These s’mores cookie bars are a soft and chewy graham cracker cookie, topped with toasted mini marshmallows and chocolate bars for the ultimate s’more experience from home!
S’MORES COOKIE BARS
Growing up in California s’mores were a staple dessert for me. I have always loved them and love everything that is s’mores flavored and recreated from cakes to bars to ice cream. And my graham cracker s’more cookies are one of our favorites at my house.
These cookies bars are the perfect crowd pleasing dessert that I love making for a bbq or somewhere that you want to be able to just cut them up and let people take as they please. But they also freeze so well if you just want to make them for yourself.
HOW TO MAKE S’MORES COOKIE BARS
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray and set aside.
- Place butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mix until smooth on low speed, about 30 seconds each egg. Beat in the vanilla.
- Add soda, salt, graham cracker crumbs and flour and mix on low until incorporated.
- Press cookie dough into the bottom of the 9×13 baking pan.
- Bake for about 16-18 minutes. The middle of the cookie base should still look slightly doughy and glossy, but the edges should look done.
- Remove from the oven and top with marshmallows. Return to the oven for about 3-4 minutes, until they are all puffed. You can throw under the broiler if you want, or use a kitchen torch after to get some parts more browned.
- Top the cooked and warm marshmallows with hershey squares, or even chocolate chips.
- Allow to cool before cutting into them.
HOW TO STORE THE BARS
These bars can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge or freezer. I absolutely love these bars cold, but they don’t need to be chilled.
WHAT KIND OF CHOCOLATE TO USE
I usually use hershey bars for these for the typical “s’mores” look, but of course any chocolate would work, even dark chocolate if that is what you prefer. Sprinkling chocolate chips along the top would also work great, although they may not melt the same.
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S’mores Cookie Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room tempertaure
- 1 cup dark brown sugar light brown is fine too
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs 11 full sheets
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 10 oz mini marshmallows
- 4 hershey bars
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 9×13 baking pan with parchment paper, or spray with cooking spray and set aside.
- Place butter and sugars together in a large mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium-high for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mix until smooth on low speed, about 30 seconds each egg. Beat in the vanilla.
- Add soda, salt, graham cracker crumbs and flour and mix on low until incorporated.
- Press cookie dough into the bottom of the 9×13 baking pan.
- Bake for about 16-18 minutes. The middle of the cookie base should still look slightly doughy and glossy, but the edges should look done.
- Remove from the oven and top with marshmallows. Return to the oven for about 3-4 minutes, until they are all puffed. You can throw under the broiler if you want, or use a kitchen torch after to get some parts more browned.
- Top the cooked and warm marshmallows with hershey squares, or even chocolate chips.
- Allow to cool before cutting into them.
These were a big hit! So good and easy. Made them several hours earlier than I needed to make sure they were set and they were fantastic!
SOO DELICIOUS! Everyone loved them!! My husband doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth, but he could not stop eating these! I thought they were alright the first try, but after trying them refrigerated… WAY BETTER! Highly recommend
Thanks so much for trying them and for leaving a comment! I’m so glad they were loved by even your husband!
These bars are amazing! A favorite in our house ❤️
That makes me so happy! Thank you for leaving a review!
These gave become my go-to to bring for gatherings! My teens especially love them and so do their teammates! Definitely a crowd pleaser and I love that I can make them the day before and store in the refrigerator until needed the next day! Thanks for a great recipe!!
These are so delicious and so easy, though mine never turn out as beautiful as yours! It doesn’t matter though because they go so fast! I love the graham cracker cookie base, I could eat a whole bowl of it raw. I especially loved these in the summer at a bonfire for my kids. Just as delicious- way less hassle and mess! Thanks Brooke!
Thanks Mal!!! I agree these are the perfect bonfire treat!
You can’t go wrong with these. So delicious and so cute!
I love anything s’mores and I usually make a s’mores cupcake but these are so good!!! I love how much marshmallow the recipe called for as it covered the full pan. Super gooey and just the perfect treat. My kids love them.
Another great bar to impress my coworkers! It was a office party hit!
Made these for a church bake sale and they sold within a minute! These are delicious. Thank you!!
These are such a hit for all ages!! I am not a big marshmallow person but even I couldn’t resist this deliciousness. So simple to make and gives you major street cred amongst the teenagers. Ha! I use Cadbury chocolate bars on top because those are my fave.