Description
Sweet chocolate chip cookies get a playful upgrade with homemade marshmallow swirl cookies that dance between gooey and crunchy. Delightful chocolate and marshmallow ribbons promise pure comfort in each delectable bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1.5 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1 cup marshmallow fluff
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Flavor Enhancer:
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium mixing bowl, thoroughly whisking to ensure even distribution of dry ingredients.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until the mixture becomes airy and pale, approximately 3-4 minutes.
- Incorporate eggs individually into the butter mixture, blending thoroughly after each addition, then mix in vanilla extract until fully integrated.
- Gradually fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture, creating a cohesive dough that pulls away from the bowl’s sides.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 60 minutes to enhance flavor development and improve texture.
- Prepare baking sheets by lining them with parchment paper and heat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Roll dough into uniform spheres, placing them on prepared baking sheets with sufficient spacing, then gently create a shallow indentation in each cookie’s center.
- Delicately dollop marshmallow fluff into the cookie centers, ensuring even distribution across the surface.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, watching for slightly firm edges while maintaining a soft center, potentially adding extra marshmallow fluff midway through baking for enhanced gooeyness.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack, enabling complete cooling and setting of the delicate marshmallow swirls.
Notes
- Marshmallow Swirl Strategy Choose the right marshmallow fluff consistency – slightly warm it for easier swirling without compromising cookie texture.
- Chilling Benefits Refrigerating dough prevents spreading and concentrates rich chocolate flavor, creating denser, more intense cookies.
- Texture Tricks Slightly underbake cookies for soft, gooey centers that melt in your mouth, ensuring a decadent marshmallow-chocolate experience.
- Dietary Adaptations Swap wheat flour with gluten-free blend and use dairy-free butter to make these cookies allergen-friendly without losing delicious appeal.
- Prep Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 191 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 121 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg