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Hot Cocoa Cookies are a perfect treat for after sledding, playing in the snow, or any time!

Hot Cocoa Cookies

Hot Cocoa Cookies are a perfect treat for after sledding, playing in the snow, or any time!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 12 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 57 minutes
Servings 4 dozen
Author Unknown shared by Cindy Schultz

Ingredients

Dough

  • 1 stick unsalted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar
  • 12 oz semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 tsp chocolate extract

Glaze

  • 4 TBS melted butter
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup hot water
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp chocolate extract

Extras

  • 10 oz mini-marshmallows

Instructions

Dough

  1. In a small pan, melt the butter.
  2. Whisk in the chocolate chips until melted and smooth.
  3. Remove pan from heat and set aside to cool.
  4. In the bowl of the stand mixer, combine the sugar, eggs, and vanilla, with the paddle.
  5. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
  6. Once the chocolate mixture in the pan has cooled, add it to the sugar mixture in the stand mixer and mix well.
  7. Change to the whisk and slowly whisk the flour mixture into the chocolate mixture until well combined.
  8. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  9. After the hour is up, preheat the oven to 325°.
  10. Grease 2 cookie sheets and line with parchment paper.
  11. Using a cookie scoop, scoop dough and place 2" apart on the cookie sheets.
  12. Press each cookie down slightly.
  13. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  14. Remove from oven and top each cookie with 3 mini-marshmallows.
  15. Place the cookies back in the oven for another 2-3 minutes, until the marshmallows puff up.
  16. Remove from oven and place on cooling racks. Repeat until all the dough is baked.
  17. Once all the cookies are cooled begin to make the glaze.

Glaze

  1. In a medium bowl combine the butter, coco powder, hot water, and chocolate extract.
  2. Slowly whisk in the powdered sugar until combined.
  3. Place the cookie sheet covered with parchment paper underneath the cooling racks.
  4. Drizzle the glaze onto the cooled cookies, covering the marshmallows.
  5. Quickly go back, while the glaze is still wet, and cover the cookies with mini-marshmallows.
  6. Let sit for at least 30 minutes for glaze to set up before serving or storing in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

See the blog post for where to get the chocolate extract.