4.6 Hot Cocoa = Cookie? Yes, Please!

What's your "go-to" drink on a cold, winter day? A majority of people would say hot cocoa. How about enjoying it in cookie form? These hot cocoa cookies are something that my family makes every holiday season. They are definitely a favorite and taste as if you're drinking a cup of hot cocoa. 

Ingredients

• 3/4 Cup Cocoa Powder

• 1 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips

• 36 "Hot Cocoa" Hershey Kisses

• 18 Regular Sized Marshmallows

• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar

• 1/2 Cup Packed Light Brown Sugar

• 2 Eggs

• 2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract

• 2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

• 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

• 1/2 Teaspoon Salt

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Cut each marshmallow into halves and set aside. Remove the wrappers of the Hershey Kisses and set aside.

• Cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla, beating until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, beating until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Chill dough in the freezer for 10 minutes. 

• Once chilled, roll dough into 36 balls (about 1 1/2 inches). Place on prepared cookie sheets and flatten slightly. 

• Bake at 350-degrees for 6 to 7 minutes. Remove from oven and place a marshmallow half on each cookie (cut side down). Return to oven, and bake for an additional 3 to 4 minutes, or until marshmallows are puffed but not brown (total bake time around 10 minutes). 

• Remove from oven and cool for 2 minutes. Gently press each Hershey Kiss into each center of the marshmallow. Allow cookies to cool completely. Recipe makes 36 cookies. 

Hopefully, this hooked your eye as it did mine the first time when I found the recipe. Give them a try because they are very simple and addicting just like hot cocoa!