S'more Bars (A.K.A. The Most Delicious Thing EVER)

To know me, is to know that I love anything and everything s'more. In fact, one time when we went camping with my in-laws, my mother-in-law thought it would suffice to bring chocolate graham cookies to use for the s'mores in place of regular old graham crackers and Hershey's bars. Clearly, I chastised her sufficiently for that misdeed, because she never did it again.

So when I ran into this recipe while perusing Pinterest, I knew immediately that it was going to be my new favorite thing ever. And I was right. It is ah-freakin'-mazing!

Here's what you'll need:

1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs (about 8 full graham crackers)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 Hershey's chocolate bars
1 1/2 cups marshmallow Fluff

First you need to cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix it in. Next add the flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, and salt. Technically, you're supposed to mix those last four ingredients together, and then add it to the butter mixture, but I never actually do that.

Next, press half of the dough into an 8x8 baking pan.

Place the chocolate bars on top of the dough.

Then spread the marshmallow Fluff onto the chocolate bars. This step proved to be slightly difficult, as the marshmallow Fluff kept wanting to lift the chocolate bars up.

After the marshmallow layer has been spread, flatten pieces of the remaining dough with your hands and place them on top to form the top crust.

Bake it in a 350 degree F oven for 30-35 minutes. When the timer beeps, get ready for nirvana.

Now, the person who posted this recipe (whom I have the utmost respect for) says that you should let it cool completely before you delve into it's deliciousness. This is where we disagree. You see, when God made s'mores, He meant for them to be enjoyed in all their warm, gooey glory. A room temperature s'more? Blasphemy! I let them cool for about 30 minutes and then proceeded to eat half the pan. Kidding... sort of. In fact, when I had one the next day, I actually put it in the microwave to warm it up before diving in. That is how I recommend eating them.

And there you have it, my friends - my new all-time favorite recipe ever. Ever!