Hot Chocolate Cookies
Chocolate chip cookie wrapped around a fudgy center and topped with melted marshmallows. These Hot Chocolate Cookies taste like hot cocoa turned into a cookie!
Servings: 32 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar gently packed
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Filling
- 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate melted
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar gently packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Assembly
- ~2 cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
Cookies
- Use electric mixer to cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
- Add egg and mix until well incorporated, scraping down sides as needed. Mix in vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Beat into butter mixture, about 1/2 cup at a time, until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Place dough in refrigerator for at least one hour to chill. It is okay to chill longer, but you may need to let it sit out for a few minutes to be able to shape the dough.
Filling
- Use electric mixer to mix melted chocolate, melted butter, and sugar until well combined, about 1-2 minutes. Then add egg and vanilla, mixing until well combined and lightened in color.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Then beat into butter mixture until well combined.
- Place batter into ~1 teaspoon sized clumps on a baking sheet in the freezer for 30 minutes. If clumps are not round, you can form them into a ball after they have chilled.
Assembly
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Form cookie dough into balls ~1.5 tablespoon in size. Flatten each ball to a circle ~3-4 inches in diameter. Place a chocolate filling ball on the cookie dough and fold up the sides around the chocolate, but letting part of the chocolate show through on top.
- Place on prepared baking sheet 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, or until cookie is just beginning to turn golden.
- Remove from oven and quickly place 3-4 mini marshmallows on top of each cookie. Bake for an additional 2-3 minutes, or until cookies are baked to a golden brown color and the marshmallows have melted a bit.
- Let cookies cool completely on cookie sheet before removing them from the sheet (this will take about 10-15 minutes).