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Cassidy Morris

Marshmallow Cereal Cookies

Soft & chewy sugar cookies inspired by Lucky Charms cereal. They are a soft delicious sugar cookie with cereal in the dough and topped with Marshmallow cereal marshmallows.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 3 dozen
Course: Dessert, Side Dish, Snack
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For Cookies:
  • 1 cup butter 2 sticks, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg +1 egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 cup marshmallow cereal crushed
For Frosting:
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup crushed marshmallows

Method
 

For Cookies:
  1. Preheat oven to 350° and line your baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, add your butter, sugar, and brown sugar and cream until combined and light and fluffy in texture.
  3. Add your egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract and sour cream and stir again.
  4. Next, add your baking soda, salt, cornstarch and flour and mix until combined. Mix in your crushed cereal.
  5. Scoop or roll your cookie dough into 1-2 inch balls, place on parchment paper lined baking sheets and bake at 350° for 9-10 minutes.
  6. Remove from oven and use a round cookie cutter to pull the edges of the cookies in. Let cool.
For Frosting:
  1. In a large bowl add your butter and whip up until fluffy.
  2. Add your salt and vanilla and whip again.
  3. Next, add your powdered sugar and whip up. Pour in some of your heavy whipping cream until you reach your desired consistency.
  4. If frosting is too thick add more cream and if it’s too runny add more powdered sugar.
Assemble:
  1. Add your crushed marshmallows and fold in carefully.
  2. Transfer your frosting to a piping bag with a round tip and frost your cookies. You can also just use a icing knife to spread it on as well.
  3. Top with extra marshmallows, share and enjoy!