5 from 10 votes
Hot Chocolate Cookies
Hot Chocolate Cookies combine cocoa powder and hot chocolate mix in the dough with mini marshmallows wrapped inside each cookie. These produce a rich, chocolatey cookie with a soft interior and a sweet marshmallow surprise. Rolling the dough in sugar before baking creates a slightly textured exterior with distinctive cracked tops. The recipe requires careful watch over marshmallow melting, and the cookies firm up to a chewy texture upon cooling.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Resting Time
15 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
24
cookies
Calories:
142 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 10 Tablespoons unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar divided
- 1 egg large
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ounce hot chocolate mix packet
- 3 Tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 120 mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar together until fluffy (about 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer). Add in egg and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
- Add flour, hot choclate mix, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt, just until a dough forms. Do not over mix.
- Use a 1 1/2- 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out 24 even sized scoops of dough. Roll into a ball then flatten into a disc. Place several inches apart on prepared cookie sheet. Top with about 5-6 mini marshmallows, then wrap the dough around the marshmallows, pinching the seams closed. Roll dough until smooth, then roll in remaining 1/4 cup of granulated sugar to coat them.
- Bake cookies for about 10-12 minutes, or until the tops have cracked and the marshmallows are visible. Remove from oven and cool on wire racks for about 15 minutes.
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Notes
- Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop for uniform cookies and to control baking times accurately.
- Watch baking closely so marshmallows do not melt excessively and disappear into the cookie.
- Cookies may seem too soft coming out of the oven but will firm to a chewy texture as they cool.
- Consider adding mix-ins like chocolate chips or nuts to vary flavor and texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week or freeze up to three months.
- Thaw frozen cookies overnight at room temperature before serving.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
142kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
(2%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Trans Fat
0.2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
79mg
(3%)
Potassium
33mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
156IU
(3%)
Calcium
9mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 142kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 79mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 33mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 156IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 9mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.