Gooey S’mores Cookies Without Eggs – Soft, Chewy & Loaded with Marshmallows

Ingredients

• 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup shortening
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• ½ cup applesauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups mini marshmallows pulled apart
• 12 snack-size Hershey’s chocolate bars broken into pieces
• 3 full-size graham crackers broken into pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat Oven: Set the oven to 375°F and line your baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Dry Ingredients: In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda, and salt, and set aside.
3. Wet Ingredients: In a stand mixer, cream together shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar. Scrape down the bowl. Add applesauce and vanilla extract, mixing well.
4. Combine: Add the flour mixture in batches, 1 cup at a time, mixing on low speed and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
5. Add S'mores Ingredients: Gently fold in mini marshmallows, broken chocolate pieces, and graham crackers.
6. Form Cookies: Roll dough into tablespoon-sized balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each ball.
7. Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 8 minutes.
8. Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.