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**Recipe for Marshmallow Melt Pierogies**

There are desserts, there are dumplings, and then there are moments when civilization briefly peaks. This is one of them.

Marshmallow Melt Pierogies began, as many great culinary ideas do, with a refusal to respect borders—geographical, cultural, or emotional. Why should the humble prairie perogy remain tethered to onions and potatoes when it clearly possesses the architecture for grandeur? Why should the campfire s’more continue languishing outdoors, at the mercy of damp logs and people named Brent?

Here, the two are elevated into something altogether more refined:

Dough

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 1 egg
* 1/2 cup sour cream
* 2 to 4 tbsp warm water

Filling

* 1 cup mini marshmallows
* 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
* 2 tbsp icing sugar
* 1/2 tsp vanilla
* Pinch salt
* 1/4 cup finely crushed graham crackers

Finish

* 3 tbsp butter
* 1 tbsp brown sugar
* 1/4 cup dark chocolate, melted
* 1 tbsp crushed graham crackers
* Flaky salt
* Whipped cream optional

Method

1. Make the dough
Mix flour and salt. Add egg and sour cream. Stir together. Add warm water as needed until a soft workable dough forms. Knead 5 minutes until smooth. Cover and rest 30 minutes.
2. Make the filling
Mix cream cheese, icing sugar, vanilla, and salt until smooth. Fold in graham crumbs, then mini marshmallows. Chill 10 minutes.
3. Shape the perogies
Roll dough thin. Cut 3-inch rounds. Place 1 tsp filling in each. Fold over and seal edges firmly with water. Crimp well.
4. Boil
Cook in gently boiling water in batches. Once they float, cook 2 minutes more. Remove and drain.
5. Butter-fry
Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat. Fry perogies until golden on both sides. Add brown sugar in the last minute and toss lightly so it melts onto the surface.
6. Finish
Plate hot. Drizzle with melted dark chocolate. Scatter graham crumbs. Add a light pinch of flaky salt over the top. Optional whipped cream on the side.

The result is at once rustic and aristocratic, nostalgic yet dangerously self-assured. It is the sort of dish one serves when wishing to impress guests who use phrases like “mouthfeel” unironically. Pair with espresso, sparkling wine, or the quiet envy of everyone at the table.