Campfire Skillet Cookie Recipes

CAMPFIRE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass. Bake until edges are light brown, 8-10 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. , Meanwhile, spread crushed candies onto a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake until candy is melted, 5-7 minutes. Cool completely on pan on a wire rack. Break into pieces., Spread icing over cookies; sprinkle with wafer crumbs. Arrange broken candies to make campfire flames. For logs, break pretzel sticks in half. Place 3 halves, broken edge down, in the wet icing. Hold in place until set.

CAMPFIRE SKILLET COOKIE

Steps:

• For the skillet cookie: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with about 1 tablespoon of the butter.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the sugar and remaining butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the vanilla and egg, beating to incorporate. Add the flour mixture in 2 additions, beating on medium-low speed until incorporated.
• Use a rubber spatula to scrape the dough into the prepared skillet, gently spreading it to the edges and smoothing the top. Bake until the edges are brown and the top is golden but still slightly soft, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes.
• For the decorations: Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Sprinkle the crushed red and pink candies on the baking sheet in a single layer but touching. Bake until melted, 5 to 7 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet, then break into large shards for the candy fire.
• Meanwhile, remove one-quarter of the frosting to a small bowl and combine with the green food coloring. Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a medium grass tip. Spread the remaining frosting in the center of the cookie, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border around the edge. Sprinkle the crushed chocolate cookies over the frosting, covering all of the white. Pipe the green grass frosting to fill in the border.
• Pile the pirouette cookie pieces in the center to form kindling. Top with some of the smaller or crushed shards of melted candy.
• Form a firewood teepee with the candy bars. Arrange tall shards of the melted candy fire sticking out of the gaps.
• Attach a marshmallow to each pretzel rod. Lay the pretzel skewers across the candy fire pit and gently toast the marshmallows with a small kitchen blowtorch. Slice and serve with all the gooey, melted toppings.