Brown Butter S’mores Cookie Skillet

I don’t care what time of year it is; I always love a s’more. The combination of crunchy graham crackers, melty chocolate, and gooey marshmallows gets me every time. And this flavor combination doesn’t have to be in a traditional s’more, it can be a cookie, blondie, or this brown butter s’mores cookie skillet. Making a cookie skillet is even better than making cookies in some ways. It’s easier because we aren’t taking time to form individual cookies, and we don’t need to worry about the cookies spreading too much or touching each other since it’s all baking together in one skillet. You can serve it warm with vanilla ice cream for a dessert that everyone will love.

Ingredients for S’mores Cookie Skillet

• Butter: Of course, all cookies need butter. For extra depth of flavor, we are browning the butter to give a rich, nutty, caramelly flavor to the cookies.
• Brown sugar and granulated sugar: Both sugars are needed for the right amount of sweetness and chewy cookie texture.
• Eggs: We are using two eggs in this recipe.
• Vanilla extract: I always recommend a little more vanilla extract than you think you need. You can’t go wrong measuring with your heart! Pure vanilla extract makes such a difference here and I highly recommend using it.
• Salt: to help balance the sweetness.
• Baking soda: To help the cookie skillet rise and also give that golden brown crust on top of the cookie.
• Flour: Regular all-purpose flour does the trick in this recipe.
• Chocolate Chips: I love using semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips, but a mix of milk and dark chocolate is also really lovely.
• Marshmallows: You can’t have a s’mores recipe without marshmallows!
• Graham crackers: Crumbled graham crackers in the dough and some extra on top do the trick.
• Vanilla ice cream: Trust me, you don’t want to skimp on the ice cream here!

How to Make a S’mores Cookie Skillet

• First, brown the butter. Melting butter can very quickly go from browned to burned, so keep a close eye on it!
• Add the butter along with the brown sugar and granulated sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer, or a large bowl with a hand mixer and mix until smooth. Add the egg and egg yolk and beat for a few minutes, then add in the vanilla, baking soda, and salt before mixing again. Finally, add the flour and mix until incorporated.
• Mix in the chocolate chips, crushed graham crackers, and chocolate chips. Press the dough into a skillet and bake. We want this to be just underdone so it’s warm and gooey before topping with vanilla ice cream!
• This recipe is best served warm! But you can always make the dough in advance and wait to bake until just before serving.