S’Mores Blossom Cookies

S’Mores Blossom Cookies is a cookie recipe built around salted butter, granulated sugar and light brown sugar. Plan on 24 cookies and about 30 minutes.

• Yield 24 cookies
• Ready in 30 minutes
• Prep 20 minutes
• Cook 10 minutes

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 8 rectangular graham crackers, crushed into fine crumbs (about 1 cup/100 g)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 large marshmallows cut in half
• 24 Hershey's Kisses, unwrapped

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Using an electric handheld mixer or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until well-mixed and creamy, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until thoroughly combined.
4. Add the flour, 3/4 cup (85 g) of the graham cracker crumbs (reserve the remaining crumbs for later), baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until combined and no dry streaks remain.
5. Scoop the cookie dough into heaping tablespoon-sized portions and roll into balls. (I use a small #60 cookie dough scoop.)
6. Roll each cookie dough ball in the remaining graham cracker crumbs to coat lightly.
7. Place the cookies several inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake for 8 to 9 minutes. They should still be soft (they'll go into the oven again in the next step). Don't over bake.
8. Preheat the broiler and make sure the oven rack is 8 to 10-inches below the heating element (too close and the marshmallows will burn).
9. Place a marshmallow half, cut side down, on the top of each cookie. Return to the oven and broil until the marshmallows are just turning golden, 30 to 45 seconds. Watch closely so the marshmallows don't burn!
10. Immediately out of the oven, work quickly and press a Hershey's Kiss gently into the center of each marshmallow.
11. Serve immediately for a warm, gooey s'mores cookie, or serve at room temperature after the cookies have cooled (they are delicious either way!).

Let the center settle before you cut it, or the slices will slump.