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    Hot Chocolate Cookies

    Published: Nov 18, 2015 · Modified: Nov 14, 2022 by Kim This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Picture yourself enjoying these cookies on a cold day, snuggled up by the fire. Hot Chocolate Cookies are a chocolate treat that would turn any cold day warmer. Chocolate and marshmallows, these cookies have it all.

    hot chocolate cookies on a red plate.
    Soft and chewy cookies with a hot chocolate flavor.

    Hot Chocolate Cookies are easy to make and includes an all time kid favorite, hot chocolate.

    I mean, surely you have memories of making hot chocolate at home after a long day of sledding with a best friend. I certainly do.

    With marshmallows, without marshmallow (though with is better!), we enjoyed it.

    So of course when the thought of putting hot chocolate into a cookie came to me, I thought, why not? It can become a winter favorite.

    Ingredients

    • margarine
    • brown sugar
    • sugar
    • egg
    • flour
    • baking soda
    • salt
    • dry hot chocolate mix
    • almond bark (for drizzle on top)
    • Hershey hot chocolate kisses

    The cookie base is a basic one and one that I have used before, like for my M&M cookies. However, the hot chocolate mix is added in as well as the Hershey Kisses.

    Hershey hot cocoa kisses

    unwrapped Hershey hot cocoa kisses.
    Unwrap the kisses beforehand, it makes the cookie making process easier.

    The Hershey Hot Cocoa Kisses is around especially for Christmas, so if you can't find them and you want to make these cookies in January, use regular Hershey Kisses instead.

    The hot cocoa kisses do have marshmallow inside of them so it does add a little something to the cookie. But the cookie is still great without them!

    Can I use homemade hot chocolate mix instead of a packet mix?

    Yes, you can! I would use ½ cup of homemade hot chocolate mix in place of the packets. Here is a recipe for homemade hot chocolate.

    The steps for making hot chocolate cookies

    First, you will mix up the margarine, egg and sugars.

    cookie batter in a red bowl.
    Mix up the cookie batter first!

    Then, you will add the flours, baking soda and salt.

    Next, the hot chocolate packets will be added.

    hot chocolate mix in a red bowl with flour.
    Stir in the ingredients to the Hot Chocolate Cookies!

    Stir the ingredients together and now, time to add the Hershey Kisses.

    What about the Hershey Kisses?

    hot chocolate dough on a cookie sheet.
    The Hershey kisses go inside of the hot chocolate cookie dough.

    The Hershey Kisses go in the middle of the uncooked dough.

    Scoop some dough out and roll into a ball. Then take an unwrapped Hershey Kiss and push it in the middle of the dough. Close the dough around the kiss. Set on a baking sheet and bake.

    The cookie will spread like normal and make the cookie.

    hot chocolate cookies on a red plate with marshmallows.
    Delicious hot chocolate cookies!

    Bake

    Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until cookie is cooked through. Remove from oven a let cool for about 3 minutes then place on a cooling rack.

    Frosting drizzle

    You don't have to drizzle anything if you don't want to. I used melted almond bark. If you have a marshmallow cream, that would be good too. Regular frosting would taste great as well.

    cookies on a cooling rack with almond bark in a bowl.
    Almond bark ready to drizzle on the cookies.

    Melt one square of almond bark in a microwavable safe bowl for 45 seconds. Then stir. Heat the almond bark for as long as necessary 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each time.

    When the almond bark is melted, take a fork and drizzle the bark on top of the cooled cookies. It makes a great pattern on the cookies.

    Storage

    After the frosting has hardened, store the chocolate cookies in an airtight container.

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    chocolate cookies on a red plate.
    chocolate cookies on a red plate with marshmallows.

    Hot Chocolate Cookies

    Kim Strawn
    Hot Chocolate Cookies are great for Christmas cookie trays. Soft, chewy cookies with marshmallow kisses in the center.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 12 mins
    Total Time 22 mins
    Course Cookies
    Cuisine American
    Servings 20 cookies
    Calories 256 kcal

    Equipment

    • 2 cookie sheets

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 c butter (softened)
    • ¾ c brown sugar
    • ¾ c white sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 2 ¼ c flour (I use unbleached)
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 120 grams hot chocolate mix about 3 envelopes
    • 20 Hershey Hot Cocoa Kisses unwrapped

    For the frosting drizzle

    • 1 square almond bark

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375°.
    • Mix butter, sugars and egg in a large bowl.
    • Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and hot chocolate envelopes.
    • After mixing the dough, scoop out dough and roll it into a ball. Place an unwrapped Hershey Kiss in the middle and cover it with the dough. Place on a cookie sheet. Repeat until all the dough is used.
    • Bake at 375* for 10 minutes
    • Remove from oven and let cool for 3 minutes. Place on a cooling rack to cool completely.
    • Melt almond bark in a microwave safe bowl. Melt for 45 seconds then stir. Melt 15 seconds longer then stir. And repeat until is completely melted.
    • Using a fork, drizzle almond bark on top of cookies.
    • Let almond bark harden and serve.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 218mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 296IUCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword almond bark, chocolate cookies, hot chocolate, marshmallow
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