Enjoy campfire flavors year-round with these epic s'mores cookies. They have it all: creamy chocolate chunks, marshmallow, and graham cracker pieces.
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The idea for these s'mores cookies came to me late one night. To be honest, most of my most decadent vegan dessert ideas do. 😆
This vegan s'mores cookies recipe is based on my super popular cookies and cream cookies. They are packed with creamy chocolate chunks, gooey marshmallow, and crunchy graham cracker pieces.
They're like your favorite campfire treat in cookie form!
For this vegan s'mores cookie recipe, you will need vegan chocolate chips, marshmallows, and graham crackers. For the chocolate chips, look for allergy-friendly chocolate chips. You can usually find vegan marshmallows at specialty stores, like Whole Foods, Sprouts, or Trader Joe's. For the graham crackers, just choose a box without honey. Cheaper graham crackers are your best bet. Honey is expensive, so they leave it out.
💖 Why You'll Love this Recipe
- s'mores flavor and textures in cookie form
- creamy chocolate, gooey marshmallow, and crunchy graham crackers
- crisp outside and chewy inside
- naturally soy-free and nut-free with easy gluten-free option
✓ Ingredients and Substitutions
- dry ingredients - You will need all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. You can substitute 1:1 gluten-free flour for the all-purpose flour for gluten-free.
- wet ingredients - We are using a mix of brown sugar and white sugar as well as oil, vanilla extract, water, and flax meal. The water and flax is your egg replacer.
- vegan chocolate chunks - Look for non-dairy or allergy-friendly chocolate chunks, if you can't find any labeled vegan. You can use vegan chocolate chips instead, if needed. Also make sure your chocolate is soy-free, if needed.
- vegan marshmallows - Conventional marshmallows contain gelatin, which is not vegan. Stores like Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Trader Joe's usually carry vegan marshmallows. Make sure that your marshmallows are soy-free, if needed.
- vegan graham crackers - Conventional graham crackers contain honey. However, honey is expensive, so the cheap brands often leave it out. The store brand graham crackers are usually a good place to start looking! Choose gluten-free and soy-free, if needed.
🔪 How to Make S'mores Cookies
Preheat the oven to 375° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl, mixing well. In a smaller bowl, mix wet ingredients until the sugars dissolve.
Pour the wet mixture into the flour mixture, and mix well.
Fold in the chocolate chunks and graham crackers. You should have a cohesive dough that you can form into balls at this point.
Form the dough into 14 1" balls and arrange the dough balls on a lined baking sheet, leaving about 2" of space between the cookies. Slice your marshmallows in half lengthwise, and place one on top of each cookie, cut-side-down, pressing gently, so it sticks.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, then cool for 5 minutes before moving them off of the baking sheet.
💡 Helpful Tips
- When shopping for graham crackers, look for ones without honey. Cheaper brands tend to be vegan, since honey is expensive.
- You want to break the graham crackers up by hand, but don't crush them. You want lots of pea-sized chunks in there!
- If you can't find vegan chocolate chunks, use vegan chocolate chips instead.
- For the marshmallows, you'll have the best results if you slice them lengthwise. So, stand the marshmallow on a flat end, and slice top to bottom.
- Space out the cookies as much as possible on the baking sheet, because they do spread during baking.
🫙 Storage Directions
S'mores cookies will keep for 3 to 4 days in an airtight container on the kitchen counter.
💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Conventional marshmallows are made with gelatin, which is not vegan. Gelatin is made from animal bones and ligaments.
Conventional graham crackers contain honey. Vegans do not eat honey, because it is an animal byproduct, like milk or eggs.
📖 Recipe
🔥 S'mores Cookies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ⅓ cup loosely packed light brown sugar
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ¼ cup sunflower oil or other light oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon flax meal
To Add Later
- ¼ cup vegan chocolate chunks
- 6 to 8 vegan marshmallows sliced in half lengthwise
- 3 sheets vegan graham crackers broken into pea-sized pieces
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375° F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl, mixing well. In a smaller bowl, mix wet ingredients until the sugars dissolve. Pour the wet mixture into the dry, and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chunks and graham crackers. You should have a cohesive dough that you can form into balls at this point.
- Form the dough into 14 1" balls and arrange the dough balls on a lined baking sheet, leaving about 2" of space between the cookies. Slice your marshmallows in half lengthwise, and place one on top of each cookie, cut-side-down, pressing gently, so it sticks.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, then cool for 5 minutes before moving them off of the baking sheet.
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