Melody's Miraculous Momofuku Meltaways

Hi!  This is Melody, our number one daughter.  Or, daughter number one...or, our first daughter. However you say it, she's pretty dog-gone amazing.  She loves fashion, blogging and has a dog named Pepper.  You can find out all about her awesome-ness HERE.  This week's Free Recipe Friday is all about her recent creation at the Taylor house when there was a craving for chocolate.

Surely this will not come as a shock to you that women, at certain times of the month, may or may not have a particular craving for something.  Most often in our house, chocolate.  There.  I hope I haven't shattered your world.  So, what do you do when you've scoured the entire house, candy bowls, refrigerator cubbies, and secret hiding spots in all the bedrooms for a morsel of chocolate and there is none???  You have to improvise.  And this dear daughter was the queen of improvisation when our chocolate cravings hit that day.

It all began with Pinterest.  You know that crazy Pinterest.  I just love it!  Anyway, she scoured her food boards and found a recipe she thought she would make.  Once she dove in, she realized we were short of most everything on her list.  But she was a real trooper and was not going to let that stop her.  Now THAT'S a craving for ya.  Below you will find HER recipe, not the one found on Pinterest.  We can only attest to the one below, not the original, and they. are. scrumptious.  They seem like they would taste very similar to what the Momofuku Milk Bar people created with their cornflake-chocolate chip-marshmallow cookies.  Mmmm.  (That place is DEF on my bucket list). 

Melody's Pinterest-y recipe called for real butter (we were out) and so she sub'd margarine which made the cookies flatter and actually yummier and less cake-y.  WIN. Then we were low on white sugar so she added a little extra brown sugar.  GENIUS.  It also called for chocolate chips, but we only had a few - so she added in some Cocoa Pebbles.  The recipe also called for almonds, which we did not have, so the Pebbles were also there to add a bit of crunch - and she just wanted to know what it would taste like.  CRAY.  She then added in some marshmallows for fun because that's how she rolls.  So, may I present to you the one and only recipe for Melody's Miraculous Momofuku Meltaways...perfect in every way.

Melody's Ingredients:

-- 6 Tablespoons margarine
-- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
-- 3/4 brown sugar
-- 1 teaspoon course sea salt
-- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
-- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
-- 1 egg
-- 1 teaspoon vanilla (we used Mexican)

-- 1 1/4 cup flour
-- 1 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
-- 2 cups mini marshmallows
-- 2-2 1/2 cups Cocoa Pebbles

WHAT TO DO:
Preheat oven to 350.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter
and add in both sugars, salt, baking powder and soda.  Mix well.
Beat in egg vanilla to combine.
Add in flour slowly and then stir in cereal and marshmallows.
Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet
about 2 inches apart.  Bake for 10 minutes.

When removed from the oven they may look a bit undercooked -
let them sit on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and then
remove to a wire cooling rack where they will become
less fragile.  Repeat baking process until you have used
the remaining cookie dough.
When cookies have cooled completely,
store in a sealed air tight container.

Now, to go munch on a cookie or three!

ENJOY!