Let’s celebrate Christmas in July with a new Christmas cookie recipe! Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies are not only delicious, but make great gifts to give during the upcoming holiday season. Let me help you get a jump start on Christmas with this recipe and a few other cookie recipes from my foodie friends with our Christmas in July Cookie Celebration.
Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies
Since today is July 25th, I thought it would be fun to celebrate Christmas in July with a brand new cookie recipe that you can use for entertaining or as gifts as we get close to the holiday season. I’m also joining nine other food bloggers today to bring you the BEST Christmas cookies. Make sure you check the list below for all the other yummy cookies being shared today.
A few years ago I made these Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies for a cookie exchange party. Not only were they a delicious tasting cookie, but I think they’re the perfect cookie to give as gifts to family and friends over the holiday season.
Christmas in July Cookie Celebration
Did you know that Christmas is exactly five months from today? That’s right, five months from today we’ll be celebrating Christmas.
Do you love Christmas so much that you wish you could celebrate it more than once a year? If you answered YES to that question, then you’re in the right place today! For the past two years I have shared Mason Jar Crafts and and Early Christmas Shopping Gift Guide to celebrate Christmas in July.
This year I’ve joined a group of bloggers who love Christmas as much as I do and we’re celebrating July 25th with a HUGE Christmas in July Cookie Celebration.
Christmas in July
Did you know that there really is such a thing as Christmas in July? It’s not something “bloggers” created!
Back in 1940 a movie was released titled “Christmas in July.” In 1944, the United States Post Office started promoting an early Christmas mailing campaign with a Christmas in July Luncheon.
American advertisers finally picked up on the idea and started promoting Christmas in July in 1950.
So it’s only fitting that we as Food Bloggers celebrate Christmas in July with a Christmas Cookie Party! I am sharing with you this delicious recipe for Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies.
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Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups butter – 2 1/2 sticks softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 package chocolate pudding mix- 3.56 ounce size
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 package large marshmallows – each one cut in half
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peppermint candies crushed
How to Make Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar. Add the vanilla and continue mixing until everything is smooth.
Next, combine the flour, pudding mix, cocoa until blended. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
How to Bake the Cookies
Drop by rounded spoonful onto a baking tray that’s been lined with parchment paper. Then place the tray in a 350 degree preheated oven and bake for 9 minutes.
Tip for Adding the Marshmallows
The very first time I made these cookies I used one entire marshmallow on top of each cookie. BIG MISTAKE. As a result, the marshmallow melted over the entire cookie creating a huge mess.
Thankfully I had only baked one tray of cookies with the entire marshmallow. I was able to adjust everything to have the remaining cookies turn out perfect by slicing each marshmallow in half.
Please make sure you cut each marshmallow in half before adding them to the top of the cookies.
Once you have the marshmallows on top of the baked cookies, return the tray to the oven and bake until the marshmallow begins to melt and spread; about 5 minutes. But watch closely because if the marshmallow spreads too much, you won’t have the pretty cookie as seen here in these photos.
Remove the cookies from the baking tray to a cooling rack while you prepare the melted chocolate.
How to Drizzle the Melted Chocolate
While the cookies are cooling, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth and completely melted.
Drizzle the melted chocolate on top of each cookie. You can add the melted chocolate to a piping bag if you want. Another way to drizzle the chocolate is by dipping a spoon into the melted chocolate and then quickly “sweep” the melted chocolate over each cookie to get the desired look you want.
Top with the crushed peppermint candies.
Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies
A chewy chocolate cookie with marshmallow and crushed peppermint topping. Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies are perfect for bake sales, holiday parties and even gift-giving over the holiday season.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 package chocolate pudding mix- 3.56 ounce size
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 package large marshmallows
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peppermint candies crushed
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar till smooth.
- Add in the eggs, one at a time and then the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, pudding mix, cocoa until blended.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture.
- Drop by rounded spoonful onto a baking tray that's been lined with parchment paper.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 9 minutes.
- Remove the tray from the oven and immediately top each cookie with a marshmallow that's been cut in half.
- Return the tray to the oven and bake until the marshmallow begins to melt and spread; about 5 minutes.
- Allow the cookies to cool before removing to a wire rack.
- While the cookies are cooling, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second intervals until smooth and completely melted.
- Drizzle the melted chocolate on top of each cookie.
- Top with the crushed peppermint candies.
Notes
The original recipe makes 18 cookies, however, I found them too big especially with keeping the marshmallow the full size it comes in.
I made the cookies a little smaller and sliced the marshmallows in half and got a much cuter cookie that was perfect for Christmas cookie trays.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 32 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 193 Total Fat: 9g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 31mg Sodium: 155mg Carbohydrates: 26g Net Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 18g Sugar Alcohols: 0g Protein: 2g
Christmas in July Cookie Celebration
Make sure you check out these other Christmas in July Cookie Recipes from a few of my talented foodie friends!
Chocolate Marshmallow Peppermint Cookies from Walking on Sunshine Recipes
Elegant Christmas Tree Cookies from She Saved
Avalanche Cookies from Cincy Shopper
Snowball Cookies from Flour on My Face
Reindeer Cookies from Mom Skoop
Grinch Christmas Cookies from Aileen Cooks
Italian Ricotta Cookies from Ever After in the Woods
Mickey Mouse Christmas Cookies from Cutefetti
Lemon Iced Star Shortbread Cookies from Sizzling Eats
Italian Anise Cookies from Love Bakes Good Cakes
Yum! These cookies are gorgeous and a great way to get a head start on celebrating the holidays! Count me in!
These cookies look delicious! Perfect for my yearly Christmas cookie exchange.