Gluten-Free S'mores Cookie Bars
summer treat | no campfire required
There are certain foods that immediately feel like summer. Watermelon. Corn on the cob. Popsicles melting faster than you can eat them. And of course…S’mores.
Because there is something about graham crackers, melted chocolate, and gooey marshmallows that never gets old.
The only problem? We aren’t always sitting around a campfire. But the craving for a classic s’more still shows up.
That’s exactly why I made these Gluten-Free S’mores Cookie Bars.
All the flavors of a traditional s’more layered into an easy-to-grab dessert bar that doesn’t require a campfire, a tent, or any outdoor survival skills. Just soft cookie bars, gluten-free graham crackers, gooey marshmallows, and plenty of melted chocolate.
Are these your favorite or do you have another Summer time classic you make over and over again?
Why You'll Love These Cookie Bars
- Gluten free
- Easy to make
- No campfire required
- Loaded with chocolate
- Perfect for summer parties
- Kid-approved and adult-approved
Everything You Love About S'mores
These cookie bars combine:
- gluten-free graham crackers
- gooey marshmallows
- lots of chocolate chips
- soft cookie dough
As they bake, the chocolate melts into every corner and the marshmallows become perfectly gooey. The result is somewhere between a cookie, a blondie, and a classic s’more. Which is exactly where I want to be.
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Perfect for Summer Gatherings
These bars are made for sharing.
Bring them to:
- backyard barbecues
- pool parties
- potlucks
- summer birthdays
- family gatherings
Or don’t share them.
That’s between you and your conscience.
Easy Ways to Change Them Up
Want to have a little fun? The classic version is hard to beat, but there are plenty of ways to make them your own.
Try adding:
- mini chocolate chips
- dark chocolate chunks
- peanut butter chips
- chopped gluten-free cookies
- flaky sea salt
The Bottom Line
These Gluten-Free S’mores Cookie Bars are everything we love about summer packed into one easy dessert.
They’re nostalgic, chocolatey, gooey, and impossible to eat just one. And while nothing will ever completely replace a campfire s’more…
These come pretty close.
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Gluten-Free S’mores Cookie Bars
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 8+ 1x
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Description
These gluten-free s’mores cookie bars are loaded with graham crackers, gooey marshmallows, and melted chocolate chips. An easy summer dessert that tastes just like a classic campfire s’more.
Ingredients
- 9 tablespoons salted butter, softened
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups gluten free flour, spooned and lightly leveled (I used King Arthur)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup gluten free graham crackers, lightly crushed or broken apart (leave some 1 inch pieces intack) - divided in half
- 1 1/2 - 2 cups dark chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips (I used large chips)- divided in half
- 2 cups marshmallow fluff
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Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. Line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper and set aside.
- Beat the butter, sugar and brown sugar together with a stand or hand mixer until light in color and lighty and fluffy – about 1 minute on high.
- Add in the egg and mix on low to combine. Then add in the egg yolk and mix on low to combine. Scrap down the sides of the bowl and mix on low to combine.
- Pour in the vanilla and mix on low to combine. Add in the salt, gluten free flour and baking powder – mix on low for 6 seconds. Pour in 1/2 of the chocolate chips and continue to mix until all ingredients are combine together. Add in 1/2 of the crushed graham crackers – use a rubber spatula or wooden spoon to fold into the batter.
- Add 1/2 the cookie batter to the bottom of the prepared pan. Press into the corners so that it is an even layer. Spread the marshmallow fluff on top. Add the remaining cookie batter on top, in 2 tablespoons portions – dotting around the top of the marshmallow, leaving some room beween pieces.
- Add the remaining graham cracker pieces and chocolate chips in the areas around the cookie batter.
- Place in your oven on the middle rack and bake for 28-32 minutes or until the center is set. Remove from the oven and let cool completely – around 45 minutes. Place in your freezer for at least 30 minutes – this makes it easier to slice into.
Notes
Place the cooked cookie bars in your freezer after they are cooled – this will help with cutting them. You don’t want it to becompletely frozen but just enough to help everything stay together when you slice through it.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
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