Lumps of Coal

Name: Lumps of Coal
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24 cookie squares
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter; 4 cups miniature marshmallows; 1 (20 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®), crushed

Rating: 4.73 stars

22 Ratings
20 Reviews
13 Photos

The perfect holiday treats for bad boys and girls.

By pspomer

Recipe Summary

prep:

10 mins

cook:

5 mins

additional:

15 mins

total:

30 mins

Servings:

Yield:

24 cookie squares

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 24 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

¼ cup butter
4 cups miniature marshmallows
1 (20 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®), crushed

Directions

Step 1

Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish.

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Step 2

Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat; add marshmallows and stir until melted. Cook and stir mixture for 2 minutes more. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir crushed cookies into marshmallow mixture until well coated.
Step 3

Press cookie mixture firmly into the prepared baking dish using a buttered spatula or waxed paper; cool. Cut into 2-inch squares.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

152.2 calories; 1.4 g protein; 23.5 g carbohydrates; 5.1 mg cholesterol; 133 mg sodium. Full Nutrition

Reviews (20)

Most helpful positive review

mkstevens09

01/20/2015

I made this for my extended family and it was very well received. I thought the flavor was similar to cookies and cream ice cream. Our only complaint is that these were dense and more difficult to cut into squares than we thought it would be. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Jean Carreiro Velez

06/02/2016

Not a fan but everyone else seems to love them! Read More

22 Ratings

5 star values: 17
4 star values: 4
3 star values: 1
2 star values: 0
1 star values: 0

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mkstevens09

01/20/2015

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Aly Kokjohn

12/20/2015

Do not use wax paper! Other than that this recipe is great. I lost a lot of mixture when I tried to press with wax paper. A spatula or clean hands work just fine! Read More

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Stephanie

11/19/2016

I absolutely love this recipe. My fiance pointed it out to me earlier this year and we just now got around to trying it. We did a smaller batch as more of a tester/treat. We followed the directions up until the end where we used a light brushing of oil to coat the dish - rather than butter or parchment paper. We also let ours chill for three hours to ensure a proper set. The end results were very pleasing and I can happily say that we will be redoing this recipe many times over. Next time we may even switch it up entirely! Personal Summary: Level of Difficulty: Easy Price range: 5 - 10 Time frame: 30 minutes - 1 hour Read More

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Vahni-Vishala Bernard

12/04/2015

I was in the mood for a blast of serotonin during my college's finals week and these did the trick for me and my friends.:) Read More

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Jan Mowbray

04/11/2018

Very good. Very easy. I wanted to use up some chocolate sandwich cookies (NOT Oreos) and used the ingredient search and up popped this recipe. I didn't have mini marshmallows but the regular size worked just as well. I sprayed the pan and had no problem getting them out. I cut them before they were completely cold and had no problem there either. I didn't expect much from this recipe but I was very pleasantly surprised with the results Read More

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HKicsak

09/12/2018

These are soooo yummy and addicting!! Be sure to have a high marshmallow to cookie ratio so that they stay soft and gooey. I make these each year for the holidays and leave some for all my coworkers on their desk. I use a label that says "Lump of Coal" and they always say at first they're upset that someone is calling them naughty- and then they try these. And rush over to my desk for the recipe and to find out if I brought in extra! Read More

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FoodTina

01/09/2016

These are really good. I only gave them 4 stars because they are really just jazzed up Oreos. But they are delicious. Read More

Anonymous

12/15/2015

I make these every year during the holidays. The only problem is trying not to eat them all before I've given them away! Read More

pspomer

01/27/2015

I had a whole plate of these gone in minutes! Read More

Jean Carreiro Velez

06/02/2016

Not a fan but everyone else seems to love them! Read More

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Do not use wax paper! Other than that this recipe is great. I lost a lot of mixture when I tried to press with wax paper. A spatula or clean hands work just fine!