Well Dined | S'mores Cookies

It’s time for another Secret Recipe Club reveal! This month I was assigned Amy’s Cooking adventures, a blog that I recognize from my other blog circle – Food ‘n Flix.  As I was looking into Amy’s blog in more depth and reading her bio, I started to feel like I knew her.  I, too, came to cooking later in life.  I, too, have a masters but chose to stay at home (as a homemaker for now and hopefully a mother soon).  I, too, am an avid reader (and a huge geek/nerd in general).  I love that Amy posts a list of what she has been reading, and I love the books on those lists, too!  Her writing is very open and conversational and makes you feel like you are an old friend – what a treat!

I was really tempted to go with these Pesto Mozzarella Burgers on Tomato Basil Buns, maybe paired with a Roasted Blueberry Basil Margarita.  But then I saw that she had a ton of s’mores based recipes!  I love s’mores so much!  Would I go with s’mores brownies, cupcakes, or a frappuccino?  So many choices!  I eventually settled on cookies, but Amy has not 1, not 2, but 3 s’mores cookie recipes.  I decided to go with the 3rd and most recent recipe, because Amy said it’s the best one and I trust her judgement.

Well Dined | S'mores Cookies

They are a chocolate base with chocolate chips, mini marshmallows, and graham cracker bits – and they really taste like s’mores!  You can store them in an airtight container, but I liked them best the first day, when the graham crackers were still crunchy.

Well Dined | S'mores Cookies

They also have a secret ingredient – chocolate pudding mix!  I’ve used pudding mix in cakes and ice cream before, but hadn’t thought about it for cookies – what a great idea!  They came out really fudgy and moist.  I really didn’t make any changes at all to this recipe, it’s perfect!

Fudgy S’mores Cookies
adapted from Amy’s Cooking Adventures
Makes about 36 cookies

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1 (3.4 oz) pkg chocolate instant pudding (I somehow read this as white chocolate and used that, still delicious!)
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp special dark cocoa powder
2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate morsels
2/3 cup mini marshmallows
2/3 cup crushed graham crackers

Preheat the oven to 350 deg F and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Place the butter and sugars in the bowl of a stand mixer and beat until smooth and creamy.  Add the pudding mix and mix until combined.

Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix each one thoroughly; stir in the vanilla.

Turn the mixer to low and slowly add the baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, and flour.

Use a large spoon (or the mixer on low) to stir in the chocolate morsels, marshmallows, and graham crackers.

Use a 2 tbsp scoop to drop the cookies onto the prepared sheets.

Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until the cookies are set.  Cool on wire racks and store in a tightly sealed container.

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