If a classic chocolate chip cookie and a campfire s’more ran away together for a weekend getaway, this is the deliciously chaotic love child they’d bring home. These chocolate chip s’mores cookies topped with Hershey’s chocolate and gooey marshmallow are soft in the center, golden on the edges, and just messy enough to feel like childhood, but with far better snacks and fewer mosquitos.
Picture this: a warm cookie, still a little puffed from the oven, with a toasted marshmallow lounging on top like it owns the place, and a square of melty Hershey’s slowly sinking in like a chocolate Titanic (minus the tragedy). That’s the vibe.
Why These Cookies Work (Even If You Burn Marshmallows on Sight)
Some s’mores recipes require a camping permit and excessive patience. Not these. We’re talking:
- Big chocolate chip cookie energy
- Marshmallow fluffiness without the bonfire smoke
- Hershey’s bars melting into little pools of happiness
- The kind of treat you “make for the kids” but really eat for yourself
And yes, they’re easy. The kind of easy where you make one batch and immediately start going in for round two.
What You’ll Need
(Nothing weird. Just the usual suspects + two friends: marshmallow and Hershey.)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
- Jumbo marshmallows or mini marshmallows
- Hershey’s bars, broken into squares
How to Make Chocolate Chip S’mores Cookies
- Cream the butter + sugars until fluffy enough that you’re tempted to taste it (I won’t tell).
- Mix in the eggs and vanilla. Batter should be glossy and smell like happiness.
- Add the dry stuff: flour, baking soda, salt.
- Stir in chocolate chips like you mean it.
- Scoop onto a baking sheet and bake at 350°F for 9–11 minutes, or until the edges look gently sun-kissed. Every altitude is different. You may need longer in some places and less time in others. Watch them close until you learn the timing for YOUR location.
- Now the fun part: Pull the cookies out a smidge early, press a marshmallow on each one, and pop them back in for 1–2 minutes.
- Immediately press a Hershey’s chocolate square on top so it melts into that dreamy, glossy state that makes you feel things.
- Cool on the pan for a minute while you admire your life choices.
Tips, Tricks & Cookie Wisdom
- Mini marshmallows melt into adorable little puddles. Jumbo marshmallows? Drama queens, but worth it.
- Want extra toasty marshmallows? Hit them with a 5–10 second broil. Watch them like they’re a toddler holding a Sharpie.
- If your cookies spread too much, chill the dough. If they don’t spread enough, don’t worry—rustic is in.
What These Cookies Feel Like
Warmth. Nostalgia. The smell of melted chocolate drifting through your kitchen at 9 p.m. because you suddenly remembered you deserve dessert. The soft crackle of a cooling cookie sheet. The first bite where marshmallow stretches like it’s auditioning for a cheese-pull commercial.
These are the cookies you bring to gatherings when you want to be remembered.
These are the cookies that say, “Yes, I bake. No, I will not share the last cookie.”
Go Forth & Bake the S’mores Cookie of Your Dreams
Whether you’re making them for a party, a cozy night in, or purely because you googled “the best chocolate chip s’mores cookies” at an unreasonably late hour…this recipe’s got you.
