Welcome to the Secret Recipe Club 2014 Cookie Carnival!
Members of the Secret Recipe Club are assigned a blogger each month to make a recipe from their site. During the holidays, we skip a month of posting and many of us wanted to do something fun and festive! When the idea of a cookie carnival came about I thought it sounded like a blast! I do not have a ton of cookie recipes on my blog, but I thought it would a great opportunity to try something new. I was assigned the blog PaleYellow. I was very pleased to be able to choose one of her recipes because she is not part of my normal Secret Recipe Club group (we are divided into 4 posting groups), and it was fun to check out all the new recipes. Pale Yellow has a large assortment of beautiful baked goods and it was so hard to pick just one for the carnival! I finally decided on Mint Hot Cocoa Cookies– perfect for the holidays (however her recipe for Shortbread Dipped in Chocolate and Peanut Butter sound to die for!).
The cookies were absolutely delicious and as noted by the original post they are not the prettiest cookies, but they sure are delicious! I am doing a cookie exchange with a few girlfriends on Wednesday, and am bringing these babies with me- I know my friends will love them.
Holiday baking and candy making are one of my favorite things to do this time of year and this was such a fun round-up with fellow bloggers to get into the holiday season. Also, what a more perfect way to get a ton of great recipes all in one place!?
Mint Hot Cocoa Cookies
Servings 30 cookies
Ingredients
- 10 tbsps unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tbl cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 3/4 cup mini dried marshmallows + extra for topping
- 1 cup peppermint baking chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line three cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa, soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and sugar. Next, beat in the vanilla and egg.
- Add flour mixture to the creamed butter on low speed, and mix until just combined. Beat in the chocolate chips, dried marshmallows, and peppermint bits.
- Spoon a 2-tablespoon scoop to portion the dough on to the cookie sheet. Add dried marshmallows on top.
- Bake for 10 minutes until just done. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
Oh my gosh, these look delectable! Can't wait to try them.
These look fantastic!! Pinning to try! Michaela – An Affair from the Heart – SRC/B
I love how pretty these are!! They sound amazing!!
YUM! Your cookies look wonderful! I love those mini marshmallows! They taste just like the marshmallows in Lucky Charms =o)
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I need to make these for my daughter – she loves the mint hot chocolate at starbucks.
One of my favorite flavor combinations is mint and chocolate! What a fantastic cookie~ Happy Holiday's from One Wisconsin Cheese Head to Another:) Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
Don't be so harsh – your cookies are beautiful!
What do you mean they're not the best looking cookies – i think these look amazing. Your friends are going to love them.
YUM! They look amazing! Love mint and chocolate together. Happy Holidays!
These look yummy.
I love this idea for these flavors, My son will go nuts over this recipe and want me to make them I think they will be a big hit!
I’m loving the idea of a secret blogger club! I was in a group of bloggers a few years back that would do something similar, but the idea was to boost each other’s viewership mostly. I miss it a lot! If you ever start such a club, count me in! Now, these cookies are adorable and sound really delicious! I’ve got to check out this Pale Yellow blog you speak of. 🙂
I really like the idea of a secret blogger club! A person lurking in the background going through the recipes and then picking one out. That is exciting and I have to admit that this recipe really thrills me. I like the idea of the chocolate and the peppermint. What a fantastic flavor combination. And sharing someone else’s recipes is certainly a nice boost for that person. Hmmm – I’ll be checking out Pale Yellow blog.