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Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies

Fudgy and gooey chocolate cookies full of intense chocolate flavor, melted marshmallows and peppermint pieces make the best Christmas dessert.

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies are rich, ooey, gooey and delicious!

It’s beginning to smell a lot like… cookies! I made this batch of Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies for Matt’s co-workers as a holiday treat, but struggled not to eat many, many of them myself. Even L got to try a few bites and was not happy when I told him they were all gone. Sorry, buddy! I know the feeling.

Actually, these are similar (er, almost the same) as my other Hot Cocoa Cookies. But I didn’t feel like those photos did the cookies justice and I wanted to make another version that just screamed holiday flavors. Plus, the people in Matt’s office have been big fans of some other peppermint chocolate desserts and I knew these would be a hit.

A few things to note about these cookies: 1) They are big! They spread a lot during baking and get just a little bit gooey (in a good way) from the marshmallows so make sure to leave plenty of space between them for baking 2) They are ultra rich. If you love chocolate, like really love chocolate, like I do, these will make you very happy. 3) As a result of the gooeyness, be careful when storing them. I had no problems when I layered them with parchment paper before freezing.

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies practically the size of my head!!!

Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies
 
Fudgy and gooey chocolate cookies full of intense chocolate flavor, melted marshmallows and peppermint pieces make the best Christmas dessert.
Makes: ~2 ½ dozen cookies
Ingredients
  • 113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
  • 170g (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 200g (7 ounces) unsweetened chocolate, roughly chopped
  • 160g (~1 cup + 3 tablespoons) all-purpose flour
  • 2g (3/4 teaspoon) baking powder
  • 2g (1/2 teaspoon salt)
  • 150g (~3 large whole) eggs at room temperature
  • 215g (~1 cup) granulated sugar
  • 235g (~1 cup, packed) light brown sugar
  • 10 milliliters (2 teaspoons) vanilla extract
  • 90g (1⅓  cups) mini marshmallows
  • 105g 2/.3 cup peppermint crunch baking pieces
  • 100g (~1/2 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees; line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside
  2. Place semi-sweet and unsweetened chocolate with butter in a microwave-safe bowl
  3. Microwave the ingredients for a minute and stir; microwave again for 30-second increments until everything is almost melted; stir the remaining lumps until smooth (alternatively, you can melt the butter and chocolate in a heavy duty pop over medium heat stirring constantly); set aside
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, and salt) and set aside
  5. In the large bowl of a stand mixer, combine eggs, sugars and vanilla; beat on high speed for about 5 minutes or until mixture is light and pale in color
  6. Reduce the speed of your mixer and add in melted chocolate
  7. When that is well-combined, stir in flour mixture but do not over-mix; stir in marshmallows, peppermint pieces and chocolate chips
  8. Use a large cookie dough scoop and place dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, 2 inches apart (cookies will spread while baking)
  9. Bake cookies for 12 minutes and set aside on a wire rack to cool
Notes
Adapted from these Hot Cocoa Cookies
Recipe can be doubled
Store cookies at room temperature up to 5 days in a ziplock bag or freeze for up to two months; separate layers of cookies with parchment paper to avoid sticking

 

New favorite Christmas cookie: Peppermint Hot Cocoa!!!

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Mini Chip Brownie Bites with Pink Marshmallow Buttercream

Fudgy brownie bites full of mini chocolate chips and topped with a pretty in pink marshmallow buttercream, perfect for Valentine’s Day!

Mini Chip Brownie Bites with Pink Marshmallow Buttercream

This weekend completely flew by!  I’ve had a lot going on lately (work-wise and personally) so I feel like my weekend relaxing and me-time is extra precious.  I know myself, and I really need to get a chance to refresh and recharge when possible to stay motivated and keep working hard.

Mini Chip Brownie Bites with Pink Marshmallow Buttercream

This weekend was fun, though.  We celebrated my mother-in-law’s birthday (which is today, happy birthday Marcia AND Sara!) by seeing Motown on broadway.  What a fun show! The music was fantastic and the entire thing was so entertaining.  Yesterday we went to a housewarming party for friends and brought these brownies.  It was so nice to see some of our friends and steal time with their baby.  She is an adorable 9-month old that is happy ALL the time. It is amazing.

Mini Chip Brownie Bites with Pink Marshmallow Buttercream

And these brownies?  What brownie doesn’t do well with a little buttercream on top?  You could of course leave out the food coloring and eat them any time of year, but the pink is perfect for Friday’s holiday.  If you do nothing else for Valentine’s Day, I’m pretty sure that eating chocolate is required.

 

Mini Chip Brownie Bites with Pink Marshmallow Buttercream

Mini Chip Brownie Bites with Pink Marshmallow Buttercream
 
Fudgy brownie bites full of mini chocolate chips and topped with a pretty in pink marshmallow buttercream, perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Author:
Recipe type: Dessert
Makes: 18 brownie bites
Ingredients
Brownie Bites
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 4 ounces (1/2 cup / 1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 9 ¾ ounces(~1⅓ cups) sugar
  • 2 large eggs  at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2⅞ ounces (2/3 cup) all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 ounces (~1/2 cup) mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Pink Marshmallow Buttercream
  • 6 ounces (3/4 cup / 1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
  • 7 ounces marshmallow fluff (1 small jar)
  • 7 ounces (~1½)  cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 drops red food coloring (optional)
Instructions
Make the brownies
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease or line mini muffin pan
  3. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and salt; set aside
  4. Melt butter and chocolate in large sauce pan over low to medium heat; stir in sugar; stir in eggs and vanilla until smooth
  5. Whisk in flour mixture just until combined; do not overmix; fold in chocolate chips
  6. Use a small ladle or medium cookie dough scoop to evenly distribute batter into muffin tin
  7. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until tops are puffed up slightly and knife comes out clean
  8. Set brownies aside to cool
Make the buttercream
  1. Beat butter with an electric mixer for several minutes or until light and creamy; add marshmallow fluff and beat on medium high speed until creamy
  2. Add sugar, vanilla and food coloring; mix on low and then increase speed to high, mixing for several minutes until light and fluffy
  3. Remove brownies from pan and pipe buttercream onto cooled brownie bites
Notes
Brownies can be stored in a covered container at room temperature up to two days or frozen up to one month
Brownie adapted from Baker’s

 

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Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

Chewy Graham Cracker flavored cookies filled with a toasted pumpkin marshmallow buttercream are the best cookie for fall!  Dip them in chocolate and decorate with colored sprinkles for a festive treat.

Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

These cookies.

Where do I even begin?  First of all, the graham cracker cookie is chewy, slightly crispy on the outside, and flavored like a graham cracker (duh) with just the perfect hint of salt.  It would make a great dunking cookie (milk, hot chocolate, pumpkin pie coffee, you name it).  But, why leave the cookie alone when I could sandwich it with buttercream, dip it in chocolate and decorate it with jimmies?  Yeah, exactly.

Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

So second of all, this buttercream.  Ever since devouring this cake a couple of weeks ago, I could not get, Sweetapolita’s toasted marshmallow buttercream out of my head.   The flavor of the toasted marshmallows is perfectly present, and I actually really like the bits of crunch you get from the browned marshmallows.  Well, I couldn’t leave well enough alone.  I had to take that buttercream and infuse it with fall’s favorite flavors.  Given that I’ve had two huge bags of pumpkin marshmallows in my pantry since last year, this was the perfect opportunity to finally use them!

Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

And third, the chocolate.  Honestly, you really don’t need to do this, but I wanted my cookies to really shine as a special fall treat.  So, I dipped them in milk chocolate and covered them with some cute Halloween sprinkles.  For those of you who enjoy pumpkin treats year round, you could swap the sprinkles for different colors depending on the season.

Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

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Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling
 
Chewy Graham Cracker flavored cookies filled with a toasted pumpkin marshmallow buttercream are the best cookie for fall! Dip them in chocolate and decorate with colored sprinkles for a festive treat.
Author:
Recipe type: Dessert
Makes: 14 cookie sandwiches
Ingredients
Chewy Graham Cracker Cookies
  • 4 ¼ ounces (1 cup) honey graham cracker crumbs (about 8 sheets)
  • 5⅝ ounces (~1¼ cup) all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 6 ounces (3/4 cup / 1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
  • 3 ¾ ounces (1/2) cup granulated sugar
  • 4⅛ ounces (1/2 cup) packed light brown sugar
  • 1 egg at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling
  • 1 ½ cups pumpkin marshmallows (25 marshmallows)
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ cup butter (1 stick)
  • ¾ cup marshmallow fluff
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie seasoning
Optional Decorations
  • 12 ounces milk chocolate, roughly chopped
  • ⅔ cup sprinkles
Instructions
Chewy Graham Cracker Cookies
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350
  2. Whisk graham cracker crumbs, flour, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl and set aside
  3. In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars on high speed until light and fluffy
  4. Beat in egg and vanilla
  5. Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add dry ingredients but do not overmix; use a spatula to make sure all cookie batter is combined
  6. Use a small cookie dough scoop or tablespoon to make cookie dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (about 1½ tablespoons each)
  7. Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes and remove from oven
  8. Allow cookies to cool on a cooling rack before serving
Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling
  1. Pre-heat oven to broil; line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray
  2. Put marshmallows on prepared cookie sheet and place on lower rack of oven for thirty to ninety seconds until nicely browned on top; remove pan and use tongs to flip marshmallows over onto other sides
  3. Broil marshmallows again for thirty to ninety seconds or until nicely browned on other side; remove from oven and set aside
  4. In the large bowl of an electric mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on low speed just until combined; add marshmallow fluff, vanilla and pumpkin pie seasoning and mix on medium high speed until light and creamy (about three minutes); scrape sides of the bowl with spatula
  5. Add toasted marshmallows, mix on medium speed two minutes (there will still be bits of crunch marshmallow but they should be mostly combined)
  6. Spread or pipe frosting onto bottom of half of the cookies, about one tablespoon each; lightly press remaining cookies down onto frosting to create sandwiches
Optional decorations
  1. Once cookies have been cooled and frosted, place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl
  2. Line a baking sheet with wax paper or parchment paper and set aside
  3. Melt chocolate in the microwave on high heat for thirty seconds; stir well and microwave again for thirty-second increments stirring in-between until melted
  4. Dip cookie sandwiches halfway into melted chocolate, place on  and immediately cover with sprinkles
  5. Place baking sheet in fridge for one hour or until chocolate has hardened
  6. Place cookie sandwiches in a ziplock bag or sealed container and store at room temperature in a cool place up to five days
Notes
Cookie adapted from these s’mores cookies and buttercream adapted from Sweetapolita

 
Graham Cracker Cookies with Toasted Pumpkin Marshmallow Filling

Please make them.  Just don’t drop them on the floor like I did.

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