S'More's Cookie Bars

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S'More's  are one of our family's favorite camping treats.  A beautifully browned marshmallow and a few pieces of chocolate bar pressed between two crispy graham crackers.  Yum!   They are sticky and messy to eat and only the most patient of marshmallow roasters get them beautifully browned, but even S'More's with blackened marshmallows are tasty!



I don't remember where I got the base recipe for these S'More's Cookie Bars, but we've been making them for about 20 years.  It's like a taste of camping anytime!  No fire to build, coals to wait for, or smoky clothes and hair when you're done!  Right now our firepit is buried in snow drifts as well so this is a much better option for this chocolaty marshmallow treat!

Today I'm making these for my son to take to a get together with friends.  They need about half an hour to cool enough to cut and then a little longer to cool enough for the chocolate to set, so be sure to bake with time to spare.


S'More's Cookie Bars


3/4 C. butter

2/3 C. white sugar

1 large egg

1 tsp. vanilla

18 graham crackers, finely crushed 

1/2 C flour

1  12 oz. package milk chocolate chips

3 1/2 - 4 C. mini marshmallows


Turn oven to 350 degrees.   Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in egg and vanilla, scraping bowl as needed to incorporate.  Add flour and crushed Graham crackers and mix until well blended.   Split graham cracker mixture in half.  Press half of it on the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. (It will be relatively thin)  Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over crust.  Sprinkle marshmallows over chocolate chips.  Crumble the remaining graham cracker mixture over the top of the marshmallows.  Bake for 25-30 minutes.  Cool for 15 minutes.  Use spatula or knife to loosen the bars from the side of the pan.  Cut into squares and finish cooling before devouring!



Joy's Notes:  I loosen the bars from the sides of the pan and then cut the cookie bar in half...  take half of it out with a spatula and set on a cutting board.  Finish cutting with a large knife by pressing straight down rather than pulling the knife through the cookies.  This seems to stick less and make a more clean cut cookie.   IF you forget to loosen the edges and cut before they cool all the way it is challenging to get them out of the pan.  A knife or spatula dipped in hot water might help.  


  

S'More's Cookie Bars




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