My dad perfected my grandma’s chocolate chip cookie recipe. When I was growing up he would whip up batches of puffy, golden cookies, leaving the bowl of extra dough to be eaten by my mom and I.

As I grew older he passed on his secrets to me and I spent years in our kitchen mixing and measuring before one day, I finally pulled the cookie sheet out of the oven to realize I had replicated the recipe perfectly.

After a few years of doing this, boredom began to consume me and I started to experiment more with the recipe. Chocolate chip cookies are very versatile, I quickly learned, and I did everything from stuffing dough with S’mores to making layered cookie cakes to slutty brownies.

Recently I decided to whip up a batch in for a potluck dinner I had, so I went to the store searching for the ingredients I needed. After throwing the basics in my basket — flour, sugar, eggs, vanilla — I impulsively threw in some Nutella, Oreos, and marshmallows as well.

What resulted is a cookie-bar hybrid that probably weighed more than I do and tasted like heaven.

Marshmallo Oreo Nutella Bars

  • Prep Time:20 minutes
  • Cook Time:20 minutes
  • Total Time:40 minutes
  • Servings:20
  • Easy

    Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cup flour
  • 2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 sticks of Crisco vegetable margarine
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 package Oreos
  • 1/2 cup Nutella
  • 1/2 package mini Marshmallows

  • Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2

    Combine flour, salt and baking soda in bowl. Whisk together and set aside.

  • Step 3

    In larger bowl, combine Crisco sticks, both sugars, and vanilla. Whisk with fork until creamy.

  • Step 4

    Add eggs, mixing well after each one until smooth.

  • Step 5

    In three parts, add flour mixture to wet ingredient mixture, whisking well after each addition. Dough should become thicker and harder to mix after each addition.

  • Step 6

    Add in chocolate chips. Spoon half of the mixture into a 9×13 pan. Add a layer of Oreos and a pour in a thin layer of marshmallows.

    Photo by Sierra Conine

  • Step 7

    Add the remaining dough over the marshmallow-oreo layer. Smooth with spatula.

  • Step 8

    Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes or until top begins to turn golden.

  • Step 9

    Put Nutella in microwave for 1-2 minutes then drizzle over top of cake. Take extra Oreos and crumble over top for garnish.

    Photo by Sierra Conine