Melty Hot Chocolate Cookies
These gooey cookies are the perfect treat for the holiday season—or, honestly, any other time of the year. Because why not?
Servings: 16 cookies
Calories: 160kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Mini marshmallows for topping
- Ground cinnamon for topping
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter on medium-low.
- Add the chocolate chips. continue to stir with a rubber spatula until all of the chocolate chips have melted. Turn off the stove and remove the saucepan. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. set aside.
- In a large stand mixer (or a bowl with a hand mixer), beat together the brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Scrape in the melted chocolate mixture into the bowl with the brown sugar mixture. Beat on low until combined—about 30 seconds.
- Sprinkle in the dry ingredients. Beat on low for 1 minute.
- Place the bowl of dough in the fridge. Chill for 30 minutes.
- Right before the chilling is finished, preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a 1 1/2 tbsp. cookie scoop (or spoon), scoop out 16 cookies. Roll each cookie into a ball and place on the baking sheet at least 2 inches apart. Press the cookie dough balls down slightly.
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Remove the cookie sheet out of the oven. Top each cookie with 8-10 mini marshmallows.
- Place the cookie sheet back in the oven for 3 minutes, or until the marshamallows are visibly puffy.
- Sprinkle the tops with a dash of cinnamon. Let the cookies cool slighly—about 10 minutes—before serving.
Notes
This recipe is inspired by Averie Cooks.