Scroll to the bottom of the post to get ALL the “12 Days” recipes from 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022!
Welcome to Day 12 of
The Twelve Days of Holiday Treats!
Once again, this year, from December 1st-12th I’ll post a new holiday treat recipe every day – inspiration for your holiday entertaining!
The recipes I’m sharing are small-er batch – each recipe makes 1-dozen or a few more smaller-sized treats that are simple to prepare and that use everyday ingredients and equipment so hopefully you’ll be able to whip up any of these on a whim. Check out the treats from 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 at the bottom of this post too for more inspiration!
Today’s treat is inspired by my favourite seasonal drink – hot chocolate and marshmallows (pairs well with a Hallmark Christmas movie!). I’ve made a sandwich version of this in the past where I made the marshmallow filling but this time around, I’ve simplified and used cut-up marshmallows to top these naturally gluten-free cookies. This makes them super simple and easy to whip up a batch when you have a craving for a hot chocolate in cookie form!
These were a bit of an experiment as I wasn’t sure what the marshmallows would do in the oven. They puffed up SUPER round and I was thinking that maybe I could coat them in chocolate to make Chocolate Coated Marshmallow Puff Cookie (like these) but of course, as soon as they came out of the oven, they deflated. #becausechemisty I guess.
And I was sure they would be ruined but actually, they settled down into a lovely topping that was soft and chewy and PERFECT with the slight crunch of the cookie underneath. So, a successful experiment!
Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
Hot chocolate and marshmallows in cookie form!
Ingredients
- 50g (1/2 cup) almond flour
- 5g (1/4 cup) granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 large egg white
- 6 large marshmallows
- semi-sweet chocolate for chocolate shavings
Instructions
- Heat oven to 300˚F/ 150˚C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Whisk the almond flour, sugar and cocoa powder together in a small bowl.
- Use an electric hand mixer to whisk the egg whites to soft peaks in a small metal bowl.
- Gently fold the dry ingredients into the egg whites using a rubber spatula and mix until just combined. The mixture will have a thick, paste-like consistency.
- Transfer the mixture to a pastry bag fitted with a plain piping tip (3/4 inch/ 2cm in diameter) and pipe out 12 rounds of the mixture (approx. 1 1/2 inches/4cm in diameter).
- Cut the marshmallows in half and place one half, cut side up, on top of each cookie, pressing it in gently.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the cookies are crispy around the edges and the marshmallows are puffed (don’t be disappointed, but they will completely deflate once they are removed from the oven!).
- Allow to cool completely before using a Microplane to shave some semi-sweet chocolate over the top of each cookie.
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And that wraps up the 12 Days of Holiday Treats this year! It’s been a fun first foray back into recipe development for me – I hope you have enjoyed these recipes as much as I have enjoyed making them!
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Check out 2022’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Chocolate Peppermint Creme Cups
Day 2: Chocolate-Dipped Wafer Cookies
Day 3: Gingerbread madeleines
Day 4: Funfetti Cookies
Day 5: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Day 6: Coffee Financiers
Day 7: No-Bake Strawbery Cheesecake Cups
Day 8: Holiday Joys
Day 9: Holiday Spice Marmalade
Day 10: Soft Molasses Cookies
Day 11: Coconut Roughs
Day 12: Holiday Lights Jam Sandwich Cookies
Check out 2021’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Speculoos financiers
Day 2: Chocolate Dipped Orange Sugar Cookies
Day 3: Madeleines à la Clémentine
Day 4: Chocolate Hazelnut Thumbprint Cookies
Day 5: Sunbutter and Jam Chocolate Cups
Day 6: Hot Chocolate and Marshmallow Cookies
Day 7: Linzer Cookies
Day 8: Chocolate-Hazelnut Sandwich Cookies
Day 9: Choc-Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Day 10: Pailles (Puff Pastry and Jam Cookies)
Day 11: Strawberry Santa Hats
Day 12: Mulled Wine Jam
Check out 2020’s 12 Days of Holiday Treats:
Day 1: Rice Krispie Wreaths
Day 2: Cranberry Cheesecake Bars
Day 3: Peppermint Bark
Day 4: Orangettes
Day 5: Rocky Road Chocolate Crackle Slice
Day 6: Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
Day 7: Orange Pim’s
Day 8: Mendiants
Day 9: Chewy Chocolate Mint Crackle Cookies
Day 10: Apricot, Coconut and Cranberry “truffles”
Day 11: Chocolate, Cherry and Almond Brownies
Day 12: Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Check out 2019’s 12 Days of Holiday Cookies:
Day 1: Easy Three Ingredient Shortbread
Day 2: Jam Drops
Day 3: Chocolate Caramel Slice
Day 4: Melting Moments
Day 5: White Christmas
Day 6: Langues de Chat
Day 7: Chocolate Coconut Slice
Day 8: Cornflake Biscuits
Day 9: Rocky Road
Day 10: Honey Joys
Day 11: Rum Ball Truffles
Day 12: Giant Florentine Cookie (to share)
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