Well, it's not officially fall. But for me, September signals the end of summer and the start of school, holiday baking, crunchy leaves, and autumn.
Besides, Starbucks is selling their pumpkin spice lattes again. If that doesn't mean fall, then I don't know what does.
So. What did I bake? Pumpkin muffins? A pecan pie? Something with maple or nutmeg or cranberries? Of course not. The most summery thing of all: s'mores cookies!
And I regret nothing.
Because I also have cinnamon swirl bread rising in the kitchen as we speak. That smells like September.
These are perfect for Labor Day weekend. Chocolate chip cookies with bits of Hershey bars and toasted marshmallows baked right onto a graham cracker. You know you want to.
Graham Cracker S'mores Cookies
2/3 cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 package chocolate chips
1 cup mini marshmallows, plus extra
About 3 regular-sized Hershey bars, cut into pieces
2 packages graham crackers, broken into squares
Preheat oven to 375°F. On an ungreased cookie sheet, lay out 12 large graham cracker squares.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add flour mixture slowly to shortening mixture. Mix until combined.
Add chocolate chips and marshmallows and stir together. Form into golf-ball size balls and place on top of graham crackers. Bake for 5 minutes, then remove and press Hershey pieces and an extra marshmallow or two on top.
Return to oven and bake for 5-7 minutes more until cookies are lightly golden and marshmallows are slightly melted.
Source: Barely adapted from Fahrenheit 350°.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together shortening and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Add flour mixture slowly to shortening mixture. Mix until combined.
Add chocolate chips and marshmallows and stir together. Form into golf-ball size balls and place on top of graham crackers. Bake for 5 minutes, then remove and press Hershey pieces and an extra marshmallow or two on top.
Source: Barely adapted from Fahrenheit 350°.
