Hot Cocoa Cookies are a must for our yearly Christmas cookie tray and always a favorite. Melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cookies topped with melted marshmallow and chocolate - just like a hot cup of cocoa!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time10 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: hot cocoa cookie recipe, hot cocoa cookies
In a double boiler, melt the butter and chocolate, stirring frequently. Once melted, set aside to cool.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
In a standing mixer, beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla on low speed until combined. Add the cooled chocolate and mix until combined.
Gradually add in the flour ingredients and mix until combined.
Scoop the dough (will be brownie like texture) into a bowl and cover with foil and place into the fridge for 4 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Using a cookie scoop, add some batter into your hands and roll into a ball.
Place cookies about 2 inches apart and bake the cookies for about 9-10 minutes.
While cookies are baking, cut the marshmallows in half.
Once cookies are baked, place a marshmallow into the center of the cookies and lightly press down. Place cookies back into the oven for another 2-3 minutes.
Place a wire rack over another cookie sheet. Once cookies are done baking let cool for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack while you make the icing.
Make the Icing
Combine all ingredients into a large mixing bowl and mix until combined. If the icing is still to thick, add about 3 Tablespoons of hot water to it to thin it out.
Using a spoon, spoon some icing onto the marshmallow on the cookie.
Repeat step number 3 onto a few more cookies.
Decorate
Sprinkle a little bit of sprinkles onto the cookies.
Repeat the last two steps onto the remaining cookies. Remember to only put icing onto a few cookies at a time because the icing will dry fast.
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Notes
Store your hot chocolate cookies in an airtight container at room temperature to maintain their freshness for up to 3-4 days.