S'more Pie Roll Up Cookies, A Virtual Cookie Swap & A Giveaway

I love cookie swaps, don't you?  They remind me of Christmas, which is my favorite holiday EVER.  And who doesn't love cookies?  (If you don't, don't answer that.  We might not be able to be friends.)

This is a little different type of cookie exchange.  You don't have to bake (but you also don't get to go home with a boat load of treats.  That's the bad part.)  But everyone participating today is posting a great cookie recipe along with the giveaway.  It's like a cookbook of cookie recipes, with pictures, right here for you.  Jackpot! 

And are you ready for this cookie recipe?  It's the mother of all cookie recipes!  It's easy, not many ingredients and DELICIOUS!  All of my favorite things for a cookie =o)

If you haven't guessed by now, I am a HUGE s'more fan.  I love the combination of marshmallow, milk chocolate and graham cracker.  We've made a lot of different s'more variations.  We've done:

S'more Stuffed Dough Boys
Mini S'more Hand Pies
S'more Cookie Tarts
Chocolate Chip S'more Cookies
Heart S'more Cookies

I told you we loved s'mores!

This idea came after we made our Mini S'more Hand Pies.  I had some extra pie crust and didn't want to toss it out.  Seriously!  That would be like throwing away gold.  I love pie crust!

S'more Roll Up Cookies

* pie crust
* 1/2 cup marshmallow cream
* 2 Tbsp. cream cheese, softened
* 2 Tbsp. sugar
* 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
* 1/2 cup crushed graham cracker crumbs

Roll out your pie crust.  We just used the store bought kind because I don't know how to make pie crust =o)  Cut it into rectangles about 1 1/2 inches wide by 4 or 5 inches long.  (It's totally up to you based on how fat you want them to be.

Mix the marshmallow cream, cream cheese and sugar together.  Spread over pie crust rectangles.  Sprinkle with chocolate chips and roll up.

Sprinkle one side with the graham cracker crumbs and bake in a 425 degree oven for about 6 - 10 minutes.  Again, this depends on how big you make them.  You want them slightly golden brown.

They are delicious and gooey and perfect!

Do you need another look?

My stomach rumbles just thinking about them!

Now are you ready for the cookie swap part?  Look at all the other great cookies linked up today!

And now for the giveaway part.  Ready???

Dishin’ With Rebelle, Thoughts of a Mother, Wife, and Daughter, Dishin’ up Savings & Virtually Yours present our first annual Cookie Swap/Giveaway! 

Prizes are: A Wilton Cookie Press
   

A Holiday Recipe Box
   

A Mix it Up Holiday Box from Kukees
   

A mix of 4 Fine Flavorings/Extracts and Cookbook from Nielsen-Massey
     

A mix of Cookies and Cookbook from Tate's Bake 
Shop
   

2 bags of oreos and 2 bags of chips ahoy cookies

Enter the rafflecopter below to win!   Good luck!  Giveaway is open until November 30th.   

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MAKING MEMORIES WITH YOUR KIDS is not responsible for shipment of any prizes and did not receive any compensation for hosting this giveaway!

 

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Move Over Camping Food! Hello PUDGY PIES

One of the best things I've done with my kids is taking them camping.  I was a little afraid the first time we went.  It was just me and my two, very young, children.  We had so much fun.  Now, 5 years later, it's the highlight of our summer when we go camping.  We load up the car with great food, bikes and scooters and a deck of cards, and we're off.

When we discovered Dough Boys I thought I had hit the jack-pot.  Then when we discovered Campfire Eclairs?  Holy heck.  I didn't think it could get any better than that.

Then my nephew told me about Pudgy Pies.  I thought he was making it up until my Dad reminded us that my Grandfather (who was a patent attorney) helped put the patent on the first pie iron.  How cool is that?  So I was determined to figure out what these were.

Are you ready for this?  This is a pie iron.

You fill it with awesome and delicious food and then cook it over the camp fire.  Easy and so simple.  And FUN!

 But look what you can make.  The possibilities are endless!

Butter the outsides of two pieces of bread (like you're making a grilled cheese sandwich.  Add whatever "inside" you want in your "pie".  My son?  Guess......  yep, spaghetti =o)

Place the other piece of bread on top (buttered side out) and place in your pudgy pie iron.

Close the pie iron.  This will squeeze off the crust (yeah!)

Remove the crust and now cook over your campfire.  You'll have to turn it often to get it golden brown on both sides.  Don't put it right in the fire but you want it pretty close.  The pie iron needs to get nice and hot.

Are you ready for this???  Voila!

You have a Spaghetti Pudgy Pie!

Now be creative!  How about a Grilled Ham and Swiss Cheese Pudgy Pie?

I think my favorite was a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Pudgy Pie.

Ready for this???

Then we tried making Pudgy Pies with Cresent Dough instead of bread.  Yowza!!!  I'm hooked!

