Rocky Road Mud Cookies

by Valorie Delp | More from this Blogger

27 Dec 2007 04:54 AM

Consider me a fan of anything that includes both milk chocolate and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Putting both into any type of dessert always yields a more richer and more complex flavor. In fact, here's a little tip: if you add both semi-sweet and milk chocolate chips to your chocolate chip cookies. . .they'll be doubly delicious. Just add half of each (as opposed to double the amount of chocolate called for.)

In any case, these are a great snack to warm up your home on a cold winter's day. I'm fairly sure I heard them calling for hot chocolate when I made them!

You will need:

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 tspn vanilla

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tspn baking powder

1/2 tspn salt

1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup milk chocolate chunks

1 cup mini marshmallows

Directions:

Microwave semisweet chocolate morsels in a small microwave-safe glass bowl on high for 1 minute, stirring every 30 seconds.

Beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, and beat well. Finally, blend in the vanilla and melted chocolate.

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt and pass it through a sieve. Add this slowly to the chocolate mixture, continuously stirring until well blended. Stir in the chopped pecans and 1/2 cup milk chocolate chunks.

Now take a baking sheet lined with parchment. Spoon two tablespoons of the dough onto the paper sheets. Press 3 marshmallows into the center of each cookie. Preheat oven to 350 °F and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove and allow to cool on the wire rack. (Note: I actually tested these for 8 minutes and watched them carefully as the marshmallows will burn to a crisp if they're overdone.

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Low Fat Christmas Cookies

The Ultimate Christmas Cookie

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Cookie Exchange: The Nanaimo Bar

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Hello everybody! My name is Valorie and I am one busy lady! When I'm not writing or editing for families, I am busy trying to get my brood of 5 in line.

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