Description
These hot chocolate cookies are everything you love about winter in a single bite — rich cocoa flavor, melty chocolate chips, and gooey marshmallows baked into a thick, chewy cookie. Perfect for snow days, cozy nights in, or just when you’re craving something warm, sweet, and nostalgic.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
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1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
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½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1 tsp baking soda
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¼ tsp salt
Wet Ingredients:
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½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
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½ cup brown sugar
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⅓ cup white sugar
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1 large egg
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1 tsp vanilla extract
Mix-ins:
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1 cup mini marshmallows (freeze before using)
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Optional: ½ cup chopped milk chocolate or hot cocoa chunks
Instructions
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Prep the dry ingredients:
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside. -
Cream the butter and sugars:
In a large bowl, cream the butter with the brown and white sugar until light and fluffy. -
Add egg and vanilla:
Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined. -
Combine:
Slowly mix in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms. -
Fold in the mix-ins:
Gently fold in chocolate chips and the frozen marshmallows. -
Chill the dough:
Cover and refrigerate the dough for 30–60 minutes. -
Scoop and bake:
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop 1.5 tbsp-sized dough balls onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart. -
Bake:
Bake for 9–11 minutes, until edges are set but centers are still soft. Let cool 5 minutes on tray before transferring.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: ~170 kcal
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 22mg
Keywords: hot chocolate cookie recipe, marshmallow cookies, winter cookies, cozy cookie recipe, easy chocolate cookies