12 Easy Brown Butter Smores Cookies Packed with Marshmallows and Chocolate

Brown butter smores cookies are loaded with gooey marshmallows, melted chocolate, and a rich, caramel-like base thanks to the browned butter.

These brown butter smores cookies are everything you love about a campfire treat—soft, chewy, and loaded with flavor—no graham crackers required! Perfect for sharing with family under the stars!

Why you’ll love this recipe

You’ll love these brown butter smores cookies because they’re the perfect balance of chewy, gooey, and crispy edges. The nutty richness from the brown butter combined with creamy peanut butter makes these taste so delicious while still being easy to make into healthy smores cookies with wholesome ingredients.
If you’re a peanut butter lover, you’ll be obsessed with these peanut butter smores cookies—they’re packed with flavor and the perfect treat to share with friends and family.

Brown butter smores cookie ingredients

• Brown butter: Browning the butter creates this warm, caramel like richness and makes these brown butter smores cookies moist, giving them a soft and chewy texture.
• Marshmallows: Just like my marshmallow mixed berry pie recipe, these marshmallows are so creamy, lightly toasted, and melt into the cookie dough for that classic campfire s’mores taste.
• Flour: Provides structure and stability so the cookies hold their shape while baking.
• Baking soda: Acts as a leavening agent, helping the cookies rise and become soft and airy.
• Salt: Balances sweetness and enhances the rich flavors.
• Cinnamon: Adds a warm, subtle spice.
• Peanut butter: Adds creaminess and a slightly salty, nutty depth.
• Vanilla extract: Boosts the flavor of all the other ingredients.
• Eggs: Bind the dough together and add structure and tenderness.
• Milk: Provides extra moisture for a softer cookie crumb.
• Brown sugar: Adds sweetness, a chewy texture, and a hint of molasses flavor.
• Chocolate chips: Adds depth, and balance the nutty brown butter and toasted marshmallows, making these brown butter smores cookies a melt-in-your-mouth recipe!

Does brown butter make cookies better

Oh, 100% yes! Brown butter adds the most incredible nutty, caramel-like flavor that takes any cookie recipe up a notch. When I bake these chewy smores cookies, the extra step melts perfectly with the gooey marshmallows and chocolate—it’s known to be the best campfire smores cookies around!

Even this easy smores cookies taste incredible when you swap in brown butter.

Check out my recipe brown butter for chocolate chip cookies to see how easy it is to master this step!

How to make brown butter for cookies

Try my brown butter bites to use this easy method to make your brown butter smores cookies even better!

• Melt butter in a light-colored pan over medium heat.
• Stir as it bubbles and foams.
• When it turns golden brown and smells nutty (5–7 min), remove from heat.
• Cool slightly before adding to cookie dough.

How to make smores cookies

• Brown the butter: Start by browning your butter in a saucepan until it turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma. This step gives the brown butter s’mores cookies their rich, caramel-like flavor.
• Mix the wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the browned butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract, mixing well to create a silky base for your dough.
• Combine the dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, and a pinch of cinnamon. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients until fully combined.
• Fold in the add-ins: Gently fold in marshmallows and plenty of chocolate chips to create those delicious, gooey s’mores cookies. For a fun twist, this recipe makes s’mores cookies without graham crackers!

• Scoop the dough: Using a cookie scoop, place rounded dough balls on a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving space for spreading.
• Bake to perfection: Bake at 350°F for 9–11 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the centers look just set. This will give you the perfect texture for soft and chewy chocolate chip s’more cookies.

• Cool and enjoy: Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack. Enjoy the melty chocolate and marshmallow goodness in every bite!

How do I prevent smore cookies from burning?

To keep your brown butter smores cookies from burning, always line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat—this prevents the chocolate and marshmallows from sticking and scorching.

When scooping the dough, tuck the marshmallows into the center of each smore cookie instead of leaving them exposed so they stay perfectly gooey.

Bake on the middle rack at 325–340°F to avoid too much direct heat.

Watch your campfire smores cookies closely during the last 2 minutes of baking and pull them out as soon as the edges turn golden and the centers are just set.

Storage

To keep your brown butter smores cookies soft and delicious, store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4–5 days.

These gooey smores cookies stay fresh longer if you place a slice of bread in the container to maintain moisture.

You can also refrigerate these chocolate chip smores cookies for up to a week; just warm them for a few seconds in the microwave to bring back that gooey, fresh-from-the-oven texture.

These brown butter smores cookies are the perfect mix of gooey marshmallows, melty chocolate, and nutty brown butter richness that makes me dream of cozy nights by the fire.

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Craving more s’mores-inspired treats, be sure to try my s’more milkshake… it’s incredibly creamy and so refreshing!

I hope you love these brown butter smores cookies as much as we do!

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