Best Hot Chocolate Cookies Recipes

SPICY MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until fluffy. Beat in eggs; add cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat in cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and cayenne powder. Beat in flour. Stir chocolate chips into the dough.
• Mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon together in a bowl.
• Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Roll balls in the sugar-cinnamon mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until centers are set and edges crack slightly, about 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes.

HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa mix, baking cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Gently stir in marshmallow bits and chocolate chips., Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

MEXICAN HOT-CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with racks in upper and lower thirds. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down side of bowl. Add eggs and beat to combine. With mixer on low, gradually add flour mixture and beat until combined.
• In a small bowl, combine remaining 1/4 cup sugar, cinnamon, and chile powder (if using). Using heaping tablespoons, form balls of dough and roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place, about 3 inches apart, on two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until cookies are set in center and begin to crack, about 10 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cookies cool on sheets on wire racks 5 minutes, then transfer cookies to racks to cool completely. (Store in an airtight container, up to 1 week.)

CINNAMON-SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix thoroughly with a whisk and set aside. Combine the sugars in a small bowl and mix well with your fingers pressing out any lumps. (Combine in a food processor if lumps are stubborn.)
• In a medium mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter and margarine until creamy. Add sugar mixture, cinnamon, peppers, and vanilla. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute. Beat in the egg white and until the mixture is smooth. Stop the mixer. Add the flour mixture, beating on the lowest speed, just until incorporated. Gather the dough together with your hands and form it into a neat log, 9 to 10 inches long by 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Fold or twist ends of the paper without pinching or flatting the log. Refrigerate at least 45 minutes, or until needed.
• Put the oven racks in the upper and lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• Use a sharp knife to slice rounds of chilled dough, a scant 1/4-inch thick. Arrange the cookies, 1-inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes. Rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back about halfway through. Cookies will puff and crackle on top, and then begin to settle down slightly when done.
• Remove the baking sheets from the oven and use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing or stacking. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 2 months.
• To spice things up, after the cookies are baked, let them cool on a wire rack, drizzle with dulce de leche and sprinkle chopped almonds on top.

HOT CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine the flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until tops are cracked. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Drop a teaspoonful of marshmallow creme into the center of each cookie. Dip half of each cookie into melted chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Immediately sprinkle with candies. Place on waxed paper and let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.

HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES WITH MARSHMALLOW GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine hot cocoa mix, 1/2 cup butter, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add flour, baking powder, and salt gradually; mix well. Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are dry, about 8 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• Mix confectioners' sugar and milk together in a small bowl.
• Combine marshmallows and 1 tablespoon butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave until marshmallows melt, about 30 seconds. Stir into confectioners' sugar mixture with a fork until smooth.
• Drizzle marshmallow glaze over cooled cookies. Let stand until set, about 15 minutes.

CANDY CANE HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated. Stir vanilla extract and almond extract into butter mixture.
• Whisk flour, hot chocolate mix, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture until dough is smooth. Fold white chocolate into dough. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, about 2-inches apart, onto baking sheets. Generously sprinkle crushed candy canes over cookie dough.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are slightly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately arrange marshmallows onto hot cookies; cool on baking sheets until set. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Beat brown sugar, white sugar, and eggs.
• Melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter, allow to cool. Mix into the egg and sugar mixture.
• Add all of the dry ingredients, and mix thoroughly (you don't want any cayenne pepper clumps!).
• Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Space out 12 cookies on a baking sheet.
• Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 13 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven.
• Top each one with a large marshmallow.
• Broil for 30 seconds, until the marshmallows have just started to brown.
• Enjoy!

MEXICAN COCONUT HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, instant coffee, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Combine flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, salt, baking powder, cream of tartar, and chili powder in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into the butter mixture slowly until blended. Fold in coconut and chocolate chips.
• Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool slightly on the baking sheet before transferring to a rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.

GHIRARDELLI'S® "HOT CHOCOLATE" AND TOASTED MARSHMALLOW COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt 3/4 cup chocolate chips gently in the microwave or over a pot of simmering water (bain marie). Set aside to cool.
• Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl, and stir together.
• Beat the butter and sugar together until thick and creamy. Beat in eggs one by one. Add cooled melted chocolate and vanilla extract. Continue beating until ingredients are well mixed.
• Fold dry ingredients and 2 1/4 cups chocolate chips into the mix and stir until combined.
• Scoop cookie with a 1 tablespoon scoop (if the mix is soft you can pop it in the fridge to stiffen up and this will make it easier to scoop).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 to 9 minutes. Take care not to overbake as these cookies should be almost brownie-like.
• Once baked, pop a marshmallow on top and put it back in the oven on broil for 1-2 minutes for a lovely toasted effect.

