Easy Hot Chocolate Cocoa Cookies Recipe! The Perfect Christmas Cookie Recipe for Santa on Christmas Eve, Holiday Parties, or Cookie Exchanges!

This Easy Hot Chocolate Cocoa Cookies Recipe is PERFECT for the Holidays! Bake them for Christmas Cookies, Snow Days, or Cookie Exchange Parties! There are so many reasons you need these in your life.

These cookies are made from scratch and have the perfect chocolate cocoa combination!

Plus, here are even more Christmas Cookie Recipes!

There is just something about Christmas Cookies at the holidays. They fill the house with an amazing aroma that makes you want to light up the fire place and watch Hallmark movies!

How to Make Hot Chocolate Cocoa Cookies

These cookies are SO easy to make. Gather your ingredients, combine all of the “wet” ingredients and then add in all of the “dry” ingredients. Use a cookie scoop to create 1″ balls of dough and place them 2″ apart on a baking sheet or parchment paper.

Bake them for 9 minutes, add the marshmallow on top, and bake them for a couple more minutes! Pull them out of the oven and let them cool on the baking sheet!

Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipe

This recipe is so easy to make and I love that it is made from scratch!

Hot Chocolate Cookies Ingredients from Scratch

Here’s What You Need:

2 Cups unbleached flour
1 Cup white sugar
½ Cup packed brown sugar
¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 Cup unsalted butter (softened)
2 Eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
½ Cup Mini Marshmallows
12 Large Marshmallows (cut in half)
Chocolate Shavings (optional)
Chocolate syrup (optional)

Hot Chocolate Cookies Directions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with a hand mixer.
Add in eggs and vanilla.
Mix in cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Slowly add in flour and mix well.
Fold in chocolate chips and marshmallows.
Roll dough into 1” balls and place 2” apart on the baking sheet.
Gently flatten dough out with your palm before baking.
Using your finger, press the center of the dough down.
Bake for 9 minutes.
While the cookies bake, cut your large marshmallows in half.
Remove from oven and place cut marshmallow (cut side down) in the center of the cookie and drizzle with chocolate syrup.
Place in the oven for another 2 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Easy Hot Chocolate Cocoa Cookies Recipe!

Ingredients

2 Cups unbleached flour
1 Cup white sugar
½ Cup packed brown sugar
¾ Cup Cocoa Powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 Cup unsalted butter (softened)
2 Eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
½ Cup Mini Marshmallows
12 Large Marshmallows (cut in half)
Chocolate Shavings (optional)
Chocolate syrup (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, cream together butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with a hand mixer.
Add in eggs and vanilla.
Mix in cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Slowly add in flour and mix well.
Fold in chocolate chips and marshmallows.
Roll dough into 1” balls and place 2” apart on the baking sheet.
Gently flatten dough out with your palm before baking and use your finger to press the center of the dough down.
Bake for 9 minutes.
While the cookies bake, cut your large marshmallows in half.
Remove from oven and place cut marshmallow (cut side down) in the center of the cookie and drizzle with chocolate syrup.
Place in the oven for another 2 minutes.
Remove from oven and sprinkle with chocolate shavings.
Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack.

Can you make a double batch of these cookies?

Absolutely! Just double the recipe and bake accordingly! If you are making these for a crowd or hosting a Christmas Party, just make a double (or triple) batch and put them in the freezer!

How do I bake the perfect cookies?

I think the perfect cookies come from baking the cookies at 350 degrees for 9-10 minutes. Once the cookies start to turn light brown on the edges, remove the cookies from the oven and leave them on the cookie sheet to cool completely!

This will finish the cooking process and leave your cookies soft and chewy!

I am so excited to share this recipe with you and I hope you get to enjoy it with your friends and family!

If you are planning on giving cookies away at a cookie exchange, at the office, or to your neighbors, wrap them up in some cute packaging and be sure to finish it off with a cute bow! Here are some Cheap Christmas Treat bags and Boxes!

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