Warm, soft S’mores Cookies are a mashup of two classic desserts. Chewy chocolate chip cookies join forces with the summer vacation flavors of toasted marshmallows and graham crackers in one delicious treat!
To say we have a s’mores obsession is a bit of an understatement. Don’t miss other popular s’mores-inspired recipes like our S’mores Bars, S’mores Cupcakes, S’mores Snack Mix, S’mores Dip, and a S’mores Cake!
These incredible s’mores cookies fill me with nostalgia for camping trips and long summer nights spent around a campfire. They have all the elements of classic s’mores with the gooey, sticky marshmallows, crunchy graham cracker pieces, and lots of melted chocolate.
They are the perfect fun baking project for weekday afternoons when the kids are home. We do a Friday “cookie & movie night” tradition at our house, and s’mores cookies are always a popular choice!
Why This Recipe Works
- It’s essentially the same base as my tried-and-true chocolate chip cookies recipe that I have made since I was a child.
- Saving some of the mix-ins to top the cookies not only makes them prettier but increases that s’mores vibe with even more chocolate, marshmallow, and graham cracker.
- Underbaking keeps the s’mores cookies super soft and fresh tasting for days.
Ingredient Notes
- Chocolate: To get that classic flavor, you want to use both semisweet & milk chocolate chips with some broken up Hershey’s milk chocolate bars for the tops of each cookie.
- Marshmallows: Be sure to use fresh, soft marshmallows for the best results.
- Graham Crackers: I like to leave larger chunks of graham cracker both for mixing into the batter and decorating the tops of each cookie so they maintain more of their crunch and graham cracker flavor.
How to Make This Recipe
Start out by creaming butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl for 2 minutes. Be sure to stop and scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl.
Add eggs and vanilla, then beat again. Finally, add the dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, and salt and mix just until everything is combined. Give the bottom and sides of the bowl another good scrape with a rubber spatula.
Then it’s time for the mix-ins! Stir in the chocolate chips, marshmallows, and broken up graham cracker pieces by hand just until they are evenly dispersed throughout the cookie dough.
Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (a must when baking with marshmallows). Space them out so they have room to spread. Bake for 10 minutes until the cookies are almost done.
Remove the s’mores cookies from the oven and quickly top each cookie with a few additional marshmallows, graham cracker pieces, and broken squares of Hershey’s bar. Pop them back in the oven for the final minute or so until the cookies are done but still slightly underbaked.
Recipe Tips
- Storage: Once the cookies have cooled, keep them in an airtight container on the counter for up to 4-5 days.
- Freezing: You can freeze these s’mores cookies for up to 2 months. Thaw on the counter for a couple of hours before enjoying. Or freeze the cookie dough balls and bake directly from frozen. Just add a couple of extra minutes to your bake time.
- Warm them up: These s’mores cookies are so good if you warm them for 10-15 seconds in the microwave before eating one if they aren’t fresh out of the oven.
- Baking with marshmallows: If you see any marshmallows near the edges, stick them onto the tops of the cookies since they have a tendency to melt when they are in direct contact with the pan. You can broil the cookies right at the end for a few seconds if you want the marshmallows to get a toasted look.
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S’mores Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 3/4 cup brown sugar (150g)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour scooped & leveled (353g)
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups mini marshmallows divided
- 2 cups graham crackers broken up into small pieces (about 9-10 crackers), divided
- 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 Hershey's bars broken into pieces
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat for 2-3 minutes until creamy.1 cup salted butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, ½ cup granulated sugar
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat well until incorporated.2 large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Add flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt, mixing just until combined.2 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
- Add 1 ½ cups of the graham cracker pieces, 1 ½ cups of the marshmallows, milk chocolate chips, and semisweet chocolate chips, stirring just until dispersed throughout the dough. If doubling or tripling the recipe, be sure to increase these amounts.2 cups mini marshmallows, 2 cups graham crackers, ½ cup milk chocolate chips, ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Scoop 2-3 tablespoon size balls of dough onto the parchment lined baking sheets, leaving room for the s'mores cookies to spread. Bake for 10 minutes until almost done, then remove from the oven and press 4-5 additional marshmallows on top of each cookie, along with a couple extra pieces of broken-up graham cracker and Hershey bar.2 Hershey's bars
- Return to oven and bake for 1-2 minutes until done. If desired, switch oven to broil and toast the marshmallows on top. But be careful as the small marshmallows can burn quickly.
- Cool for 2-3 minutes on the pan before transferring to a wire cooling rack. Store in an airtight container on the counter for 4-5 days.
Notes
- Storage: Once the cookies have cooled, keep them in an airtight container on the counter for up to 4-5 days.
- Freezing: You can freeze the cookies for up to 2 months. Thaw on the counter for a couple of hours before enjoying. Or you can freeze the cookie dough balls and bake directly from frozen. Just add a couple of extra minutes to your bake time.
- Warm them up: These s’mores cookies are so good if you warm them for 10-15 seconds in the microwave before eating one if they aren’t fresh out of the oven.
- Baking with marshmallows: If you see any marshmallows near the edges, stick them onto the tops of the cookies since they have a tendency to melt when they are in direct contact with the pan. You can broil the cookies right at the end for a few seconds if you want the marshmallows to get a toasted look.
