Giant Graham Cracker Cookies With Giant Kiss Recipes

GIANT GRAHAM CRACKER COOKIES WITH GIANT KISS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Combine crumbs, flour, baking soda and salt.
• With electric mixer at medium speed, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add in egg and vanilla; mix well. Add dry mix slowly.
• Drop 1/4 cupfuls onto baking sheets, about 3 per sheet.
• Flatten lightly with your palm, press kisses into cookies.
• Bake until edges are golden brown, about 15 minutes.
• Cool on baking sheets for about 1 minute before transferring to wire racks.

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Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line a 13-by-18-inch rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
• Knead the graham cracker crumbs into the cookie dough. Roll out the dough mixture on top of a sheet of parchment to a 12-by-8-inch rectangle. Use a knife to trim and square the sides, then divide into two 6-by-8-inch pieces. Transfer the cookies to the prepared baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between them. Bake until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
• While the cookies are still warm, use a skewer to create 2 intersecting dotted lines on top of each cookie. Poke 11 small holes in each of the 4 quadrants created by the intersecting lines to mimic store-bought graham crackers. Cool on the baking sheet, about 30 minutes.
• Set aside one of the cookies. Cover the remaining cookie on the baking sheet with the chocolate bars and top with the marshmallows. Brown the marshmallows with a kitchen blowtorch until nicely toasted (or, alternatively, broil on low until the marshmallows are nicely toasted, 2 to 3 minutes). Top with the remaining cookie. Squish and break into large pieces to serve.

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Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Make the large graham crackers: Discard 3/4 cup of the cookie mix. Prepare the remaining mix as directed for cut-out cookies, adding the ground graham crackers.
• Divide the dough in half. Roll out each piece of dough into a 9 1/2-inch square on separate sheets of parchment paper; transfer the dough and parchment to 2 baking sheets.
• Bake the graham-cracker cookies until golden and set, 12 to 15 minutes. While still warm, trim the edges with a paring knife to make even 9-inch squares.
• Use a butter knife to score a perforated line across the middle of each cookie, then use a chopstick or skewer to make small holes as shown. Let cool completely.
• Using an offset spatula, spread the fudge sauce into a wavy pool on 1 cookie. Transfer to the freezer.
• Let the ice cream soften slightly, then cut off the carton and place the block of ice cream on its side on a piece of plastic wrap. Cover with more plastic and press the ice cream to flatten slightly. Freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make the meringue: Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with a mixer on medium-high speed until foamy, then gradually beat in the sugar on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form.
• Remove the plastic and set the ice cream on top of the fudge-covered cookie. Using an offset spatula, cover the ice cream with a smooth layer of meringue, building out the sides slightly.
• Use a kitchen torch to brown the meringue, then gently press the other graham-cracker cookie on top. Freeze until ready to serve, then let soften slightly and slice.