Everyone would agree that there’s no Christmas without Hot Cocoa Cookies. But what about chocolate cookies garnished in chocolate and melted marshmallows? It’s almost like an elevated hot cup of cocoa!
Why You’ll Love Hot Chocolate Cookies
We all love hot cocoa, imagine how much more you would enjoy it as a rich dessert!
- Flavor to-die-for: Full of chocolate goodness, it gives these Hot Cocoa Cookies an elevated taste.
- Simple to Make: Ideal for beginners in the kitchen, and easy enough for you to whip up on a busy day
- Child-Friendly: All kids love hot chocolate, so it’s only safe to assume that they will enjoy these cookies a lot.
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What You’ll Need
- For the cookies: Being an easy cookie recipe, it only needs some semi-sweet chocolate, cocoa powder, baking powder, eggs, marshmallows, unsalted butter, all purpose flour, vanilla extract, brown sugar, and salt.
- For the chocolate icing: The glaze elevates the taste of these cookies, using some unsalted butter, vanilla, Christmas sprinkles, hot water, and cocoa powder.
How To Make Hot Cocoa Cookies
1. Make the cookie dough mixture: Put your butter and chocolate to melt first in a double broiler, and set that to the side. Mix your dry components in a bowl: baking powder, cocoa powder, flour, and salt. Then blend your eggs, vanilla, and sugar with a stand mixer. Place in your chilled chocolate, and carefully blend that in the flour mix. Put a cover on it and pop it in your fridge for 4 hours.
2. Cook your cookies: Spoon out some of your batter with a cookie scoop, and make it into a ball. Layer your cookies 2 inches away from each other, and put them in your oven to cook for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cut your marshmallows in half. When baked, press down half of a marshmallow on the middle of each cookie. Then put it back in the oven for 2 to 3 minutes. Place your cookie on a cooling rack to chill.
3. Make your icing: In a bowl, combine all the components for your icing, pour in some water in case it comes off too thick.
4. Garnish your cookies: Put a scoop of your icing on a few cookies. Pepper the sprinkles on top. Then repeat the process on a few more cookies. It’s done this way so that the glaze doesn’t harden before adding the sprinkles.
5. When they’re all frosted, you can now enjoy your Hot Cocoa cookies!
How To Store:
To keep your cookies fresh, store them at room temperature in a sealed container. In case you want them to last you longer, you’re able to freeze them in a plastic bag or a freezer container. Don’t forget to put parchment paper in between each cookie to prevent them from sticking to each other. Once you’re willing to enjoy them, let them defrost at room temperature, or get that freshly baked taste back by popping them in the oven for a few minutes.
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Hot Cocoa Cookies
Everyone would agree that there’s no Christmas without Hot Cocoa Cookies. But what about chocolate cookies garnished in chocolate and melted marshmallows? It’s almost like an elevated hot cup of cocoa!
Ingredients
For your cookies:
- 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
- 1 and 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate
- 1 and 1/2 cups of flour
- 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
- 1 and 1/4 cups of brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
- 12 cut in half marshmallows
For your chocolate icing:
- 2 cups of powdered sugar
- 4 tablespoons of melted unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup of cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup of hot water
- 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- Christmas sprinkles
Instructions
- Put your chocolate and butter to melt in a double boiler. When done, set it aside to chill.
- Combine your cocoa powder, flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Blend your eggs, sugar, and vanilla on low speed using a standing mixer.
- Place in your chilled chocolate and combine all.
- Sprinkle in your flour little by little while mixing, until well blended.
- Transfer your cookie dough to a bowl and wrap it in foil to store in your fridge for 4 hours.
- Turn on your oven to 325 F, and use parchment paper to cover your cookie pan.
- Scoop small portions of your dough into your hand and make a ball.
- Layer your cookies 2 inches apart from each other.
- Cook your cookies in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cut your marshmallows in half.
- When your cookies are done, press down a marshmallow half in the middle of each one.
- Pop your pan back in the oven for another 2 or 3 minutes.
- Place a cooling rack on top of another baking pan to let the icing drip off onto it.
- When done baking, set your cookies aside to chill before layering them on the cooling rack while you make the icing.
- In a bowl, combine all the components to your icing.
- In case your frosting is too thick, pour in around 3 tablespoons of hot water to smooth it out.
- Scoop up some icing using a spoon and drizzle it on top of your cookie.
- Do so on a couple more cookies.
- Pepper a few sprinkles on top of each cookie you iced.
- Now repeat the process on the other cookies. That way your frosting doesn’t harden before you add the sprinkles.
- You can enjoy it as soon as your cookies are all iced!
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 138Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 43mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 2g
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