Hot Cocoa Cookies
These hot cocoa cookies are made with real dairy free hot cocoa mix for authentic hot chocolate flavor in every bite. Soft and chewy with a rich chocolate taste, each cookie is topped with a soft, fluffy marshmallow for that classic cocoa experience. Perfect for holiday cookie swaps, snow days, or anytime you're craving something nostalgic and sweet.
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 130kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup dairy free butter 113g
- 1/2 cup sugar 100g + more for rolling
- 1/3 cup brown sugar 73g
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 210g
- 3 tablespoons Dutch-process cocoa powder (18g)
- 2 packages hot cocoa mix
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 12 marshmallows cut in half width-wise
Instructions
- Mise en place. Preheat oven to 350˚F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Then, gather and measure all of your ingredients before you begin.
- Mix the dry ingredients. Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and hot cocoa mixes in a large mixing bowl. Whisk to evenly combine.
- Beat the wet ingredients. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the dairy free butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract and the egg. Mix to combine.
- Combine everything. Add the dry ingredients, about 1 cup at a time, and mix until the dry ingredients have incorporated into the wet. Scrape the sides of your bowl as needed. Repeat until the dough is fully combined and thick.
- Bake the cookies. Scoop dough into two tablespoon-sized balls and roll in remaining sugar. Place each dough ball onto the cookie sheet a few inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Top with marshmallows. Working quickly to prevent heat loss, gently press a marshmallow half into the center of each cookie and return to the oven for an additional 2 - 3 minutes. The marshmallows should be puffed but not toasted.
- Cool and garnish. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.If desired, use a kitchen torch to slightly toast the marshmallow. Alternatively, you can use your oven broiler for about 30 seconds, but be careful not to burn them.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 130kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 95mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g