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Hot Cocoa Cookies with Marshmallow Bits

Make Hot Cocoa Cookies with marshmallow bits & hot cocoa mix. Perfect for cold days & holiday cookie exchanges!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Cool Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 48 Cookies
Calories: 125kcal
Author: Keri

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter room temperature
  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • ⅔ cup Brown Sugar packed
  • 2 Eggs large
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3 ¼ cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ¾ cup Hot Cocoa Mix 3 to 4 packets
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips regular or mini
  • 1 cup Marshmallow Bits dried marshmallows, not regular marshmallows

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, use an electric mixer at medium speed to beat together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, hot cocoa mix, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and use an electric mixer to blend together.
    Note: the dough will be very thick.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips and dried marshmallows bits.
  • Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  • Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, make cookie dough balls that are 1 ½ inches in diameter. Leave at least 1 inch of space between each dough ball.
  • Bake the cookies at 350F for 9-11 minutes.
  • Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 3-5 minutes, then use a spatula to move to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

Notes

 
Tips
If you like, you can press a few extra dried marshmallows on top of each cookie before baking.
The marshmallows used do need to be the little freeze-dried marshmallows meant for hot chocolate. Regular mini marshmallows will melt during baking.
Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container or zip-lock bag at room temperature for up to five days or frozen for up to three months.
If freezing the dough, I suggest not mixing in the mini marshmallows until you’re ready to thaw the dough to bake.

Nutrition

Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg