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hot cocoa cookies with sprinkles
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Hot Cocoa Cookies

Hot cocoa cookies are chocolatey, rich, full of marshmallows, and delicious. Just like a cup of decadent hot cocoa.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword hot chocolate, hot cocoa, hot cocoa cookies
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 10 minutes
Chill 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 28 cookies
Calories 195kcal

Ingredients

COOKIES

  • 1 cup melted butter (2 sticks)
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 14 marshmallows (not miniature)

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

  • 8 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • 4 teaspoons milk
  • 4 teaspoons honey (or corn syrup)

Instructions

Cookies

  • Melt two sticks of butter (1 cup) in the microwave. Combine melted butter and cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl or bowl of a stand mixer. Stir until smooth.
  • Mix brown sugar and white sugar with the butter/cocoa mixture.
  • Add eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix in salt, baking soda, and flour.
  • Cover bowl with plastic and chill dough for 45 minutes- 1 hour.
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Scoop dough onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets using a medium cookie scoop (2 Tbsp. size).
  • Bake cookies for 10 minutes. While cookies bake cut marshmallows in half with scissors.
    Place a marshmallow half (sticky side down) onto each hot cookie. Place cookies back in the oven and bake an additional 2-3 minutes (marshmallows should be slightly puffed). DO NOT OVERBAKE MARSHMALLOWS.
  • Press each marshmallow down with the back of a spoon.
  • Let cool on a cookie sheet for a few minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Glaze

  • Heat glaze ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl for 30 seconds. Stir. Heat for an additional 15-20 seconds. Stir until smooth and creamy. If additional time is needed do it in 10-second increments.
    Note: You can use a double boiler or small saucepan over the stove to melt the chocolate and glaze instead of a microwave if you want.
    Drizzle glaze over cookies. Add sprinkles, if desired.
    Allow glaze to set up (placing cookies back into the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes will speed this up).
    Cookies can be enjoyed chilled or at room temperature.

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Notes

I use my stand mixer, but a hand mixer or Danish dough whisk works as well.
I always use salted butter in my baking, but you can use unsalted butter.
Melted butter can be used warm (no need to cool).

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcal