Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies
on Nov 29, 2022, Updated Dec 09, 2022
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The perfect cookie to nibble on while drinking hot cocoa and looking at Christmas lights is this Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookie.
Can I use cacao instead of coco?
Yes, you could but the results would not be the same sweetened chocolate cookies. Cacao is not processed the same as even unsweetened coco so it will be slightly less sweet. If you would like to try the cookies with cacao I would suggest adding a touch more sugar in the cookies. Do you know what cookies are going in your cookie boxes? If you already have your recipes picked out let us know in the comments!
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Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies
Description
These Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies are incredibly tasty and make you feel like you are sipping on your favorite holiday drink!
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons peppermint extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup mini marshmallows
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a bowl stir together flour, salt, and baking soda.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, stir together butter and both sugars and beat for 3-5 minutes.
- Add in eggs, vanilla, peppermint and cocoa.
- Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture and mix until combined.
- Stir chocolate chips and marshmallows and stir to distribute evenly.
- Scoop cookies onto parchment paper lined baking sheets and bake about 10-12 minutes or until the edges look crisp. Enjoy!
So excited to make these and add them to all the other Holiday Treats we will be giving out to all the neighbors!!!!
First holiday cookies of the year! Absolute hit in my house!!
That is great!!
These look delicious! Do you think it would work to use gluten free 1:1 flour? Or any other gluten free flour?
Yes, if you use a 1:1 ration flour you should be good!
Is there any possible adjustment for high altitude? We followed the directions to the “T” but they came out flat.
They should work at any altitude, I would check your oven temp.
Had the same issue and we’re not at high altitude. Wondering if maybe adjusting the sugar:brown sugar ratio would make it better? Taste was great but flat and dried rock hard.
This is soo crazy! I remake the recipe to double check all the measurements and they came out perfect. I would make sure you are using 2 sticks of butter/ 1 Cup. Make sure you cream your butter and sugars for a least 3 min. Mix after each egg, wipe down the sides of the bowl. I tried to keep the dough balls in actual balls with the marshmallow in the middle of the top. I did only bake one tray at a time at 375.
Please let me know if any of these tips help! Thank you for commenting!
I figured out my issue. Or at least attempted again a different way. Instead of adding the mini marshmallows to the batter, I used my small cookie scoop and rolled two mini marshmallows into the center forming a ball.
It worked so much better!
Wonderful! Love the small cookie scoop, soo glad it worked out so much better.
Are you able to omit the peppermint? Can’t wait to make these!!
Yes of course!
How far in advance can I make the cookie dough? I’d like to make it today and bake the cookies tomorrow. Do you think that would work?
You can make the dough weeks in advance and put it in the freezer, or just keep it in the fridge and bake the next day!
So good! We loved them. Easy to make, chewy and just the right amount of mint.
Amazing! So glad you love them!
Hi- Just made this batter and was wondering should I freeze the dough and then bake cookies closer to Christmas or can I bake now and freeze cookies? Do these cookies freeze well?
Freeze the dough and then bake when you want to eat!
I made these and they taste delicious but they are flat and ugly. Any tips for that issue?
I would say make sure they are in a nice round ball when you bake. Keep the marshmallows to the center and top of the cookie.
I wish I’d seen the tip sooner on keeping the marshmallows in the center. The flavor is AMAZING but mine turned out super ugly with marshmallow oozing out the sides 🙁
I guess that means you have to make another batch!!
I made these cookies tonight after seeing you make them on Instagram for your cookie week. They turned out amazing! I followed the recipe exactly and they came out chewy with crispy edges and the perfect amount of peppermint. 10/10 recommended.
Yes!! Amazing, thank you for commenting and letting us know how they turned out!!!