Hot Cocoa Cookies

4.97 from 27 votes

Hot cocoa cookies are chocolatey, rich, full of marshmallows, and delicious. Just like a cup of decadent hot cocoa.

Prep Time1

Cook Time10

Chill1 5

Total Time2 15

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 219kcal

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.

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.

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).