This is what my daughter wanted for breakfast... a Bacon Filled Pudgy Pie =o)  (That's my girl!)

And for dessert?  How about a S'more Pudgy Pie?

It was delicious!  The marshmallows get all gooey and the chocolate melts and the Cresent dough cooks and it's like heaven in your mouth!

And even though this isn't technically a Pudgy Pie, guess what we discovered you could cook in a pie iron.

You guessed it!  Cinnamon Rolls cooked over a campfire.  We just took camping food to a new level!

What do you think?  We can't wait to go camping again, just to cook =o)

 

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S'more Cookie Tarts

Somedays I think I know it all. Most days I realize I have no clue, but I have those days where I think "nah, I'll do it my way and it'll be fine." This was one of those days. (When will I ever learn???)

When I saw the post on S'more Cookie Tarts over on Crazy For Crust I knew I was going to make those cookies. We're a huge fan of Peepsters and cookies with Peepsters? Yeah, that's like heaven for this family.  So where did I screw up?

First off, I have no idea why they are called tarts.  I think of a pie like thing filled with fruit when I hear the word tart.  And me and pie?  No thank you.

Anywho... they truly were amazing cookies!  But why can't I just follow a recipe?  Why do I think I know better?  We'll table that question for another day.

Here's how they are supposed to be made...

S'more Cookie Tarts

Source: Crazy for Crust

* 1/2 cup salted butter, softened

* 3/4 cup sugar

* 1 egg

* 1 tsp. vanilla

* 1 cup flour

* 1 cup crushed graham crackers (6 full sized crackers)

* 1 tsp. baking powder

* Peepsters (about 24)

Crush your graham crackers.  I put the crackers in a ziplock bag and crushed them with a rolling pin.  This worked great!

In a stand mixer. beat butter and eggs until fluffy.  Add egg and vanilla and mix well.  Add flour, graham cracker crumbs and baking powder.

Here's where I cut corners.  But it's not my fault because I tasted the dough and it was so good I didn't want to let it chill.  And I really dislike rolling out dough.  Next time, though, I'll do these 2 steps!

Roll out the dough between 2 sheets of waxed paper until it's 1/4" thick.

Chill dough (flattened out) for about 30 minutes.

(I just scooped up balls of dough and pushed a Peepster into it.)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut chilled dough into circles.  You want to measure the circles so they aren't a ton larger than the Peepster.

let's take a look at Peepsters again... just to give you an idea how delicious these are going to be.

Wrap the circle of dough around the Peeper leaving the top exposed.

Bake for approx. 9 - 11 minutes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.  Don't overcook them!

Let the cookie sit for 2 minutes and then remove to a cooling rack.

Mine spread a ton more than Dorothy's.  I think I used too much dough to wrap the Peepers in.  Or maybe it was because I didn't chill it.  Because I didn't follow directions!!!  Regardless, they don't look as cool but they were amazingly delicious! 

Enjoy!

 

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Mini S'mores Hand Pies

I make a lot of desserts. They are all good.  I won't bother writing a post about a recipe that is mediocre.  Sadly, most of them don't make my knees buckle and make me feel the need to jump up and down and shout to the world that I discovered a small slice of heaven, though.  I mean, don't get me wrong, they are good and even great.  But... this one???  I seriously want to go out on the street and tell all the neighbors that I found nirvana!

These little hand pies are awesome!   Awesome I tell you!  And so easy to make!

When I saw them in my Pillsbury Calendar (that I get every year for free)  =o) I knew they were going to be delicious.  And man, oh man.  I can't even stop talking about them!

Mini S'mores Hand Pies
Source: Pillsbury

Crust
* 1 box of refrigerated pie crusts, room temperature
* 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 3 Tbsp. butter, melted

Filling
* 1/2 cup marshmallow creme
* 2 Tbsp. cream cheese (1 ounce), softened
* 2 Tbsp. sugar
* 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Heat oven to 425 degrees.

Unroll pie crusts.  With a 3 inch cutter, cut 10 rounds from each crust.

In a small bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs and sugar.  Brush both sides of pie crust rounds with butter and dip into graham cracker mixture.

Place 10 of the rounds on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

In a bowl, mix marshmallow creme, cream cheese and sugar.  Spoon about 1 tablespoon of marshmallow mixture onto the center of the 10 rounds.

Sprinkle with chocolate chips.

Cover with remaining 10 rounds (that have been dipped in butter and graham cracker crumbs.  Pinch the sides to close.

Bake for 9 to 12 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve warm or at room temperature.  (Store covered in refrigerator.)

They were amazing warm.  The marshmallow gooyeness and melted chocolate chips were delicious!  What do you think?  Don't they look good!

Enjoy!

Do you want more s'more goodness?  Check out these delicious s'more recipes:
Giant Chocolate Chip S'more Cookies
Heart S'more Cookies
S'mores Stuffed Brownies
Camping S'mores (Dough Boys)




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