Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Cookies
Description
Hot chocolate cookies with white chocolate are topped with miniature marshmallows and crushed candy canes for a fun Christmas treat.
Ingredients
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2 cups white sugar
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 teaspoon almond extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup hot chocolate mix (such as Carnation® Rich and Creamy)
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 2/3 cups chopped white chocolate
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12 peppermint candy canes, crushed
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1 (10 1/2 ounce) package miniature marshmallows
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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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.
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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.
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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.