Peanut Butter S’mores Cookies – A dense, chewy peanut butter cookie topped with a large marshmallow and drizzled with melted chocolate. It’s a fun, new way to get your s’mores fix!

Happy March, everyone! Spring is within reach. Can you feel it?! I was just in Texas for work and it was in the 80s. Insanity!

Yesterday also marks the first day of lent, otherwise called Ash Wednesday. I’m not a super religious individual but I practice lent every year. I usually give up a food item, since food is my first love and, thus, is the hardest thing for me to give up.

In the past, I’ve given up cheese, coffee, desserts, fried foods, and even gluten. This year I’m giving up another tough food group: chocolate. I’ve done it before and it’s a pretty rough 40 days.

But fear not – I will still be sharing recipes with chocolate. I’ll allow myself to taste the food to make it sure it’s right before sharing with you guys. But that’s it! No sneaking bites after-the-fact.

Alright, now. Enough sharing. Time for the cookie recipe for this month!

In case you need reminding, with a new month, comes a new cookie. This month I’m sharing yet another cookie with peanut butter. Meet the Peanut Butter S’mores Cookies!

I made these cookies for the first time a few years ago. I was in a huge s’mores faze. It was serious. I would even make s’mores indoors by using a candle to roast the marshmallow. This is what addiction looks like.

The best part about this cookie is that I could combine my new s’mores addiction with my life-long addiction to peanut butter and chocolate. How can that combo go wrong?! And on top of that, the cookie was super dense and chewy that it stuck to the roof of my mouth just like peanut butter does!

These cookies are so simple to make. The dough is similar to the dough you make in a peanut butter blossom (those Hershey Kiss cookies). It’s super dense and doesn’t spread very much. But we still need to chill the dough a little bit so they don’t spread too much (30 mins – 1 hour).

Once you’ve baked the cookies for a few minutes, you remove them, place a marshmallow half on top, and bake for a few more minutes to melt the marshmallow. Then you just top with a little melted chocolate and sprinkles, if you want them. I think they add a nice amount of texture/flair to the cookies so they look a little extra special.

Here are a few more tips to get you prepped for this recipe:

1. Peanut butter can get annoying to measure since it gets stuck in the measuring cups. To make it a little easier, I spray the measuring cup with non-stick spray and the peanut butter comes right out!
2. Make sure you chill the dough a little so that the cookies won’t get too flat when they bake!
3. To make sure the cookies are all the same size, I like to use a cookie scoop like this one. I use it for all my cookies. The uniform size makes sure they all cook evenly, too!
4. Another tool I use for all my cookies is a silicone baking mat. It keeps the cookies from sticking to the pan and is sooooo much easier that cutting the perfect sheet of parchment paper. I almost never cut the right size so, when I can, I just use these mats instead.
5. It’s a little tough to know when these cookies are done. I thought they were ready and then I tried to pick them up and they fell apart. So my tip for you is to check the edges of the cookies. If they look a little crisp and slightly golden, the cookies are ready.
6. I used semi-sweet chocolate to spread on top of the marshmallows because I didn’t want the cookies too super sweet. But if you really want that authentic s’mores flavor, use your favorite milk chocolate bar!

Now you know all you need to know. Go make these cookies! Let me know how you like them in the comments below.

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Peanut Butter Smores Cookies

A dense, chewy peanut butter cookie topped with a large marshmallow and drizzled with melted chocolate. It's a fun, new way to get your s'mores fix!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time12 mins

Total Time1 hr 22 mins

Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter salted, softened
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 large marshmallows cut in half
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• sprinkles optional

Instructions

• Add butter and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Cream on medium until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add peanut butter and mix on medium until combined. Add egg and vanilla and mix on low until combined.
• Add baking soda and all the flour. Mix on low just until combined. Place dough in refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats. Remove dough from refrigerator. Scoop about 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough and shape into a ball. Place dough balls on prepare baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes and remove from oven. Gently place marshmallow half on each cookie. Bake for 3 more minutes until edges of cookie turn golden brown.
• Remove cookies from oven. While cookies cool, melt chocolate in microwave for 30 seconds. If still not melted, microwave for another 15-30 seconds. Scoop a teaspoon of chocolate and spread over the top of each cookie. Sprinkle with sprinkles, if desired. If you want to store immediately, chill them in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to harden chocolate.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Sally's Baking Addiction.

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