Surprise! There are 12 weeks until Christmas!
How is that possible? Didn’t I just put the beach chairs away?
This is my 3rd year participating in the 12 Weeks of Christmas Treats, and I look forward to it every year. I love looking through my cookbooks and finding inspiration around the Internet and planning out what I am going to make. This year, I am starting with Martha Stewart’s Surprise Cookies. I have had this recipe pulled for a very long time, and finally got around to making them this afternoon. They were amazing, and going to be very hard to top. My family thinks that these might be the the best cookie I have ever made for them. That is saying a lot!
The cake is crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, and it is covered with a smooth chocolate frosting. Which is pretty great all on its own, but when you take a bite, you find a marshmallow center. This is going to be your new favorite cookie recipe.
1 3/4 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
12 marshmallows, cut in half
Frosting:
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
4 Tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
Cream together butter and sugar until light and creamy.
Add egg, milk, and vanilla.
Add the dry ingredients. Mix until combined.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Using an ice cream scoop, drop batter about 2 inches apart.
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
Take the cookies out and press the marshmallow half into the cookie.
Put the cookies back into the oven for another 2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.
Make the frosting by whisking together sugar, butter, cocoa, milk, and vanilla.
Top with frosting and cover the marshmallow.
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 12 marshmallows, cut in half
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 4 Tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Mix together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Cream together butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Add the dry ingredients. Mix until combined. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Using an ice cream scoop, drop batter about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Take the cookies out and press the marshmallow half into the cookie. Put the cookies back into the oven for another 2 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack.
- Make the frosting by whisking together sugar, butter, cocoa, milk, and vanilla. Top with frosting and cover the marshmallow.
If you would like to be a part of the 12 Weeks of Christmas Treats, you can find the information at Meal Planning Magic. Sign up and get baking!
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I am Bree. I love to cook. Even more than I love to take pictures.
These are beautiful Bree!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar recently posted..Asparagus with Tomatoes and Feta
thanks Katrina! These are pretty popular around here.
These look really easy to make!
they really are easy to make, but they look like they took little effort.
These look delicious. I’m sure the kids would love the marshmallow-y goodness in the middle. I’m pretty excited about the 12 weeks of Christmas cookies!
Julie recently posted..grape jelly
Me too. I love doing it every year. I hope that you will follow along.
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I cannot wait to make these for the next family function! Delicious!
They are! Your family will love them.
I love these cookies! Thank you for posting this, I will have to make them again soon! Your cookies look so nice, especially the frosting. Did you thin the frosting or warm it up first? I don’t remember mine looking so smooth.
I didn’t thin it or warm it. I think that next time I would add a smidge more sugar to tighten it up.
These are so pretty! I bet they’re soo good right out of the oven. And 12 weeks till Christmas already?! It’s still 95 degrees here! Agh
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these look so yummy! i have been looking for more cookie recipes so i am excited about your series!
I have two years to look through also! Glad that you are following along.
Oh yeah! They look soooo flippin good!
Rachael {SimplyFreshCooking} recently posted..Grilled Margherita Sandwich
these really are! Very dangerous to have around.
Oh my god I can’t believe there are only 12 weeks until Christmas! This is so exciting. I love celebrating all the holidays, especially christmas
The weeks are going to just fly by, I know it!
Becca – Cookie Jar Treats recently posted..Cake Slice Bakers – September 2012: Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse Cake
I know! I have barely wrapped my head around school starting and now we are talking about Christmas.
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Your cookies look great, pinned it!
Marina # 6
thanks for pinning!
I bet these would be pretty popular around my house too! I love that they are simple but look so fancy–perfect for a holiday spread. Thanks for shariing and glad you’re part of the hop again this year! Cant’ wait to see what goodies you come up with along the way.
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Thanks Brenda! And thanks for hosting.
These look amazing!!
It’s so hard to believe it’s only 12 weeks away.
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Tell me about it! I have no idea how that happened.
Oh wow these look amazing! I love cookies that are both cute and tasty.
only 12 weeks till Christmas!
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Isn’t that crazy?
This cookies have all the ingredients to become a favorite. Great recipe!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen recently posted..Coffee White Chocolate Nut Blondies – a guest post for A Culinary Journey
I have made them 3 times already!
Bree, what fun cookies! I love that you’re planning Christmas cookies already. It’s never too soon!
Valentina recently posted..Muscato Grape-Shallot Pork Chops
Nope! Never too soon. This is my 3rd year doing this and I love it even more every year.
such true delight, Bree, very creative and utterly divine! Bravo! I’m already imagining these with white chocolate
Yum! White chocolate would be great too.
These cookies look so yummy!! Does the frosting harden nice or is it best to eat them warm?
It hardens. I prefer them chilled, but it hardens on its own.
These look amazing. Your photos are gorgeous. I found your blog through the hop and am so excited to explore all your posts
Kayla recently posted..12 Weeks of Christmas Treats Week 1–Apple Cinnamon Scones
thank you Kayla! I look forward to seeing what else you make for the hop.
My mom makes these, and we put cherries in the marshmellows!
Even more fun! Will have to try that next time that I make these.
I made these little pieces of heaven yesterday to bring to work. OMG they are so yummy! They are a hit! So easy too! I am looking forward to week 2!
I bet that you were pretty popular at work!
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How can it only be 12 weeks until Christmas? I gets me every year!! These look amazing. I can see why your kids love them. My kids love anything with marshmallows!
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How many cookies does this make?? They look great just subscribed to your feed.
2 dozen.
Hi,
I’m wondering if you use sweetened or unsweetened cocoa in the chocolate surpise cookies! Thank you
unsweetened.
I made these with my 8 yr old son to give to his teacher for Christmas. He enjoyed pushing in the marshmallows and he was very excited about his teacher finding the surprise. They turned out great and were so delicious. I will definitely make them again.
How cute is that? I love making these cookies too. And my husband loves eating them!
Bree, my mom made these when we were kids and they were definitely the family favorite. When I bring them to family gatherings, some 50 years later, they still get a big SQUEE.
Because they are so delicious! I would SQUEE too!
These cookies are delicious! Found your page coinsidencly, I´m a big fan of your recipe´s! Greetings from Sweden!
I am so glad! And welcome!