[@The Mad Hatter] Aw, leave us alone we are a struggling nation :lol that said, I've never met an American that wasn't already a professional chef or baker that owned a kitchen scale. I would like to invest in one soon when I have the opportunity to bake more. I love baking. That said...

[@Lady Absinthia] I'm going to try this recipe asap! It looks good. Is "soured" milk really what I think it is, and can it be used just like that? Does it need any preparation or anything? I'm also pretty interested in your confectioner career. If it's not too off topic, would you mind talking about it a little more?

As for a recipe I have to share, it's something really simple and I'm sure people have seen it before, but it tastes good and is easy to make, so....

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[b][u]S'mores Cookie[/u][/b]

This is a heavy cookie, not for eating a lot of. In fact the base is to go about it like you are making a cake, like so...

2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons butter, yes a lot of butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder 
1 1/4 cups water
1/4 cup milk
4 eggs
(also need some large marshmallows cut in half)

...or you can substitute this with any heavy chocolate cake recipe you like. You can even use a box mix if you want, or are afraid to botch a cake from scratch. Some people boil the water for a cake, which I find tastes very good, but I personally wouldn't if you were going to turn the mix into cookies anyway. You may have to add more egg or other ingredient to let to hold together a bit more though, because you'll be taking this into a dough ball shape and baking it on a baking sheet. 

So you're gonna make at 350F or equivalent temp for 8-10 min, until they are done. If they're big or particularly moist, it will take longer, you know the deal. When they start smelling good take them out :lol When you pull them out of the oven, now is the time to use the marshmallows. Take a half of 'mallow and put it sticky side down on the cookies. Turn your broiler on and stick them back in for a few seconds to get a toasted marshmallow look. Pull 'em back out and let cool and you're done!
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Disclosure: I am not a professional :lol