Everyone loves the classic s’mores of childhood. But now that we’re older and have the patience to toast our marshmallows to a perfectly crisp, tan shell and gooey interior (no carbonized sugar lumps for us, please), we decided to sandwich them with these updated combinations.
Black forest: Chocolate wafer cookies and cherry jam
The Elvis: Peanut-butter sandwich cookies (twist cookies into two halves), dark or milk chocolate, and sliced bananas
Gianduja: Gaufrette, wafer, or pizelle-style cookies and chocolate-hazelnut spread (Nutella)
Lemon meringue pie: Shortbread cookies and lemon curd
Neoclassic: Digestive biscuits and squares of bittersweet chocolate
Piña colada: Coconut cookies and grilled slices of fresh pineapple
Prefab: Purchased chocolate-topped butter cookies (such as Petit Ecolier)
Thin mint: Chocolate wafer cookies and thin after-dinner mints (such as After Eight)