Hot Chocolate Cookies are soft, rich cocoa cookies flavored with hot chocolate mix and stuffed with gooey mini marshmallows, then rolled in sugar so they bake up crackly on the outside and melty in the center. They taste like a mug of hot cocoa in cookie form and are perfect for winter cookie trays, Christmas exchanges, or cozy nights in.
Ingredients
- 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
- ¾ cup granulated sugar, divided (½ cup for dough, ¼ cup for rolling)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 (about 1 oz) packet hot chocolate mix
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 120 mini marshmallows (about 5–6 per cookie)
Using both cocoa powder and hot chocolate mix gives deeper chocolate flavor and that classic “hot cocoa” taste seen in similar recipes.
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