Rocky Road Chocolate Cookies

Rocky Road Chocolate Cookies
You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Rocky Road Chocolate Cookies a try. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 20 servings with 293 calories, 5g of protein, and 13g of fat each. A mixture of semisweet chocolate chips, flour, eggs, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 22 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt together 3 times. Set aside.Using an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium speed until creamy and lightened in color, about 2 minutes.
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2
Add the sugar and beat 1 minute longer.
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Add the eggs and mix until combined.
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Mix in the sour cream and the vanilla.Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the dry ingredients in two additions, mixing just until blended. Using a large rubber spatula, fold in the pecans and chocolate chips.Using about a quarter cup measure, shape dough into mounds and place 3 inches apart onto parchment paper or Silpat lined cookie sheets.
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5
Bake for 12 minutes or until just starting to set on top.
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Remove from the oven and press nine or ten mini-marshmallows at random onto the tops. Return the cookies to the oven and bake for another 2 minutes or just until the marshmallows start to soften. WATCH CAREFULLY. Do not allow the marshmallows to become too hot or they will melt. These cookies are best slightly underbaked.
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7
Let rest on the cookie sheets for 5 minutes or until firm enough to handle before loosening with a large metal spatula.
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8
Remove to a wire cooling rack set over a jelly roll pan or a sheet of wax paper.Glaze the Cookies
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9
Combine the chocolate chips and the butter in a medium bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Melt together, stirring occasionally. [Or microwave for 30 seconds or so]
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10
Add the boiling water , ½ teaspoon at a time, to thin to a pouring consistency. Using a spoon or a fork, drizzle the glaze over each cookie.
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11
Let stand on the cooling racks until the glaze sets.
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Ready In22 m.
Servings20
Health Score2
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