Best Rocky Mountain Cookies Recipes

Rocky Mountain Cookies (No Bake) image

Provided by Olha7397

Time 20m

Yield 38 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 lb bittersweet chocolate or 1 lb semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups crispy rice cereal
1 cup cookie, broken up
1 cup peanuts
1/2 cup dried cherries or 1/2 cup raisins
6 ounces white chocolate, chopped

Steps:

Melt dark chocolate over gentle heat.
Combine marshmallows, cereal, cookies, peanuts and cherries.
Pour the melted chocolate over nut/cereal mixture and combine well.
Spoon mixture onto waxed paper lined baking sheets in mounds that resemble (very roughly) little mountains.
Melt white chocolate. Spoon some white chocolate on each cookie and let it run down the "peak" like snow caps on a mountain. Makes 38 cookies.
In the Kitchen with Bonnie Stern.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 59.6, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 0.6, Sodium 18.1, Carbohydrate 6.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.4, Protein 1.4

Rocky Mountain Cookies image

Provided by Marz7215

Categories Dessert

Time 3h15m

Yield 60 cookies, 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 cups sifted flour
1 cup ground almonds
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (10 ounce) package Hershey chocolate kisses
additional confectioners' sugar, to sprinkle over baked cookies

Steps:

Cream butter and sugar until creamy. Add flour and vanilla. Add ground almonds and mix. Chill for about 1-2 hours.
Mold small amount of dough around each kiss, completely covering the chocolate. Place in ungreased baking sheet and bake at 300°F for 14-18 minutes. Halfway through baking reverse the baking sheet. Cool cookies slightly and roll warm cookies in a plate of confectioners sugar.
Watch these cookies carefully as they bake. The bottom of the cookie should only be lightly brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 282.5, Fat 17.6, SaturatedFat 8.5, Cholesterol 28.3, Sodium 15, Carbohydrate 27.4, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 12.4, Protein 4.5