Halloween S'mores Cookies

Everyone loves s'mores and these pumpkin-shaped Halloween S'mores Cookies have all the flavors in one fun-to-make cookie. Crispy graham cookies are coated with chocolate and sandwiched with marshmallow fluff for one yummy ooey gooey cookie.

Let the kids decorate them with eyes for an extra spooky look. Once you take a bite, you'll be licking your fingers and reaching for more!

Easy S'mores Cookies

Halloween is a great time to bring out the spooky creations and make something fun with the kids like these s’mores cookies. And what could be better than making everyone’s favorite treat in cookie form? 'Cause who doesn't love the excuse to eat s'mores in any way, shape, or form?! And no campfire needed!

These cookies will be a big hit for Halloween or just for a fall after-school treat. The graham cracker cookies alone are so good that you could eat them as is. But add chocolate and marshmallows and it really puts these sandwich cookies over the top.

Making cookies is so easy and fun that they are my all-time favorite way to celebrate the holidays. Think sweetheart cookies for Valentine’s Day, M&M Cookies for July 4^th, White Chocolate Kiss Cookies for Christmas, and, of course, these yummy pumpkin-shaped s'mores sandwich cookies for Halloween. They’re quick, excluding the chill time, easy, and great fun to make with the whole family.

Why do they call it s'mores?

S’mores is a sweet snack made with a chocolate bar and a marshmallow sandwiched between graham crackers. They first appeared in a 1920s cookbook where they were called graham cracker sandwiches. The name s’mores appears to be a contraction derived from the phrase “some more”. Obviously, once you have one you want some more!

Why You'll Love These Halloween Cookies

• All the flavors of s'mores in cookie form - marshmallows, plenty of chocolate, and plenty of graham cracker flavor
• No campfire needed! Have them all year long.
• So easy to make that the kids can help
• Fun to make pumpkin-shape complete with a mouth and candy eyes

Tips for Making S'mores Stuffed Cookies

Chill - Don't skip the step to chill the dough. It helps the cookies hold their shape during baking.

Remove Quickly - Only let the cookies cool for a few minutes so they are easy to remove from the baking sheet.

Sandwiching - Press the cookies together lightly after adding the marshmallow fluff so the cookies don't crack.

Ingredients for Sandwich Cookies

For graham cracker cookies:

Graham Cracker Crumbs - you can purchase graham cracker crumbs or make your own. Just take graham crackers and pulse in a food chopper or place them in a gallon-sized ziplock bag and flatten them with a rolling pin

All-Purpose Flour - lends structure to the cookies

Cornstarch - helps create a crumbly, tender texture similar to a graham cracker

Sugar - sweetens the dough

Butter - make sure the butter is at room temperature to help create a smooth dough

Egg - acts as a binder

Vanilla Extract - adds and enhances flavor

Baking Powder - is the leavening agent

Salt - enhances flavors

For chocolate and fluff filling:

Chocolate Chips - I used morsels but you can use a chopped chocolate bar as well

Shortening - allows for a smoother texture for a more evenly coated surface

Marshmallow Fluff - any brand will work

How To Make S'mores Cookies

1. In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. Place butter and sugar In a large mixing bowl.
3. Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Note: Perfectly creamed mixture will be light yellow and glossy.
4. Add egg and vanilla extract and mix until well incorporated.
5. Pour dry ingredients into wet mixture.
6. Beat until dough comes together. DO NOT OVERMIX.

7. Divide dough into 2 portions and wrap in waxed paper. Place in the refrigerator and chill for about 2 hours.

8. Remove one batch of dough at a time and roll out on a well-floured surface to ¼” thickness. I like to flour the roller or the top of the dough so it doesn’t tear the dough. Cut into shapes with a pumpkin cut-out.

9. Take half of the pumpkin-shaped cookies and cut little triangle eyes and a spooky mouth. Leave the other half with no face. Place on prepared cookie sheets.

10. Bake for 11-12 minutes. Cool a few minutes on cookie sheets then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

11. Prepare the chocolate coating by placing chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave safe bowl. Melt in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring in-between until completely melted.
12. Dip the top of the cookies without cutouts into the chocolate.

13. Place the chocolate-coated cookies on waxed paper or silicon mats, with chocolate side up, to set. (I also tried the chocolate on the bottom and that worked as well.)

14. Spread the marshmallow fluff on the back side of the cookies with cutouts.

15. Press the fluff side onto one of the chocolate-coated cookies. Finish by decorating the eyes with little black sprinkles.

These cookies are great to serve for kids' Halloween parties accompanied by this fun Toxic Waste drink recipe complete with green color and gummy worms! Now chow down before that skeleton gets all the cookies! Enjoy!

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This post has been updated with better instructions and more informative photos. It was first published on October 17, 2019.