I have spent a lot of time trying to make a less complicated, unique, cookie with a strong hot chocolate flavor. While this cookie does involve more steps, it is 100% necessary and it’s still pretty simple.
THE HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES EXPLAINED:
Starting out with a chocolate chip cookie dough base, I separated the dough into 60% and 40%. The 60% gets the chocolate chips and the 40% gets the hot chocolate mix. The dough is then strategically put into the cookie scoop so that the top of the cookie is the hot chocolate and then is topped with mini marshmallows, to represent a mug of hot chocolate.
HOW TO MAKE THESE COOKIES:
make the base dough:
Beat the cold butter and both sugars in a stand mixer on medium speed with a towel over for cover- it will get messy if you don’t. Let mix until fluffy.
Add egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix on low for 30 seconds. Mix in flour and baking soda until just combined.
Separate the dough into 2 mixing bowls- one with 60% and the other with 40%.
separate the dough:
In the bowl with 60%, fold in the chocolate chips.
In the bowl with 40%, mix in the hot chocolate mix and combine with hands until homogeneous.
assemble the cookies:
With a medium cookie scoop, take a teaspoon size amount of the hot chocolate cookie dough and line the cookie scoop with it. Press the dough down gently to create a “cup.” With that, scoop the chocolate chip dough into the “cup.” So when the scoop gets released onto the cookie sheet, the hot chocolate dough is mostly showing. Repeat until you have each scoop of dough on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. (Look at the steps in the photos above^ for a better understanding) Place mini dehydrated marshmallows around the hot chocolate dough.
bake the cookies:
Bake for 12-14 minutes and let cool on a cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack or enjoy!
grocery list:
- butter
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- vanilla extract
- flour
- baking soda
- chocolate chips
- land o lakes hot chocolate mix
equipment list:
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- stand mixer
- mixing bowls
- cookie sheet
- cookie scoop
Hot Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter cold
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cup flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- 1.25 oz hot chocolate mix Land O Lakes
- ½ cup mini marshmallows dehydrated
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and line cookie sheet parchment paper.
- Beat the cold butter and both sugars in a stand mixer on medium speed with a towel over for cover- it will get messy if you don’t. Let mix until fluffy.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla extract and mix on low for 30 seconds. Mix in flour and baking soda until just combined.
- Separate the dough into 2 mixing bowls- one with 60% and the other with 40%.
- In the bowl with 60%, fold in the chocolate chips.
- In the bowl with 40%, mix in the hot chocolate mix and combine with hands until homogeneous.
- With a medium cookie scoop, take a teaspoon size amount of the hot chocolate cookie dough and line the cookie scoop with it. Press the dough down gently to create a “cup.” With that, scoop the chocolate chip dough into the “cup.” So when the scoop gets released onto the cookie sheet, the hot chocolate dough is mostly showing. Repeat until you have each scoop of dough on the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. (Look at the steps in photos above^ for a better understanding) Place mini dehydrated marshmallows around the hot chocolate dough.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes and let cool on a cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes. Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack or enjoy!
If you loved this recipe for Hot Chocolate Cookies make sure to check out my Waffle Cone Chocolate Chip Cookies and my Double Chocolate Fluffernutter Cookies.
