Hot Cocoa Blossoms

by Erin

Welcome to Christmas Week, a multi-blogger event co-hosted by Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic and Jen of Juanita’s Cocina. Each day we will be celebrating a new holiday baking theme where each blogger makes a dish they love. We hope you enjoy this fabulous event. Tune in each day starting Monday December 3rd and ending Friday December 7th.

Want to know what you can expect to see? Here is the schedule:

  • Monday, December 3rd – Christmas Cookies/Bars
  • Tuesday, December 4th – Peppermint Surprise
  • Wednesday, December 5th – Christmas Cakes/Cupcakes
  • Thursday, December 6th – Gingerbread Surprise
  • Friday, December 7th – Christmas Pie/Pastry

I hope you weren’t starting any kind of diet this week, because it’s about to get ruined.

For today’s theme, “Christmas Cookies/Bars”, I decided to make hot cocoa cookies because nothing warms me up more during the cold holidays than hot cocoa. These cookies are complete with miniature marshmallow bits mixed in and a miniature 3 Musketeers Hot Cocoa candy bar pressed into the middle to make a variation of a blossom cookie. And they taste just like hot cocoa!

Be sure to check out all the other bloggers’ creations:

Two years ago: Latkas

HOT COCOA BLOSSOMS

Makes 2 dozen

Ingredients:

1-1/4 sticks (10 Tbsp) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1-1/2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour

2/3 cup homemade hot cocoa mix (or 2 packages Hot Chocolate Mix)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 + 1/8 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup Marshmallow Bits (you could substitute mini marshmallows)

24 3 Musketeers Hot Cocoa  mini candy bars, unwrapped

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two cookie sheets with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. Cream together butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. And in eggs and vanilla and blend well. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients, including the hot cocoa mix.
  3. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time to the wet ingredients. Roll tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place on prepared cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  4. Bake for 8-11 minutes. Lightly press a miniature candy bar into the center of each. Allow to cool for approximately five minutes then remove from cookie sheet.

Source: Halved and adapted slightly from Love from the Oven.

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17 comments

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[…] Hot Cocoa Blossoms. These ones are really untraditional and use 3 Musketeers Hot Cocoa! […]

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Kim Bee December 4, 2012 - 11:00 pm

Do you deliver? Cuz I kinda, sorta, really want a dozen.

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Katrina @ In Katrina's Kitchen December 4, 2012 - 1:53 pm

Those marshmallow bits are a huge favorite in this house!!

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nicole @ I am a Honey Bee December 4, 2012 - 11:05 am

I’ve never seen those marshmallow bits. I have to find those!

these looks so good. I love candy in cookies

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Ramona December 4, 2012 - 8:54 am

These cookies looks fantastic. I need to also save these for after Halloween when I have loads of mini chocolates like this. :) Happy Day #1!

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Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious December 4, 2012 - 3:55 am

I didn’t even know musketeers had this line! I need to get these stat so I can make these awesome blossoms! Crap, did I just rhyme there? It was totally unintentional :)

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Cathy W December 3, 2012 - 11:58 pm

I haven’t thought about putting hot chocolate in cookies–what a great idea. I love the candy on top, too. :)

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Erin December 3, 2012 - 11:48 am

Yum!! I need those candies, I had no idea they made them!

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Heather @girlichef December 3, 2012 - 11:39 am

Oh, I have not seen hot chocolate Three Musketeers, I must find some! These sound delicious.

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sally @ sallys baking addiction December 3, 2012 - 10:30 am

christmas week!! so glad to be here to read and follow along with it. These cookies -what a fun idea! I have to try those hot cocoa 3 muskateers. I am in love with 3 muskateers!

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Tara @ Chip Chip Hooray December 3, 2012 - 10:27 am

Three Musketeers has hot cocoa flavors now?! Goodness!

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Rachel @ The Avid Appetite December 3, 2012 - 10:20 am

I love this spin on peanut butter blossoms! I just bought a big jar of hot cocoa mix, so I think this will need to be added to my holiday baking list :)

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Colleen L December 3, 2012 - 9:59 am

These sound amazing! I can’t wait to make some!

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Kayle (The Cooking Actress) December 3, 2012 - 9:36 am

I love Christmas Week!!!!

These cookies are such a great idea! Love how they incorporate hot cocoa!

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baker street December 3, 2012 - 7:07 am

WOW! These look exceptionally delicious, Erin! Lovely recipe! :)

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Kristen December 3, 2012 - 6:14 am

Now I am going to have to find those 3 musketeers! What a great way to satisfy a chocolate craving!!

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Liz December 3, 2012 - 5:59 am

Oh, my. Back to the candy aisle I go! Erin, these look IRRESISTIBLE!

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