S'mores Cookies

One of the traditions in Maine that had been very important to me, is filling the cookie jar. I'm honestly not positive as to how this started, but I vaguely remember being told as a kid that my great Aunt Jeannie always made sure that the cookie jar was full, so now I have tried to continue that tradition. My Aunt Jeannie was the cook of the family. Many recipes and stories of the things she made have been past down through the family and through my love of food I feel a strong connection to her, even though I never got to meet her. That is why I make a point to spend at least one rainy day while in Maine baking cookies to fill the cookie jar with.

S'mores Cookies
yield: 8-10 cookies

3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 1/3 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter - softened
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 milk chocolate hershey bars - chopped
4-5 regular sized marshmallows - cut in half

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a food processor pulse graham crackers till they turn to crumbs, or crush graham crackers in a large ziploc bag till they turn to crumbs. In a small bowl, mix together graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking powder and salt, set aside. In a large bowl cream together butter and both sugars until well combined and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix till combined. Slowly add dry ingredients until well combined, then carefully fold in chocolate. Form dough into evenly sized balls and make a large indentation in each one. Place one marshmallow half in each indentation and place cookies on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cookies cool for 5-10 minutes and serve.

We had a large amount of s'mores ingredients left in the pantry so I thought I would steer away from my traditional chocolate chip cookies and make these instead. Being home now from Maine feels like the final stretch of summer. I have 6 days till I go back to school and 3 more days of the blog and all that is on my mind is all the things I have to do to pack for school. So while I think about that,
Keep Cooking Brooklyn!