S’mores Bars Recipe

This S’mores Bars recipe has a graham cracker cookie crust topped with toasted marshmallows and Hershey Kisses! Can’t build a bonfire to make s’mores? Make everyone happy with this smores bars recipe instead.

Ingredients

1/2 tsp water
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup shortening
1/3 cup brown sugar packed
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs 5 sheets
1 cup mini Hershey's Kisses divided (or use milk chocolate chips or chopped candy bars)
1 cup mini marshmallows

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix baking soda and water. Set aside.
Cream together shortening, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Add vanilla, egg and baking soda/water mix.
Gradually beat in flour, graham cracker crumbs and salt.
Mix in 1/2 cup of mini Hershey's Kisses by hand.
Spread in a greased 8 inch square pan.
Bake at 350°F for 18-20 minutes.
Remove from oven and turn the broiler on.
Sprinkle mini marshmallows over the bars.
Place under broiler, for 30-60 seconds, to toast marshmallows. Watch carefully because they toast quickly!
Turn oven off and remove the bars.
Sprinkle with 1/2 cup of mini Hershey's Kisses and return to the still warm oven for a couple of minutes to soften Kisses.