Hot Chocolate Cookies!

It's obviously fall, and football is the sport of the season! I attend everyone of my old high schools football games, because my sister is on the Varsity Cheer team. So, over the course of the season, I have invested in a lot of hot chocolate. I decided that I would look up some good recipes on Pinterest, just so I could make some interesting flavor and drink it around the house. Then, I found a small piece of heaven. Hot. Chocolate. Cookies. I can hear the angels singing. I have very few complaints about this so be sure to put this on your to do list!

You will need:

1 stick butter

7 bars semisweet chocolate (or only 20 ounces)
1 1/2 cups flour1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder1 1/2 teasp. baking powder

1 1/4 cups light brown sugar

3 eggs

1 1/2 teasp. pure vanilla extract

1 bag of large marshmellows

 

To begin, using a medium saucepan, melt the butter and only 12 ounces of chopped chocolate, stirring frequently, over medium heat. Let cool for 15 minutes. While doing this, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.

Next, using an electric mixer, beat the sugar, eggs and vanilla at low speed until smooth, 2

minutes. Mix in the cooled chocolate mixture just until blended. Add the flour mixture in smaller batches, just so when you start the mixer that it doesn't fly everywhere. Mix on low speed until just combined. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour. Now go kick back and relax. This waiting part is extremely boring.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Form the dough into 1 inch balls with your hands, then align about 16 balls 2 inches apart on each cookie sheet, flattening slightly. Bake until the tops of the cookies crack, so roughly about 12 minutes. While the cookies are baking, snip 8 marshmallows in half crosswise. Cut the rest of the chocolate into smaller bars, you will be placing them on individual cookies to melt, so make sure they are all about the same size.

Remove the cookie sheets from the oven and gently press a piece of chocolate, and a piece of marshmellow (sticky side down!), into each cookie. Bake until the marshmallows are just softened, about 4 minutes. Transfer the pans to racks to cool for 5 minutes; grate the remaining chocolate over the hot cookies. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to the racks; let cool. Repeat the process with

the remaining dough, marshmallows and chocolate.

 

So there you have it, magnificent cookies! However, these are rich! When you eat one, make sure you have a glass of milk to compliment it! Another thing to take into account, if your audience doesn't like marshmellows, this was a huge waste of time, money, and effort. I spent about 10 dollars just from buying the chocolate, and the rest of the ingredients I had at home. But, after I slaved for 2 hours making them, my mom complained, "oh, I don't like marshmellows". COOL. Big waste of my time then...on the other hand though, delicious cookies. I would make these again in a heartbeat. Hopw you enjoy them! :)