Birthday and More Cookies

We managed to get to the Memorial Day Parade yesterday! Owen was scared/fascinated by the whole spectacle but it helped that it included a lot of his favorite things (cars, fire trucks, animals...).

I had lots of marshmallows left and ate the S'more cookies really fast so I thought I would try them again and work on making them healthier. I figured since they were so incredibly good a few tweaks to the recipe wouldn't do too much damage. It worked! These were really good! Put side by side I'm sure the original recipe would win out but these definitely were still tasty. The marshmallows didn't dissolve into the batter as much as they did the first time either.

Healthier S'more Cookies
Ingredients:

5 Tbsp butter, softened

3 Tbsp applesauce

½ cup brown sugar

1/2 TBS vanilla

1 egg

1 cup wheat flour

1cup white flour

1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs

1tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup choclate chips

3/4 cup smashed graham crackers

1 cup marshmallows

Preheat oven to 375
In an electric mixer (or by hand), cream together butter, sugar and applesauce. Add vanilla and egg. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients, except the last three add ins. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until combined. Add in the chocolate, graham crackers, and marshmallows.
Scoop with a tablespoon or medium disher (aka ice cream scoop) and roll dough into balls. Place on a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 9 – 11 minutes or until the sides and tops just start to turn golden brown

You can listen to our lovely voices singing Happy Birthday and see Owen help blow out candles if you're interested.