Thursday 14 November 2013

S'mores Cookie Bars



A few weeks ago, I made some s'more cookie bars for some guys at work.  What could be better than all the ingredients of a s'more plus a chocolate chip cookie?!


The recipe was straight forward and only took about 30 minutes. I doubled the recipe below and used a 10"x10" tray.

I started with the graham cracker crust, which is just graham cracker crumbs and melted butter.  Once that was pressed into the baking tray, I followed the recipe to mix the remaining ingredients together (minus the topping) and spread it as evenly as I could on top of the crust.








After it had baked for about 10 minutes, I took it out and sprinkled the remaining marshmallows and reese's pieces on top.







Once it was done baking, I left it to cool for a couple of hours and then cut it into cubes.  I thought it was severely under baked when I went to cut it, but it turned out the right amount of gooey by the next day when we ate them.




These cookies went over well at work, but if I was to make it again, I would reduce the sugar by at least half.

Recipe adapted from Chocolatechocolateandmore

Yield: 16 bars

3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
4 tablespoons butter, melted
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup mini marshmallows plus a few extra for the top
1/2 cup reese's pieices

  1. Line a square baking pan with parchment paper. Combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Place in bottom of prepared pan and press down to form a crust.
  2. Cream 1/2 cup softened butter, add in sugars and cream again till fluffy. Add in egg and vanilla. Mix again. Combine Flour, baking soda and salt, then add to butter mixture. Once all combined, fold in chocolate chips and marshmallows. Spoon Cookie dough on top of cookie crust as evenly as possible. Don't worry about spreading perfectly. Dough will spread as it cooks to fill in any gaps. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes.
  3. 8-10 minutes before bar is done cooking, sprinkle remaining marshmallows and reese's pieces on top, just to decorate. Return to baking for remaining time. Remove pan from oven and let cool completely before cutting.