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Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot Chocolate Cookies

Indulgent and pillowy soft Hot Chocolate Cookies topped with fluffy marshmallows are absolutely addictive.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Total Time 26 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 150 kcal

Equipment

  • baking sheets
  • Stand or electric mixer
  • Spring-loaded ice cream scoop

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cups hot cocoa mix 3 to 4 packets
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • 0.75 teaspoon baking powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 0.5 cups light brown sugar 110g
  • 0.5 cups granulated sugar 100g
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 0.67 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 12 large marshmallows cut in half or 36 mini marshmallows

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa mix, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugars together on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until well combined, stopping to scrape down the bowl. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed just until combined. Mix in the chocolate chips.
  • Scoop the dough into balls using a 1 ½ tablespoon spring-loaded scoop, and place on the baking sheets 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 1 sheet at a time for 9 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven, and place a marshmallow half, cut side down, or 3 mini marshmallows in the center of each cookie. Return to the oven and continue baking for 2 minutes. Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

I highly recommend using a cookie scoop. Using a cooking scoop ensures that all the hot cocoa cookies are the same size so that they bake evenly. Make sure your light brown sugar is soft and moist for the best cookies. Room temperature butter and egg will mix more evenly into each other. Don't add the marshmallow at the beginning of the baking period. Measure your flour correctly!

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 90mgPotassium: 48mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 132IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Baking, chocolate, cookies, dessert, holiday treats, Hot Chocolate Cookies
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