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This Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa is clearly perfect for leaving out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, but it's also a delicious cookie for your family to enjoy during these cold winter months!
I think we all know about the "cookies for Santa" thing, even if we didn't grow up celebrating Christmas in our households. It's in countless movies, there are a million recipes for special gifts for Santa...you name it, and it's on the internet!
Well, here's one more, because the idea was simply too cute and I just couldn't help myself!
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Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa
To be honest, I just love anything that has marshmallows. I will eat practically anything with those fluffy little delights, including but not limited to these Hot Cocoa Christmas Cookies.
Sometimes I eat them right out of the bag. The mini marshmallows are the best, but the big, fat ones will do in a pinch! Mini marshmallows are the perfect little munching snack!
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Check out these other fun Christmas cookies!
Check out these really fun Christmas recipes on The Rebel Chick. I am always adding new recipes each year, so there are always new ones! Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you!
- Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bars Recipe
- Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa Claus
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- Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
- Cake Mix Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
- Oatmeal Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
My top Christmas cookie recipe is actually thisChristmas Cookie Bars Recipeand it gets so many views every holiday season! I’ve been making it for years and it’s actually my second favorite! My other favorite is this!
But believe me, all of these other recipes are equally delicious!
How to Make this Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa
Ingredients needed to make thisHot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa
- ¾ cup softened butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup half and half or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup hot cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips, divided
- mini marshmallows
Directions for making this Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa
Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl for about 3-5 minutes. Add eggs, butter and half and half and beat well.
Beat in flour, hot cocoa and baking soda just until combined. Stir in ½ cup mini chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes and remove from oven. Press 3 mini marshmallows into each cookie and return to oven. Bake for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from oven and let set for 1 minute before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Once cookies are cook, place ¼ cup of mini chocolate chips into the corner of a small sandwich bag. Microwave on high, for about 70-90 seconds, checking every 20 seconds and kneading chocolate until it is melted.
Snip the corner of the bag and pipe chocolate onto each cookie. Let set to harden before serving.
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Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa
Jennifer
This Hot Cocoa Cookies Recipe for Santa is clearly perfect for leaving out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve!
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 9 minutes mins
Resting Time 1 minute min
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48 Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup softened butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup half and half or milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup hot cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ cup mini chocolate chips divided
- mini marshmallows
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides of the bowl for about 3-5 minutes. Add eggs, butter and half and half and beat well.
Beat in flour, hot cocoa and baking soda just until combined. Stir in ½ cup mini chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes and remove from oven. Press 3 mini marshmallows into each cookie and return to oven. Bake for an additional 2 minutes. Remove from oven and let set for 1 minute before moving to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Once cookies are cook, place ¼ cup of mini chocolate chips into the corner of a small sandwich bag. Microwave on high, for about 70-90 seconds, checking every 20 seconds and kneading chocolate until it is melted.
Snip the corner of the bag and pipe chocolate onto each cookie. Let set to harden before serving.
Keyword christmas cookies, cocoa, cookies
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Comments
Dana Rodriguez
These look delicious! Thanks for the recipe 🙂Dot
Your response area is so light that i thought it was not letting me type, I intend to try them. they are
really cute. The shape placement of the marshmallow reminds me of Mickey mouse,. I was thinking i
Skip the Chocolate swirling. Mae a small bow across the ears and you have Minnie MouseJenn
Thank you for bringing that up! I've been working on updating the website and I will make a note to work on the comment section!geiwerking
batter came out like a thin cake batter so I baked it in an 11 by 13 pan
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