Oh it's not summer without s'mores. This weekend on August 10th is National S'more Day. Growing up, I was in the Girl Scouts and I know all about making this summer treat. We would do it every year at Girl Scout Camp and I'm a huge fan of s'mores. I made this pie for my birthday.
I used a rectangle, circle and the coffin cookie cutter from this set. The rectangle was used to make the chocolate bars. I used the circle for the marshmallows. Once they were cut out, I squished the sides in and flattened the top to make it look more like a marshmallow. The coffin cutter was for the smaller s'mores. For the ooey gooey goodness and the larger s'mores, I found this free clip art at Grant Ave Design. I printed out the images and hand-cut out both of those cookies. For the marshmallow on a stick, I used the circle cutter again and the letter "h". I cut out the letter h and cut off the part of the letter I didn't need. Then I used the "h" cookie cutter to notch out a part of the marshmallow to attach the two pieces of dough together to finish the cookie. Here are some pictures that show how I made both the marshmallows and the marshmallow on a stick cookies. I followed this color scheme to create the colors for the cookies. I wanted the chocolate brown to be a very saturated shade. To achieve the shade I wanted without using a ton of food coloring, I added some cocoa powder to my icing and it made the icing taste even better. To add the bit of golden brown to the marshmallow on the stick, I piped a small amount of light brown icing on piece of wax paper and let it dry. Once dry, I crushed it up with a rolling pin and used a paint brush to apply some of the coloring to the marshmallow.
Treat time
I took a look on Pinterest to see how many different s'more recipes where out there. There was everything you could think of: cupcakes, bars, and every s'more doughnuts. I will definitely have to make some time to try a few of them. Have you tried these s'more ice cream sandwiches from Trader Joe's? I tried them for the first time last summer and picked some up for this weekend. They are a fantastic snack on a hot summer evening. They are very tasty but I wish the graham cracker part was a bit crunchier. Let me know what your favorite s'more flavored dessert is or what your favorite part of making s'mores is.
Get out there this weekend and make some s'mores and have some fun!
