Hot Cocoa Cookies
These hot cocoa cookies are truly just like hot cocoa in cookie form! Made with hot chocolate mix, chocolate chips, and mini marshmallows, they’re the perfect sweet snack to enjoy around the holidays, especially with a warm drink by the fireplace.
These hot cocoa cookies are the textbook definition of a cozy Christmas recipe! They’re made with actual hot cocoa mix and those yummy, crunchy marshmallows straight out of a Swiss Miss package (well, I got mine on Amazon*, but you get the picture). These cookies are perfectly chewy but still firm enough to hold together well, and the chocolate chips sprinkled in give it an extra chocolaty flavor without being too overpowering. I truly can’t recommend these cookies enough, especially around the holidays. They’re perfect to gift in a bunch of different ways – send a little treat bag of these cookies alongside some hot cocoa mix and marshmallows as a cute gift, or go all out and include them in a cookie box for your friends and family!
Here are some more Christmas recipes you’ll love: Eggnog French Toast, The Best Holiday Sugar Cookies, and Salted Caramel Cake with Orange Buttercream.
Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make these hot cocoa cookies:
- Baking sheet
- Mini marshmallows (dehydrated)
- Flour
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Dark brown sugar
- Eggs
- Vanilla extract
- Hot cocoa mix
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Chocolate chips
- Salt
Customize This Recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Use regular mini marshmallows. If you can’t get the dehydrated ones, normal mini marshmallows will work too – they’ll just be much gooier whereas the dehydrated marshmallows will stay firm with a bit of crunch.
- Add your favorite chocolate. You can include whatever kind of chocolate chips or chunks you want here – mint chocolate would taste just like a peppermint hot chocolate for even more festive flavor!
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe – it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Cocoa mix substitute: Using hot cocoa mix will give these cookies a much more nostalgic flavor, but you can use cocoa powder in these cookies instead if needed.
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Hot Cocoa Cookies
Ingredients
- 16 tbsp butter room temp
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 3 cups flour
- 4 packages hot cocoa mix or 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup mini marshmallows dehydrated
Instructions
- In a standard mixer, cream butter and sugars until smooth.
- Add in eggs and vanilla extract until fully combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Add your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients in small amounts until just combined.
- Fold in your chocolate chips and marshmallows evenly, then chill your dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Using a cookie scoop for consistency, drop cookies about 2 inches apart on your sheet. you can flatten the tops slightly for a rounder, slightly thinner cookie.
- Bake for about 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned, and let cool slightly before serving.
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