Marshmallow Sandwich Cookies
For Christmas 2019 my Mom gave me a cookbook, specifically 'the chocolate cookbook' and that is where this recipe comes from.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
- 1/4 cup light corn syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 24 large marshmallows
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together.
- In a larger mixing bowl, add the butter and 1 1/4 cups of sugar and beat with an electric mixer at medium high speed until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg, corn syrup, and vanilla, beat until well mixed.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, use a heavy spoon and mix together. The dough comes together quickly. Cover and place in the fridge for 15 minutes or until the dough is firm enough to shape into balls.
- When you place the dough in the fridge, preheat your oven to 180° C (350° F), get out a couple of baking sheets, use them as is ungreased, or line with parchment for easy cleanup.
- When the dough is ready, place the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar in a small bowl. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, roll in sugar, and place 3 inches apart on baking sheet. (This was my 2nd sheet before going into the oven, I missed the photo from the first sheet.)
- Bake 10-11 minutes or until set. Cool on the sheets for 3 minutes. (This is the 1st sheet that went into the oven, I missed taking the before photo with this sheet and took that photo with the second sheet.)
- Then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Place 1 cookie upside down on a microwave safe plate. Place the flat end of a marshmallow on top.
- Microwave on high for about 8-10 seconds or until the marshmallow is softened, it will expand when it is hot and soft, remove from microwave and quickly place another cookie on top, bottom side down, press down to make a sandwich cookie. Set aside to cool.
- Repeat with remaining cookies and marshmallows.
- Serve and enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
A note about the marshmallows. I bought large roaster marshmallows, not the regulation marshmallow. On my first test, I used a pair of scissors and cut a marshmallow in half, cutting across the round side so you have two short cylinders. Using 1/2 marshmallow was too large, so next test was cut a marshmallow into thirds, cutting across the round side so you have three short cylinders. Using 1/3 marshmallow per cooking was perfect. So if all you have is the really large roaster marshmallows, cut them into thirds and they will work perfect.
Adapted from a recipe listed in 'the chocolate cookbook', page 48.