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Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe - these cookies are easy to make, look incredible and taste out of this world! They're made of a rich and crumbly chocolate cookie topped with gooey melted marshmallow and some chocolate spread. Best dessert/snack ever! | www.happyhealthymotivated.com
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Hot Cocoa Cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 12 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½ cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 4 oz /115g dark chocolate
  • 1 medium-size egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons butter at room temperature
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 12 medium-sized or 6 jumbo marshmallows
  • 12 teaspoons chocolate spread Nutella/Hershey's/whatever you want!

Instructions

  • In a medium-size bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder. Set to one side.
  • In a microwave-safe bowl, melt the dark chocolate in 30 second intervals, stirring each time to make sure the chocolate doesn't burn.
  • When fully melted, beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
  • In a separate bowl, beat together the butter and sugar for about 2 minutes until light and fluffy. Scoop in the melted chocolate and beat together for a further 1 minute.
  • Pour in the flour-cocoa powder-baking powder mixture into the wet ingredients and gently stir until just combined. Do not over-mix!
  • Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes, until the cookie dough takes on a scoopable texture.
  • Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350F/175C and line a baking tray with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
  • After 30 minutes, take a tablespoon measuring spoon and scoop out heaped mounds of cookie dough. Drop each mound of cookie dough out onto the lined baking sheet. The cookies will spread a little so give them room to grow.
  • Top each cookie dough round with 1 medium marshmallow or half a jumbo marshmallow and bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until the cookies are set and the marshmallows are golden.
  • Remove from the oven and leave the cookies to sit on the baking tray for an extra 10 minutes, before removing them to a wire rack to cool.
  • When fully cooled, scoop about 1 teaspoon of chocolate spread onto the top of each marshmallow and serve.

Notes

Based on my recipe for The Best Chocolate Cookies