Bakery Style S’mores Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk, room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tablespoon full-fat Greek yogurt, room temperature
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 5 graham cracker sheets, broken into small pieces
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate wafers or chunks, coarsely chopped
  • 8 regular-sized marshmallows, cut in half

Make the Cookie Dough

In a medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and kosher salt.

In a large bowl with a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer, beat the room-temperature butter with the dark brown and granulated sugars on medium-high speed. You’ll want to let this go for about 2-3 minutes, until the mixture is noticeably lighter in color and looks fluffy.

Add the egg, egg yolk, vanilla bean paste, and Greek yogurt, and beat on medium speed until everything is just combined. Make sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until a dough just starts to form. Then, add the graham cracker pieces and chopped chocolate and fold them in with a spatula until they’re evenly distributed.

Chill and Shape the Cookies

Tightly cover the bowl and let the dough chill in the fridge for at least two hours.

Once the dough is chilled, get your oven preheating to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Use a large cookie scoop – about 1/4 cup of dough – for each cookie. Divide one scoop of dough in half and flatten both pieces into little discs. Place half a marshmallow on one disc, then put the other disc on top and pinch the edges to seal the marshmallow completely inside.

Roll the whole thing into a ball and place it on your baking sheet.

Bake the Cookies

Arrange the cookie balls on the sheet, but give them plenty of room – about 3-4 inches apart should do it so they don’t spread into each other.

Bake for 9-10 minutes. The edges should be set and golden brown.

Let the cookies cool on the pan for about 5 minutes before you move them to a wire rack.

Bakery Style S’mores Cookies

Unlike a brownie-style cookie that uses melted butter, these bakery-style s’mores cookies get their height and puffy texture from creaming room-temperature butter with sugar. This process whips air into the dough, giving the cookies a softer, cakier lift. The trick here is to wrap the dough completely around half a marshmallow, which creates a gooey, melted center that stays soft even after the cookies cool.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chill Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3/4 cup dark brown sugar packed
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 large egg yolk room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
  • 1 tablespoon full-fat Greek yogurt room temperature
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt
  • 5 graham cracker sheets broken into small pieces
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate wafers or chunks coarsely chopped
  • 8 regular-sized marshmallows cut in half

Instructions

  • Beat butter and both sugars on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
  • Mix in egg, egg yolk, vanilla bean paste, and Greek yogurt until just combined.
  • Whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in separate bowl.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet mixture, mix on low until dough forms.
  • Fold in graham cracker pieces and chocolate chunks.
  • Cover and chill dough for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350F and line baking sheet with parchment.
  • Scoop 1/4 cup dough, split in half, flatten each piece.
  • Place half marshmallow between dough pieces, seal edges, roll into ball.
  • Place cookies 3-4 inches apart on baking sheet.
  • Bake 9-10 minutes until edges are golden brown.
  • Cool on pan 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack.

Notes

Cookies must be completely sealed around marshmallow to prevent leaking during baking.
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