Delicious Oven-Baked S'mores Sandwich Cookies
Make a Healthier Twist on S'mores with these 12 Delicious Cookies!
Ingredients:
- Softened Unsalted Butter (55g or ¼ cup)
- 1 Large Egg
- Pre-made Cake Mix
- Dark Chocolate Wafers
- Marshmallows
- Crumbled Graham Cracker
Nutritional Information:
- Calories: 41
- Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 0g
- Sugars: 0g
- Protein: 0g
Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (350°F for convection) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a hand mixer, blend the softened butter, egg, and cake mix until well combined. Allow the mixture to chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
- Divide the chilled dough into 12 equal portions, then form each into a round shape (about 2 inches in diameter).
- Place 2 chocolate wafers in the center of each round and encase them with the dough, forming a ball shape.
- Dip each ball into a bowl of crushed graham crackers, making sure they are well-coated. Place them on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges.
- Cut each marshmallow in half lengthwise, then in half widthwise, creating 4 pieces.
- Carefully press one marshmallow piece into the center of each cookie while they're still hot, allowing the marshmallow to melt.
- Return the cookies to the oven for another 2-3 minutes, or until the marshmallows are puffed and slightly golden.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for 2 minutes before placing them on a wire rack to cool completely.
Additional Fun Twist:
Why not get creative and add some extra marshmallow pieces, or even some mini chocolate chips to each cookie before baking? Spice things up by replacing the vanilla cake mix with a chocolate, gingerbread, or cinnamon flavor!
Enrichment Data:
For a more sophisticated twist on S'mores, consider using the Queen of Sweets' S'mores Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. This classic recipe can easily be adapted to create a scrumptious sandwich cookie. Here are the ingredients and instructions:
Ingredients:
- Unsalted Butter: 3/4 cup (12 Tbsp; 170g), softened to room temperature
- Brown Sugar: 3/4 cup (150g), packed light or dark
- Granulated Sugar: 1/4 cup (50g)
- Egg: 1 large, at room temperature
- Pure Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
- All-purpose Flour: 2 cups (250g), spooned and leveled
- Cornstarch: 2 teaspoons
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips: 1 and 1/4 cup (225g)
- Marshmallows: 12 regular, cut in half
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Bar: one 4 ounce (113g), finely chopped
- Graham Cracker Crumbs: 1/3 cup (35g), crushed
Instructions:
- Prep the Cookie Dough:
- In a large bowl using a handheld mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, then beat on low speed until combined.
- On low speed, beat in the chocolate chips. Cover dough tightly with aluminum foil or plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
- Bake the Cookies:
- Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator and allow to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Roll balls of dough, about 1.5 Tablespoons of dough each, into balls.
- Bake for 10-11 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.
- Add Marshmallows and Broil:
- Turn the oven up to high broil (if your oven gets overly hot, use low broil).
- Top each cookie with a marshmallow half, sticky side of the marshmallow down on the cookie.
- Return to the oven for only 1-2 minutes or until the broil setting lightly toasts the marshmallow. Keep a very close eye on it—it toasts FAST!
- Melt Chocolate and Assemble:
- Remove cookies from the oven and cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet as you prepare the chocolate.
- Using the back of a spoon, press the marshmallow down if it didn’t melt down on its own.
- Melt 4 ounces of pure chocolate in a double boiler or the microwave (20-second increments, stirring after each increment until completely melted and smooth).
- Spoon evenly over marshmallow. Top with graham cracker crumbs.
- Set and Serve:
- Allow chocolate to completely set at room temperature, about 60 minutes, or in the refrigerator, about 30 minutes.
- Cookies stay fresh covered at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Notes:
- Make Ahead & Freezing Instructions: You can make the cookie dough and chill it in the refrigerator for up to 2-3 days. Allow to come to room temperature then continue with preheating the oven in step 3. Baked and cooled cookies freeze well for up to 3 months. Unbaked cookie dough balls freeze well for up to 3 months. Bake frozen cookie dough balls for an extra minute, no need to thaw.
By incorporating these enrichment data insights, we can enhance the original article with an alternative S'mores Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that can be transformed into a scrumptious sandwich cookie.