Name: S'mmoralist
Yield: Makes 6
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups water, divided; 1 1/4-ounce package unflavored gelatin; 4 tablespoons powdered sugar, divided; 2 cups sugar; 12 tablespoons corn syrup, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3/4 cup powdered sugar; 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 8 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped

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S'mmoralistMark Thomas

Like all the names of the desserts at Sugar, this one is a play on a literary work (André Gide's The Immoralist). The campfire favorite is made at once more refined and more scrumptious: Meltingly soft, homemade marshmallows are caramelized atop tender, crumbly chocolate sablé cookies. You will need to use a stand mixer to prepare the fresh marshmallows, and a kitchen blowtorch to caramelize them.

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