Lucky Charms Cookies!!! A super soft vanilla cookie studded with lucky charms marshmallows and sprinkle of gold turbinado sugar, giving these incredible and unique texture.
When I told my family I was making lucky charms cookies, I go some mean side eye. They actually admitted to me that they didn’t think they were going to like them. That’s okay, I knew these cookies would blow their minds.
Imagine: a super soft lofthouse-like cookie with marshmallows mixed in and baked. But the BEST part is that immediately when they come out of the oven, you press a few extra marshmallows (because we all know and love their toothy texture) on top and sprinkle with turbinado sugar – aka the gold at the end of the rainbow.
If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to curl up in that rainbow marshmallow. brb.
To Make These Lucky Charms Cookies You Will Need:
- unsalted butter
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla
- unbleached all-purpose flour
- cream of tartar
- baking soda
- kosher salt
- lucky charms marshmallows
- turbinado sugar
Start by separating the marshmallows from the cereal pieces. You will need 1-1/2 cups for the cookies and about 1/3 to 1/2 more for pressing into the cookies after they bake.
Preheat your oven to 325℉ (or 160℃).
Into the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the 2 sticks softened unsalted butter and 1-1/4 cup granulated sugar. Mix on low to medium-low speed until light and creamy, about 2 minutes.
Add 1 egg at a time, mixing well after each. With the second egg, add in 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract.
In a medium mixing bowl, measure and add 2-3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
Gradually add the dry ingredients and blend until just combined.
Add 1-1/2 cups of marshmallows to the cookie batter.
Gently fold in to combine.
Using a 1-1/2 tablespoon scoop, measure out 8 cookies.
Place them onto a rimmed metal baking sheet lined with a silicone mat.
With clean hands, roll the cookies into balls.
Bake in the middle rack of your preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. In my oven it’s 10. However my oven is tiny and hottttt so, with that said, watch carefully and remove before they get any brown golden spots.
As soon as you pull these out of the oven, press a few extra marshmallows into the tops of the cookies and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
There’s always gold at the end of every rainbow.
Let cool on a wire rack before storing.
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Lucky Charms Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1¼ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1½ cups lucky charms marshmallows, plus ½ cup more for pressing into the cookies after they have baked
- 2 tablespoons turinado sugar, for sprinkling
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325℉ (or 160℃) and line 2 sheet pans with a silicone mat.*
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar on medium-low heat for 2 mintues or until light and airy.
- Add 1 egg at a time, mixing well after each one. Adding the vanilla with the last egg.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients into the mixer.
- Add 1½ cup of the marshmallows and gently fold them in using a spatula.
- Use a 1½ tablespoon scoop, measure out 8 cookies per pan. Roll into a ball and bake one pan on the middle rack for 10 to 12 minutes or until the cookies are set and the edges are barely golden.
- Once the pan comes out of the oven, work quickly pressing a few extra marshmallows into the top of each cookie and sprinkle a little of the turbinado sugar. Repeat with remaining cookies.
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Super cute idea Laurie!!
Thank you, Julie!