Hot Chocolate Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• ¾ cup milk
• ¼ cup hot chocolate mix
• 1 cup butter

  (at room temperature)
• 1 cup light brown sugar

  (packed)
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
• 3½ cups all-purpose flour

  (spooned and leveled)
• ½ cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ¾ cup mini chocolate chips

  (plus more for topping)
• ½ cup mini dried marshmallow bits

Instructions

• 1 Add ¾ cup milk to a microwave-safe bowl.
• 2 Heat in the microwave for 1 minute and 45 seconds.
• 3 Stir in ¼ cup hot chocolate mix and then place the bowl into the fridge to chill
  while you prepare the cookies.
• 4 Using your stand mixer, beat 1 cup butter until smooth and light in color.
• 5 Add 1 cup light brown sugar and ½ cup sugar and mix again until thoroughly
  combined.
• 6 Mix in the 1 large egg and ½ tablespoon vanilla extract. Then add the cold hot
  chocolate and mix well.
• 7 Place a sieve over the mixing bowl and sift 3½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ cup
  unsweetened dark cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, ½ teaspoon baking soda,
  ½ teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar into the bowl with the wet
  ingredients. Mix on low speed until just combined.
• 8 Gently fold in ¾ cup mini chocolate chips using a silicone spatula.
• 9 Transfer the bowl to the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
• 10 Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C/Gas Mark 4) and line a baking sheet with
  parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• 11 Use a scale to portion the cookie dough into 4.5 ounce balls, spacing them apart
  on the baking sheets by several inches.
• 12 Top with more chocolate chips and some of your ½ cup mini dried marshmallow
  bits.
• 13 Bake in the oven at 350°F (175°C/Gas Mark 4) for 13-15 minutes, or until no
  longer shiny.
• 14 Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes
  before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

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