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These cookies are seriously so addicting!! Mine spread a bit but I think I let my butter get too warm. Will definitely be making these again!
Omygosh when I saw these I almost died. They turned out perfect when I baked them. I changed the recipe to make them vegan and it was so perfect. The cookies looked exactly like the recipe. Thank you!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad these were such a hit!
Delicious, my favorite cookie I have made in a looong time! And I even went the lazy route and didn’t add the extra toppings at the end. So good!!!
Hello 🙂
You mentioned that it can be frozen upto 2 months. At what point in the recipe would you freeze? Assuming when it is dough however, before or after adding crackers and marshmallow as im not sure freezing those items would be ideal?
Thank you in advance
Lisa
You could definitely freeze the dough, even with the graham crackers and marshmallows! Or you can freeze the baked cookies. Either works!
These are so good, probably one of the best cookies I have ever had! Great recipe- I didn’t even do the step of adding the extra toppings and still tasted amazing.
I love hearing that, Kara!
The flavor of the cookie was really good! I had trouble with my first batch spreading out a lot. Not sure what it was exactly, but think it was the marshmallows inside melting or butter to soft. I traded out the chocolate chips for broken up Hershey pieces and made the cookie even better! Definitely will make them again!
Can you make the dough the day before and leave in the fridge?
Yes, you can.
Wish I would have read the comment about marshmallows on the edges before I finished 🤣 but they are so tasty and just kind of pulled those pieces off. Thank you!
I made these for a Thanksgiving potluck and they were a huge hit !! They were super soft and chewy and loved how they weren’t too sweet. I will definitely be making these again!
Made these for a holiday party and they turned out great!
Should / can I refrigerate the cookie dough before I bake them? I don’t want the cookies to spread out too much but also not sure if refrigerating will make the graham crackers soggy or anything!
You can refrigerate if you want but I haven’t had any issues with these cookies spreading too much. But also there are many factors that can contribute to cookies spreading like oven temperature, butter that is too soft or melted, flour measurements that are not accurate are some examples. But yes refrigerating the dough will help the cookies keep their shape.
Recipe is amazing…however when you click to double or triple to recipe the 1.5 cups doesn’t actually change for the toppings in the body of the text, which serves to ruin a massive batch of cookies… five stars for recipe, but a sloppy oversight in the write up that just wasted a lot of time for me and my daughter.
I’m glad you enjoy these cookies! Yeah, unfortunately the technology that can double or triple the amounts in the ingredient list doesn’t allow me to change the amounts in the body of the instructions.
These are so good! They were a little bit of a labor of love, but worth it! The marshmallows in the dough kind of spilled out of the edges and caramelized, which made them a bit messy (and a bit more delicious). I think next time I could be more careful about keeping the marshmallows inside.
Thank you! Yes those marshmallows can have a mind of their own! But worth it!
The cookies taste great – but to bake 18 I had to cook an additional 6 min after adding additional toppings. Cookies are pretty large. I’ll make this recipe again but make 24 instead.
These cookies are a family favorite and always a hit at parties! They have become my signature cookie and my husband begs me to make them.
Well you picked a good cookie to have as your signature cookie! I am happy to know everyone likes them!
This recipe was amazinggg, but the second time that I baked them, I left the dough in the fridge overnight, left it out on my counter for maybe 30 minutes and then put them in the oven. For some reason they spread out way too much. Any idea why? Is it better to bake from frozen?
Hmmm was the dough really soft? There could be a number of reasons why the dough spreads. If the oven is too hot the cookies will spread too fast before the center gets a chance to bake. If the ratio of flour to butter is off, the cookies can also spread because there isn’t enough flour to hold the fat. I am not sure what the main culprit was but at least we know they still taste good. 😉
Yummy recipe! The first time I made them the marshmallows I had were a tab bit stale and they actually worked perfectly! The second time was with fresh marshmallows and I was disappointed how they melted lol. I’d recommend slightly stale marshmallows 😂
Thank you! Ha ha who would’ve thought stale marshmallows are better! 😉
I love this recipe . I’ve used it for many years and it’s always a big hit ! I love hitting the marshmallows on top with a torch to give it more of a smore feel. Truly delicious!
I’ve even used the base of this recipe and threw in other toppings! Delicious
Thank you Lynda! I am glad you like it. Torching the marshmallows is perfect! And fun to do. 😉
These are delicious! I made 1.5 times the recipe so I could take some to a pot luck picnic event and have more for my grandkids (and me…!) They were gone in a flash! I made them smaller and still have some in the freezer, both baked and unbaked. Thanks to whoever said to eat them from the fridge or freezer—I love them that way!
Good idea to make extra! What a fun cookie to take to a potluck Marlene!
Yum times 1000! These are so good! I made them to take to a pot luck synagogue picnic and they were gone in a flash. Fortunately I made 1 ½ recipe and used a smaller size, so I got a lot of cookies. I froze some dough balls as well as baked cookies, to share with friends and my grandkids. Somehow I keep sneaking a cookie straight from the freezer every now and then—thanks to whoever suggested that they were good cold!!!
Great Marlene! This made my day! And man do I wish I had some little frozen cookies in the freezer to munch on right now! I am happy everyone liked them.