Smores Sugar Cookie Surprise

 Smores Sugar Cookie  
   
These cookies are a wonderful delight. It starts with a sugar cookie base, add a some marshmallows and chocolate chips and you get a wonderful Smores surprise. The chocolate and marshmallows inside the cookie cause the cookies to expand. The marshmallows will brown slightly in the oven giving it the perfect toasted marshmallow look and flavor. These cookies just melt in your mouth. You can use the Sugar Cookie recipe below or make your favorite one:

Sugar Cookies:

• 1/3 cup Butter or Margarine
• 1/3 cup Shortening
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 Egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 2 cups All Purpose Flour

1. Beat butter and shortening on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, and a dash of salt. Beat till combined, scraping the bowl so everything is well blended. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add the flour into the mixture.

2. Scoop the dough into your greased hand, flatten the dough, place several marshmallows and chocolate chips in the middle of the dough. Pull the dough around the chocolate chips and marshmallows and place seam down onto the baking sheet. Tip: If you Cover and chill dough for 1 hour to make it easier to handle when making cookies.

3. Bake at 375° for 7 to 9 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are firm and light brown. Cool on rack.
Recipe from:  http://www.blessingsmultiplied.com/2012/03/recipe-smores-sugar-cookie-surprise/

Enjoy~