Hot Cocoa Cookies
Author: Mandy Bird
: Dessert
- 1 stick of butter (4 oz.)
- 12 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
- 1½ C. flour
- ¼ C. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- 1¼ C. light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1½ tsp. vanilla extract
- 8 oz semisweet chocolate bars, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 16 regular marshmallows, cut in half crosswise
- In a saucepan, melt the butter and 12 oz. chocolate chips; stir frequently over medium heat until smooth.
- Let cool 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a mixing bowl, beat together brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- Beat in cooled chocolate mixture just until blended.
- Add the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix on low until just combined.
- Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray. The parchment paper worked so wonderfully so I recommend using that.
- Using a tablespoon, scoop the dough and roll between your hands to make 1 inch balls.
- Place 16 balls 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet.
- Bake 12 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut the chocolate. I used Baker's chocolate and cut them into 1 inch pieces.
- Place each piece on a cut marshmallow.
- Remove cookie sheet from oven and place a chocolate/marshmallow pair on each cookie, chocolate side down.
- Bake another 4 minutes until marshmallows are softened.
- Remove pan and let cool 5 minutes.
- Grate some chocolate over the cookies before transferring cookies to cooling rack.
Recipe by Mandy's Recipe Box at https://mandysrecipeboxblog.com/hot-cocoa-cookies/
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