Surprise Cookies/25 Cookies 'till Christmas


 
 This surprise cookie is a favorite of my family and have adapted this recipe from Martha Stewart. I have been making this cookie for years and has been a hit every time. A soft chocolate cookie is topped with a marshmallow, and chocolate frosting. I top mine with crushed candy cane over the holidays and it makes it extra delicious.

Makes 2 1/2 dozen
printable recipe

Ingredients


  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
  • Chocolate Frosting Ingredients:
  • 3 cups confectioners sugar
  • 6 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup plus 1 1/2 tsps. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp. whole milk
  • 3/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Makes 1 cup
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions For Frosting

  1. Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in butter and cocoa powder. Add milk and vanilla, and whisk until well combined

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined.
  3. Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.
  4. Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.
  5. Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.
**Martha Stewart image

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