing them since this post? I need to make desserts for a Dessert Wedding Reception but have to do it ahead of time and freeze so I need items that can be frozen. Christy, which recipes have you tried freezing? Thank you so much! We think we will have between 130-150 people at this reception. I want to make lemon bars but haven’t tried freezing them either, have you?
I used parchment paper and turned the oven down to 325 and the graham crackers burnt and ruin the entire batch. Skip the graham crackers, they just burn and they’re totally unnecessary.
Oh man! Sorry about that. It helps if you try to cover the entire cookie with the cookie dough so that it doesn’t burn.
We made these last night and LOVED them. After I finished a large cookie sheet, I crumbled up the last few graham crackers, added them to the leftover dough, and baked them as regular cookies. They were yummy, too, but we preferred the bar cookies. We lowered the temp to 350 and baked quite a bit longer, until the cookies were slightly golden on the top. Thank you for this great recipe!
I was wondering where to get them already made they look very good and tastey.
Haha! Unfortunately unless you live in Florida by me, you’ll have to make them yourself.
Make these now!
I made these for a BBQ yesterday and they were a huge hit. HUGE. One guest ate 4 and took 2 home. I used dark chocolate chips because that is all I had. I also sprinkled about 1/4-1/3 cup additional marshmallows over the top after I added the Hershey’s pieces. I think this made it taste and look more s’mores-ish. My batch made 36 squares. I was able to fit 2 dozen into a standard half sheet pan and the remaining dozen easily fit into a 15″ jelly roll pan. Next time I may cut the squares into halves to stretch the recipe. So good! Thank you for this keeper of a recipe!!!!!
Hi Chrissy! I really want to make these for my son’s birthday party this weekend and I am wondering how far in advance I can make these sweet little beauties (and what is the proper way to store them)! And maybe while i’m asking (if you don’t mind answering), how far in advance can I make the caramel apple cheesecake bars (and what is the proper way to store them till servng?! I am just loving your blog. My only regret is that I didn’t find it sooner. Kind regards to your and your family! Alicia 🙂
Alicia,
I would say that you could make the s’mores cookies the day before. In Florida, graham crackers get soggy after a day from the humidity here but I imagine they would be fine anywhere else stored in an airtight container.
The caramel apple cheesecake bars can be made at least 2 days in advance. Cheesecake gets better over time I think. Store them in the fridge covered well so they don’t taste like your fridge! Haha! Good luck and welcome!
Made these today 5/2/13 very easy and good. Instructions are right on.. I did not chill mine and they turned out good.
I’ve made these 4 times now and they are divine. I love them and wish I could eat them everyday. I added some extra marshmallows to dough and a couple on top for looks and worked great.
Wowww… these. Look. Phenomenal!!! Can’t wait to try. My mouth is watering!!
Love the chocolate pieces on top nut just in the batter. Theses cookies looks like the best feel-good-cookies for cold winter days ever!
Cheers, Bachl!
i am so much in love with this recipe– i’ve been making this almost every week for the past 2 months!! lol. i just posted it on my blog but definitely linked your site to share with everyone!
Wow! Can I have some?
Can I use the cookie dough already made up…you buy in the store?
@Jill,
I thought you could but my friend tried it and said it did not work with store bought dough.
They are good but I feel like the graham cracker on the bottom prevents the cookie from fully cooking. Did anyone else have this problem? And if so how do I resolve it?
Do the marshallows harden after the cookie cools? Do they need to be eaten right away?
I made these for a cookie competition. They taste amazing!! Out of 25 teams- we got 2nd place!! Marcia- no. Mine chilled in a fridge over night after they were all cooked and done. The marshmallows were really good!!
They do not harden and they do not need to be eaten right away.
I would love to make these however I can’t see the recipe anywhere on this page. Help please dying to try the recipe
Please help. I bought the ingredients yesterday. Came back looking for the recipe and it’s gone. Email [email protected]
Awesome!
These look awesome.
I made these cookies last night for a cookie swap today and now i need to print off the recipe and it is gone :(( please help!!! if anyone has the recipe on hand please contact me at [email protected]
Can’t see the Smore cookie recipe anymore, where did it go? 🙁
Me too – I had planned on making these for a cookie exchange today and got all of the ingredients for the recipe last week, but now can’t find the recipe. Please, please repost!!!! 🙂
I had planned on making these for a Christmas cookie exchange tonight and cannot find the recipe now…PLEASE re-post it!
These cookies are amazing! I made them a few weeks ago and tu got rave reviews! Came back to look at the recipe to make again for Christmas and the recipe itself seems to have disappeared. Help!
Where is the recipe?
I can not see the recipe either. Help!