S’mores Cookie Cups

by Kayla Berman on May 24, 2020 (updated Dec 29, 2020) 9 comments

What screams summer more than s’mores !?! I honestly don’t think anything. I am welcoming summer with open arms with these S’mores Cookie Cups. They are such a fun way to enjoy the s’mores flavors and elements, but in a completely different form. They have a chewy graham cracker cookie outside and a gooey-marshmallow-melty-chocolate inside. Literally heaven. Plus they have a few better-for-you swaps when it comes to ingredients, so I would classify them as healthyish. I’m not going to go as far as to call them healthy because of the above mentioned graham cracker, marshmallows, and chocolate … but you know they could definitely be worse for you!!

What you need for these S’mores Cookie Cups!

graham crackers
mini marshmallow
chocolate chips
almond butter
egg
applesauce
pure maple syrup
vanilla extract
baking powder
salt

Let’s start with the cookies themselves! The base of them is almond butter. I love to use various nut butters as the base of many of my treats, especially cookies. I chose almond butter for this recipe because of its neutral flavor and I think it worked perfectly. Cashew butter also has a neutral flavor that would probably work second best. I would not recommend peanut butter because it will leave your s’mores cookie cups tasting like peanuts!

The cookies are sweetened with pure maple syrup and get some flavor from the vanilla extract and of course salt. But the real flavor comes from the graham crackers! Crushed graham crackers completely replace flour in these cookies and make for such a tasty treat. The crackers work so perfectly for the whole s’mores vibe and helped make the cookies deliciously chewy! To crush the graham crackers you could use a food processor or just smash them by hand. I chose by hand because I made these in the morning and didn’t want to wake my whole house up! I put about a sleeve of crackers in a plastic bag and then hit the bag with a spoon until they were super crushed.

Then of course comes the chocolate and marshmallows! I used these dairy free chocolate chips but totally use any kind of chocolate you have on hand or whatever is your favorite. I also used mini marshmallows, but if you have the regular sized ones you could easily just chop those up. When these cookie cups are broiled the marshmallows get all toasty and the chocolate gets all melty and it is insanely good. Like I don’t know how else I could describe it.

How to make these S’mores Cookie Cups!

Set the oven to 350 degrees.
Crush the graham crackers. You can use a food processor but I smashed them in a plastic bag with a spoon!
Combine the almond butter, egg, applesauce, vanilla extract, and maple syrup until smooth.
Combine the crushed graham crackers, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet and combine.
Chill the dough in the fridge for about 10 minutes.
Remove from the fridge and roll the dough into decently big balls, I would say approximately 1 1/2 tbsp sized scoops. There should be 10.
Flatten the balls into greased muffin tins with you fingers. Make sure the tin is greased well!
Bake for 10 minutes.
As soon as the cookies are taken out of the oven, flatten the center of each to form cookie cups. I found that using my fingers worked best, but it was definitely a little hot so be careful!
Then distribute the chocolate chips and marshmallows into each of the cookie cups
Put the cookie cups back into the oven and broil on high for 1-2 minutes. Keep an eye on the cookies because they could burn quickly, you just want the chocolate melted and the marshmallows toasted!
Remove from the oven, let cool, and enjoy!

Check out some of my other recent recipes!

Connect with me!

If you make these S’mores Cookie Cups or any of my other recipes, I would absolutely love to know! Tag me @wellnessbykay on instagram so I can see and share your recreations!