Lucky Buckeye Chocolate Chip Cookies

Get your lucky charms ready for cheering on the Buckeyes with these lucky buckeye chocolate chip cookies – made with Lucky Charms cereal marshmallows and mini buckeye candies.

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This is it guys – the final College Football Playoff Championship game is tonight, Ohio State versus Notre Dame! Which means I had to make just one more buckeye-themed recipe for the occasion. Between the impact of the transfer portal and the first year of the 12-team playoff, this has been an exciting season and one of my favorites ever. Obviously if we win tonight it will be that much sweeter.

For todays treat I wanted to continue the trend of pulling inspiration from the state in which the schools reside but I already did a Buckeye Sugar Cream Pie when we played Indiana. I waffled between a buckeye car bomb poke cake and a buckeye cocktail utilizing Irish whiskey and or cream but then I remembered Lucky Charms cereal exists and had to run with it to make a buckeye version of Lucky Charms chocolate chip cookies – AKA lucky buckeye chocolate chip cookies! (Not to be confused with my buckeye stuffed peanut butter chocolate chip cookies.)

I used my favorite chocolate chip cookies as a base but replaced some of the chocolate chips with miniature buckeye candies. I thought about making miniature homemade buckeyes, but that would have taken more time than I cared to endure at the moment. Alternatively, I did take the time to sort of the marshmallows from a box of Lucky Charms cereal. Even though you can buy just the cereal marshmallows, I wanted those little shamrock hats which those don’t include. I had to pick my battles for these cookies.

Hopefully, just like the box indicates, these Lucky buckeye chocolate chip cookies will bring our team to life (hearts), give them the power to fly past their opponents (stars), help with speed (horseshoes), bring good luck (clovers), make them invisible (blue moons), be full of color (unicorns), teleport across the field (rainbows), and float the ball down the field (balloons). That combined with the mini buckeye candies these cookies are truly, magically delicious! Maybe you’ll also save the plain cereal you sorted out to make some cereal milk to serve with them ;-).

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LUCKY BUCKEYE CHOCOALTE CHIP COOKIES

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Yield: 3 dozen Cooking Time: 10 Minutes 10 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Ingredients

• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 egg + 1 yolk, room temperature
• 1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1-1/2 cups mini Buckeye candies
• 1-1/2 cups marshmallows separated from Lucky Charms cereal (or purchase pre-sorted)

Directions

1. Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended (1-2 minutes). Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. Mix in the sifted ingredients in three batches until just blended. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the chocolate chips, mini buckeyes, and marshmallows by hand.
3. Roll 2 tablespoons of dough* into a ball that is slightly taller than wide and place on a plate or tray. Cover tightly and chill for at least 2 hours**, but overnight for best results.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with silicone baking mats (or parchment paper); set aside.
5. Place cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
6. Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are barely golden (will look underbaked). Cool on baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Notes

* You can also use a 1/4 cup scoop and cook them another 2-4 minutes (will yield less obviously). ** Don't want to wait to chill? They will still bake just fine but the flavor/texture improves when chilled.

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Source: Adapted from My Favorite Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies.