If you love a nice mug of hot cocoa, then you are going to absolutely adore these Hot Cocoa Cookies. Made with hot cocoa mix, they truly taste like hot chocolate!
With the addition of dehydrated mini marshmallows, you have all the flavor of hot chocolate in these delicious hot cocoa cookies! These make the perfect addition to your Christmas Cookie baking and holiday cookie exchanges!
On a recent trip to Target a new product jumped into my cart…
(2020 – Update: Unfortunately it seems Mallow Bits are very hard to find in stores year. Any freeze dried marshmallows will work. They are easy to find online, though in store can be a bit harder. Check by your hot chocolate area. Also, some brands such as ChocoMaker are now selling what appear to be identical marshmallows as sprinkles, so check the sprinkle isle.
2017 – Fun update, a few months after I shared this post back in 2012, the folks at Kraft reached out to me, and a few months later after much testing on in the Kraft Kitchens, this cookie recipe appeared on the actual Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits container, as well as some of the Swiss Miss Cocoa containers. You can still find it there today!)
Kraft Marshmallow “Mallow Bits”. Clearly I had to buy some. They were available in both vanilla and peppermint, and were on the end of an isle, where all the products you can’t find seem to reside.
While I’m sure they would be great to eat out of the container for lunch, I decided I would work them into a recipe. Hot chocolate cookies sounded like fun.
Hot Cocoa Cookies
The Mallow Bits can be a bit (no pun intended) hard to find. Check both the marshmallow area and the hot cocoa/coffee isle. More often than not I find them with the hot cocoa.
But if you can’t find those, or you like to have things in mass quantities, there is always Amazon. You can get a pack of the Mallow Bits or a different brand of dehydrated marshmallows.
I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting anything spectacular from these cookies.
I mean the only difference from a regular cookie is swapping the cocoa powder for hot chocolate mix – no biggie.
Well surprise surprise, these were GREAT.
Both my daughter and a friend of ours agreed – while they knew they’d be good, they ended up being much better than expected. Woohoo! Here’s how to make them… 
RECIPE FOR COOKIES MADE WITH HOT CHOCOLATE MIX
Hot Cocoa Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 1/4 cups flour
- 4 packages Hot Chocolate Mix not sugar free - or 3/4 cups
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup Marshmallow Bits*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, mix butter until light and fluffy. Add in sugars and mix until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla, mixing until just combined.
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and stir to combine. Add to wet ingredients and stir to combine.
- Scoop onto baking sheets lined with silicone baking mats or parchment paper, approximately 2-3 tablespoons of dough per scoop, and bake for approximately 9-11 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool at least ten minutes prior to transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Disclaimer
Nutrition information is estimated as a courtesy. If using for medical purposes, please verify information using your own nutritional calculator. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
jasmine says
I want to try this recipe! how long will the dough last in the fridge?
Donna says
Yummy. We couldn’t find the marshmallow bits, but found a recipe for a marshmallow icing which we drizzled over the cookies. That worked. Be careful with marshmallows as they are not created equal. Look for kosher certification, halal labeling, or vegan notation to accommodate recipients.
Deborah says
I made these and had to make more as none left. They turned out beautifully and so good.
Samantha says
Flavor was pretty good but for some reason my cookies were exceedingly flat and crisp. Not the soft gooey I was going for. My guess is too much sugar although I followed the recipe so maybe the hot cocoa mix I used had too much added sugar?
Lisa E says
Just wondering why there is a difference between the on-line recipe and the one on the Jet-Puffed bit’s container? I plan on using the on-line version since it does have very good reviews
Christi Johnstone says
The difference is time and me tweaking. They are both mine, but the one here is my slightly updated version from just tinkering with it over the years. That said, it’s been a lot of years since even the updated version, so I’m afraid I can’t speak to what it was I was tweaking, I just know this is what I was happiest with! 🙂
Bernita says
Love them I slammed mine bc I like a thinner cookie
Anonymous says
They are so good and are so gooey in the middle. I love making these cookies.
Megan says
Made these and i love them but i find that mine have a slight salty aftertaste. I followed the recipe and only used a teaspoon of salt and used unsalted butter. Did anyone else have this issue? Dont know what I could have done wrong. Other than that slight aftertaste I love these.
Christi Johnstone says
Could be the hot cocoa maybe? That is one ingredient that is a bit tough to control since there are so many varieties.
Beccah says
Sweet Mother of Mercy! Dang these were so good!
Christine says
These are delicious! I did make one small change- decreased the hot cocoa mix to 1/2 cup, and added 1/4 cup Hersheys cocoa, because of the notes about color. I added the marshmallows after cooking per the note. They baked up perfectly. My family strongly approves!!