CINNAMON-SPICED HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Mix thoroughly with a whisk and set aside. Combine the sugars in a small bowl and mix well with your fingers pressing out any lumps. (Combine in a food processor if lumps are stubborn.) In a medium mixing bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter and margarine until creamy. Add sugar mixture, cinnamon, peppers, and vanilla. Beat on high speed for about 1 minute. Beat in the egg white and until the mixture is smooth. Stop the mixer. Add the flour mixture, beating on the lowest speed, just until incorporated. Gather the dough together with your hands and form it into a neat log, 9 to 10 inches long by 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper or plastic wrap. Fold or twist ends of the paper without pinching or flatting the log. Refrigerate at least 45 minutes, or until needed. Put the oven racks in the upper and lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Use a sharp knife to slice rounds of chilled dough, a scant 1/4-inch thick. Arrange the cookies, 1-inch apart, on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes. Rotate the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back about halfway through. Cookies will puff and crackle on top, and then begin to settle down slightly when done. Remove the baking sheets from the oven and use a metal spatula to transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool. Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing or stacking. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 2 months. To spice things up, after the cookies are baked, let them cool on a wire rack, drizzle with dulce de leche and sprinkle chopped almonds on top.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Whisk the almond flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and cayenne together in a large bowl.
• In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine 1/2 cup of chocolate chips with 1/4 cup of the coconut oil. Microwave on 50 percent power for 1 minute. Stir the chocolate and then microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir again; if it's not completely melted, repeat the same process in 30-second intervals until the mixture is smooth.
• Stir the maple syrup and vanilla into the melted chocolate. It will thicken up a little. Pour immediately into the almond flour mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until combined.
• Roll the dough into balls, using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each. Place the balls on 2 of the baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Smash the balls flat with the bottom of a measuring cup until each is about 2 inches in diameter. Bake until the center of the cookies starts to crack, 8 to 10 minutes; the cookies will harden as they cool down. Cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes.
• While cookies are baking and cooling, combine the remaining 1 cup chocolate chips with the remaining 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a clean microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on 50 percent power for 1 minute. Stir the chocolate and then microwave for another 30 seconds. Stir again. If it's not completely melted, repeat the same process in 30-second intervals until the mixture is smooth.
• Once the cookies have cooled, dip half of each cookie in the melted chocolate and place on another parchment-lined baking sheet. Let the chocolate harden, and enjoy.

HOT CHOCOLATE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugars until smooth.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla until combined.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, hot chocolate mix, salt and baking soda. Add to wet ingredients in 3 to 4 parts.
• Fold in chips.
• Form into balls and bake for 9-11 minutes.
• Let cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan.

PEPPERMINT HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl.
• 2. In your mixing bowl, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add sugars and blend until well combined. Add egg, vanilla, and chocolate extracts.
• 3. Add dry ingredients 1/3 of a cup at a time until well incorporated. Stir in mint pieces.
• 4. Using a cookie scoop, scoop out dough. Place 3 marshmallows in the center; pressing down to the center. Cover with the dough by pushing sides and covering the top.
• 5. Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet and bake 10 to 12 minutes.
• 6. Remove from oven and cool on a baking rack for 5 minutes. Serve warm.
• 7. Leftover cookies are great microwaved about 7 seconds to make the marshmallow gooey again.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, cocoa, and baking soda until well combined. Set aside.
• Mix sugars by hand until all lumps are gone. Set aside.
• In a mixer or with a hand mixer, whip butter until creamy.
• Add sugar mixture, cinnamon, peppers, and vanilla to butter, and mix on high for one minute.
• Add egg white and mix until smooth.
• On low, add flour mixture until just combined. Do not over mix.
• Turn dough onto a sheet of waxed paper. Gently form a log about 10 inches long, roll in waxed paper, and chill in the fridge until needed (or at least 45 minutes).
• Place oven racks in upper and lower third of the oven. Preheat oven to 350.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Slice cookies into 1/4 inch thick rounds with a sharp knife.
• Place on cookie sheet about an inch apart.
• Place cookies on lower rack and let them cook for 5 minutes.
• Move cookies to the top rack and turn the pan so that cookies that were facing the front are now facing the back. Cook another 5-6 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool on a cookie rack.
• Once the cookies cool, top them with a thin layer of duche de leche and sprinkle with sliced or slivered almonds.

HOT CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, ground almonds, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/16-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. gingerbread man cookie cutter. Using a floured 3/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut a heart from half of the cookies., Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Spread the bottom of each solid cookie with 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme; gently place cutout cookies over creme. Store in an airtight container.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar.
• Slowly add the syrup until mixed and then add applesauce until mixed and fluffy.
• Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Slowly add the mixture to the wet ingredients until combined.
• Drop onto sheets, leaving 2-3 inches between each cookie.
• Bake for 12 minutes, they should look cooked but slightly shiny.
• Remove to wire racks and cool.

MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Line cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper; set aside. In small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; set aside.
• In 1-quart saucepan, melt butter and hot chocolate tablet over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Place cookie mix in large bowl. Stir in melted butter mixture and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on lined cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set (do not overbake). Cool 3 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Store covered at room temperature.

HOT CHOCOLATE LINZER COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, ground almonds, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/16-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. gingerbread man cookie cutter. Using a floured 3/4-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut a heart from half of the cookies.
• Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
• Spread the bottom of each solid cookie with 1 tablespoon marshmallow creme; gently place cutout cookies over creme. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 20 cookies. To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before rolling out. Cookies can be baked 1 week ahead of time and stored in an airtight container or frozen for up to 1 month.

HOT CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie mix, butter, egg, 2 envelopes cocoa mix and 1 envelope marshmallows until stiff dough forms. Drop dough by slightly less than tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press marshmallows from remaining envelope on tops of dough.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store tightly covered at room temperature up to 1 week, or freeze up to 3 months.