Hot Cocoa Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 1 cup Sugar
• ⅔ cup Brown Sugar
• 2 Eggs, large
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 3 ¼ cups Flour
• 4 pkgs. or ¾ cup Hot Cocoa Mix (do not use any low sugar or sugar-free versions)
• 1 tsp. Salt
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 2 tsps. Baking Powder
• 1 cup Chocolate Chips
• 1 cup Mallow Bits (do not use marshmallows as a replacement)

Steps

• Using a mixer, beat the Butter, Sugar, and Brown Sugar until the consistency is soft and light.
• Add the Eggs and Vanilla mixing well.
• In a separate bowl, combine the Flour, Hot Cocoa Mix, Salt, Baking Soda, and Baking Powder.
• While mixing, gradually add the dry ingredients mixture to the wet ingredients mixture to create a dough.
• Stir in the Chocolate Chips and Mallow Bits into the prepared dough.
• Cover and Chill for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F and Prepare baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Drop 2 Tbsp. of dough, 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
• Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before moving to a wire rack to finish cooling.

Yields 3 dozen
Tastes just like a cup of hot cocoa!