Hot Cocoa Cookies – Sweet, Chocolatey, and Decadent!

Hot Cocoa Cookies: A Warm and Cozy Treat for Winter Days

There’s something about winter that makes us crave comfort food — and nothing says cozy like a cup of hot cocoa. But what if you could take that warm, chocolaty goodness and turn it into a cookie? Enter Hot Cocoa Cookies — a perfect blend of rich chocolate, marshmallow, and a sprinkle of winter magic. These cookies are ideal for holiday baking, winter gatherings, or just a chilly afternoon snack with a cup of tea or cocoa.

Why These Cookies Are Perfect for the Holidays

Hot Cocoa Cookies make an excellent holiday treat! Their rich, chocolatey flavor is a great addition to any cookie platter, and they’re fun to make with the whole family. Plus, who can resist the nostalgic, cozy combination of chocolate and marshmallow, especially during the colder months?

These are one of my kiddos’ favorite cookies! Perfect all winter-long.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg, + 1 yolk
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup coco powders (I divided mine, using 1/4 cup regular coco powder, and 1/4 cup black coco powder to give it a really dark color, but you can certainly use any coco powder you’d like)
• 1.5 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 12-15 large marshmallows
• 1/2 cup of milk chocolate chips, or chocolate bark, to drizzle on cookies

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Cream together butter and sugars, add eggs, mix until combined
• In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients. Mix into butter mixture until just combined
• Fold in chocolate chips
• Using a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop 2 cookie dough balls, then roll together into one large cookie. Each cookie should be approximately 2 ounces.
• After rolling cookie, flatten in palm and cup cookie dough. Place large marshmallow in the middle of the cookie dough, and gently roll cookie dough around marshmallow. Your cookie dough will not completely cover the marshmallow, but it should cover the bottom and sides of the marshmallow. Leave the top of the marshmallow peaking out the top of the cookie. This is just like we did with the Rice Krispie Treat Cookie recipe!
• Place cookies on baking sheet. Bake for 11-12 minutes. Allow cookies to set and cool on cookie sheet for 15 minutes.
• Allow cookies to finish cooling on parchment paper or a cooling rack.
• Melt milk chocolate chips or almond bark, drizzle melted chocolate over cookies.
• Enjoy!

As always, if you give these cookies a try please let me know what you think!