With hot cocoa powder, marshmallow bits, and egg whites, flourless hot cocoa cookies are a simple one-bowl recipe. Crispy on the outside and deliciously fudgy in the inside.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 20 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 24 cookies |
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon (Optional)
- 1 ⁄ 16 teaspoon cayenne pepper (Optional)
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 3 egg whites
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows (such as Kraft® Jet-Puffed)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Grease parchment paper.
- Combine cocoa powder, white sugar, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper in a bowl. Mix in confectioners’ sugar, egg whites, vanilla extract, and salt until the dough is smooth. Fold in marshmallows.
- Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven, rotating halfway through baking, until edges are set, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheets. Remove carefully, as centers are soft.
- Coconut sugar may be substituted for white sugar, if desired.
Reviews
First batch turned out flat as paper and unappealing. Since I had a bowlful of batter I tried again. For the second batch I cut baking time in half and did not grease the parchment paper. While the cookies are still flat, they actually taste decent and would be good with a bitter tea. Even so, I will not make them again.
The batter turned out nicely, and prep was easy, but cookie did not turn out right at all.
I used my shiniest cookie sheet, parchment paper sprayed with Pam and the cookies lifted right off. No problem. The only issue I encountered was my fault. I used my usual scoop for the dough. The cookies spread and are huge! I have 16 instead of 24. Next time I will use the tablespoon for a scoop that the author recommended. They won’t last long at church tomorrow!
What sticks to greased parchment paper even after 20 minutes in the fridge? This cookie. The tase is great but I can’t bring the sheets to cookie swap so I am voting NO on this recipe.