Campfire Cookies are my new favorite cookie recipe! These have all the flavors of s’mores cookies made with marshmallows, chocolate, honey, and graham crackers, these cookies are the essence of a summer campfire!
If you love this flavor profile make sure to try my mega-popular S’mores Cookies or my Stuffed S’mores Cookies!!
If you are a fan of s’mores in the summertime, you will love these cookies! Here’s why:
- Elevated S’mores flavor! I’ve added honey to this cookie dough and use semi-sweet chocolate chips to cut the sweetness a little bit!
- Super Easy To Make! These cookies are done from start to finish in 30 minutes! The recipe is straightforward and easy to make. Perfect for beginners!
- Gooey and delicious! Just like the classic campfire treat, these cookies are gooey with the addition of mini marshmallows that bake right into the cookies and create puddle of caramelized sweetness as well as chewy marshmallow bites throughout!
What You Need / Ingredients
Make sure to scroll to the recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full list of ingredients and instructions!
- Butter. I use salted butter in this recipe. You could use unsalted if you prefer, but it’s a personal preference! You could even brown the butter to really deepen the flavor giving a real campfire vibe!
- Sweeteners: Light brown sugar and honey. Using a combination of the two is a match made in heaven. Honey adds a subtle sweetness that enhances the brown sugar, adding to the cozy vibes and giving these a chewy texture!
- Eggs. I use both one whole egg plus an egg yolk in this recipe. It adds just the right amount of moisture to the cookie giving it the texture you’re looking for!
- Vanilla Extract. What would a good cookie recipe be without a little vanilla? You could also use vanilla bean paste!
- Baking Soda and kosher salt. Common in most cookie recipes baking soda aids in allowing the cookies to rise the perfect amount, and salt aids in flavor!
- All purpose Flour and Graham Cracker Crumbs. You will use 6 full graham crackers that you coarsely crush along with the flour. This adds flavor and sweetness, but also texture. You don’t want to crush the crackers into a fine crumb, leave them coarsely crushed!
- Chocolate Chips. I use semi-sweet chocolate chips, but if you want to keep it authentic you can use milk chocolate chips too.
- Mini Marshmallows. These give the gooey-ness that makes these cookies really special!
How To Crush The Graham Crackers
To crush the graham crackers for this recipe I simply put them in a large zip-top bag and used a rolling pin to crush them. You could also use a food processor and just pulse a few times leaving the crumbs coarse.
These cookies are extremely straightforward, but I do have a few tips that might help you along the way:
- What if the marshmallows ooze out while baking? Don’t worry about that, I love the oozy marshmallow bits. They stay chewy in the cookie and get a little crispy on the baking sheet. BUT be careful not to over-bake these guys, because the marshmallow will burn!
- How will you know when they’re done baking? The tops will be just set and the edges will be lightly golden. Even if you underbake these slightly they will be great. Just allow them to cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely!
- Baking sheets vary and can change the outcome. Note that the type of baking sheet you use will effect the amount your cookies spread. I use a thin aluminum baking sheet and always always use parchment paper! An insulated, or very thick-bottomed baking sheet is not recommended for these cookies (or any cookies that need browned edges).
There are no special instructions on storing these s’more-inspired cookie. Simply place them in an airtight container for up to 3 days for best freshness. You can also freeze the baked cookies for up to 2 months in a zip-top bag and then allow them to thaw at room temperature to enjoy!
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- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 2 hrs 25 min
- Yield: 30 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
Campfire Cookies are my new favorite cookie recipe! These s’mores cookies are so Ooey-Gooey and delicious! Made with marshmallows, chocolate, and graham crackers, these cookies are the essence of a summer campfire!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg plus 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoons vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 6 full graham crackers (crushed into coarse crumbs)
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment papaer and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, graham cracker crumbs, salt and baking soda. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes until light and fluffy, scraping sides as necessary.
- Add in the egg, yolk, honey, vanilla, baking soda, and salt until incorporated.
- Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour until just combined. Add in the graham cracker crumbs, chocolate chips, and marshmallows until just evenly incorporated.
- Using a medium (2- tablespoon) sized cookie scoop place the portioned dough onto the prepared baking sheet 2- inches apart, leaving room for spreading. Bake for 9 minutes until the edges are lightly golden and the marshmallow bubbles and oozes from the cookie. Don’t over-bake.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Store airtight for up to 3 days. Freeze airtight for up to 2 months for best freshness. Thaw at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 112
- Sugar: 10.7 g
- Sodium: 117 mg
- Fat: 3.6 g
- Carbohydrates: 19.2 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 6.2 mg
There is no way this recipe was tested. My kid insisted we make it though.
Too much salt. Add the marshmallows to the cookies right after pulling from the oven. Otherwise they melt and caramelize before the cookies are baked.
Wow, these look amazing and I couldn’t wait to bake them! I made these a few days ago and unfortunately my marshmallows totally melted in the oven so it looked more like melted plastic instead of the foamy gooey marhsmallows in your pic. I’m a huge marshmallow lover so I just added a little dollop of fluff after they cooled. Yummy otherwise!
I made these for a cookie exchange and they were a big hit!!
Hey I can’t seem to get my marshmallows to stop melting into the cookie! Any advice?
That does happen, yes. Try to have a few marshmallows peeking out of the cookie dough when you bake them, that always works for me!
Yum! Saving this recipe!
Yes!! Best flavor combo ever! Love these 🙂
I feel you with the thermostat tyrant but after 25+ years I”m used to it and now I’m the tyrant and my girls are walking around with layers to keep warm!!! Love the cookies! Can’t wait to try them!