These gluten free hot chocolate cookies are made without any flour and are full of gooey melted marshmallows just like your favorite winter beverage.
This post is written as a part of my partnership with Rodelle. I love being an ambassador for Rodelle because I love the quality of their vanilla and cocoa. As always, all opinions are my own.
If you read my gluten free s’mores cookies post, you know about the long drawn out saga between me and cookies with marshmallows in them. And the solution that I used in my s’mores cookies.
Well, now I am giving you a hot chocolate cookie recipe with marshmallows in it. I don’t mean to be hypocritical. I just had to share these with you.
They may not be the prettiest cookie on the block, but they are one of the tastiest.
We brought them to a holiday party at Miss E’s pre-k and they were a huge hit! Miss E’s teacher came over to me and said: “Are they really gluten free and dairy free? They don’t taste like it!”
The secret to making these rich chocolaty cookies is in the cocoa powder. There is no flour in these cookies at all!
Cocoa powder is all you need, but because the cocoa really is the star of the show (maybe just slightly upstaged by those toasted marshmallows) using a good dutch processed cocoa powder is paramount.
I like to use Rodelle’s Baking Cocoa. It is dutch processed so it has a great rich chocolate flavor without the acidity of traditional cocoa powder. That makes the cookies rich and dark, and you can use less sugar too!
The way the marshmallows get just a little gooey and toasted really makes these cookies special. You just have to be careful to make sure that you don’t leave any marshmallow exposed around the edges of the cookies. They will quickly melt into a pool of caramelized goo. We are going for gooey toasted marshmallows here!
- ½ cup palm shortening, softened (or earth balance, or butter)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup Rodelle Gourmet Cocoa Powder
- approx 1 cup mini marshmallows
- Preheat your oven to 350F. Line your baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper.
- Cream together the palm shortening and powdered sugar.
- Add the egg and mix until smooth.
- Add the baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder and mix until combined.
- Gently stir in ½ cup of mini marshmallows.
- Scoop the cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets 3 inches apart using a 1½ tablespoon cookie scoop. Form the dough so that no marshmallow is exposed around the edges and sides of the cookie.
- Bake for 5 minutes, pull the pans out of the oven and quickly press a few more marshmallows on the top of each cookie. Put back in the oven for 5 minutes and then remove.
- They will not "look" done, and will still be very soft but will lose their doughy shine.
- After 2-3 minutes remove the cookies on the baking sheets to a cooling rack to prevent them from overcooking.
Thanks for explaining Dutch cocoa. Always wondered what the difference is!
You are very welcome Margaret. I’m glad that it was helpful!
It is DUMPING snow where I live right now–I could so use a few dozen of these right now!
With a mug of hot chocolate to warm you up, right? Baking+chocolate is the perfect remedy for a snowy day.
Hot chocolate is always welcomed and in a cookie form? Dangerously welcomed. 😀 These would be great for any party!
Thanks Laura! These would be perfect for a party. I’ll have to keep that in mind with our holiday events coming up soon.
These look quick, easy, and delicious and I know they would disappear before the dishes are done in this house!
These are cookies that disappear far too quickly. Gotta make a double batch!
Wow I’d like to order a dozen or two of these for my household! They wouldn’t last long at all!
Haha. They didn’t last very long around here at all!
This chocolate cookies are awesome, looks chewy and rich flavor. Perfect idea for holiday sweet treats.
Thank you Sabrina! I am a big chocolate fan.
Gluten free, dairy free, chocolaty and marshmallow-y. So delicious and healthyyyyy!!!! I’m sure this can’t get any better! You’re a super great cook with a chocolate heart! Very creative. Thanks for the recipe. Merry Christmas!
Thank you very much for this gluten-free chocolate cookie recipe. It’s very healthy for allergic people like my best friend. And the marshmallow is just so much fun to eat!