Over the weekend, I baked another dessert. I had to make something for a bake sale, so the treats had to be easy to cut into small, separate-selling pieces. Due to that there were two or three bags of marshmallows in the cabinet, my mom requested I bake something with marshmallows in it. After some internet searching, I decided on a recipe called "Mississippi Mud Cookies". They were chocolate cookies with melted marshmallow on top. The recipe came from a blog called Tracy's Culinary Adventures. I think they are extremely delicious. Here's the recipe:
Mississippi Mud Cookies
adapted from Southern Living, August 2007
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 oz semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips (I used minis)
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons mini marshmallows
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together. Add the chocolate to a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30 second bursts on 50% power, stirring in between, until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the vanilla and the cooled melted chocolate. With the mixer on low, gradually add the dry ingredients, beating just until everything comes together. Stir in the pecans and chocolate chips.
Portion the dough into balls, each about 1 heaping tablespoon, and spacing them about 2 inches apart. Press 3 marshmallows into the top of each ball of dough. Bake for 11-12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are set. Transfer the baking sheet to a wire rack and let the cookies cool for at least 5 minutes before removing them to the rack to cool completely.
Makes about 3 dozen
How small did you chop the pecans? Did you use them? Many people (and I thought you were one) do not like nuts.
ReplyDeleteI did not use pecans. I forgot to add that to the blog.
DeleteI got one warm. Yummmmmmy
ReplyDeleteI think I had one of these delicious cookies last night at the fundraiser. Nicely done! And I'll add that anything involving marshmallows has my stamp of approval. Suggestion for next baking project: snickerdoodles.
ReplyDeleteHow did the bake sale go? Are there any alterations to the recipe that you might add, like adding a little bit of graham cracker crumbs??
ReplyDeletePeople loved my cookies. You could just add some graham cracker crumbs to the batter. I bet that would taste Delicious.
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