Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Tomorrow is my hubby’s birthday, technically, but today was a better day to visit him at work with birthday treats, and so last night I went searching on Pinterest.  Since he’s a S’mores fan, I looked no further than these S’mores Magic Cookie Bars–they seemed like a match made in heaven, you know?  A graham cracker crumb/butter crust, a sugar cookie layer, chocolate chips and marshmallows, and sweetened condensed milk drizzled on top.  What’s not to love?  I got them in and out of the oven before preschool dropoff this morning, thanks to my hubby’s graham cracker crushing skills and some fabulous neighbors who had marshmallows that WEREN’T hard as a rock.  I picked up my youngest from preschool, we bought lunch from an untried place to bring with us (risky, I know, but it paid off), and eventually we sat down with Daddy to eat Doner Kebob Express sandwiches, crinkle fries, and the aforementioned bars.

Sadly, they were my least favorite part of the meal.

Here’s the thing, though.  Part of the problem was that they were underdone–not only was I worried about preschool dropoff, but the recipe warns you to watch carefully.  Do watch carefully–but let them get ALL THE WAY DONE.  The rest of my problem was that they were SO very sweet.  I like sweet, yes, but even with semisweet chocolate chips (I don’t buy milk chocolate) and salted butter, I was wishing for contrast.  Unfortunately, I have no idea how much of a difference another 3-5 minutes in the oven would have made (although I suspect there would have been a difference).  All I can say is that if these sound good to you, and you’re prepared for sweet, make sure you bake them til they’re done!