Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Cookies

Hot chocolate cookies with white chocolate are topped with miniature marshmallows and crushed candy canes for a fun Christmas treat.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 143 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 (10.5 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
• 12 peppermint candy canes, crushed
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup hot chocolate mix (such as Carnation® Rich and Creamy)
• 1.6666667461395 cups chopped white chocolate

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until incorporated. Stir vanilla extract and almond extract into butter mixture.

Step 3

Whisk flour, hot chocolate mix, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture until dough is smooth. Fold white chocolate into dough. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, about 2-inches apart, onto baking sheets. Generously sprinkle crushed candy canes over cookie dough.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are slightly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately arrange marshmallows onto hot cookies; cool on baking sheets until set. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.