Marshmallow Walnut Brownie Cookies
Melting chocolate is the first step in making these yummy cookies. After the chocolate is melted, baking ingredients such as brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and flour are added. The last step is folding in mini marshmallows and chopped walnuts. Once baked, these Marshmallow Walnut Brownie Cookies taste like a chewy brownie with melted, gooey marshmallows and walnuts hidden inside.
Ingredients
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup (½ stick) butter
- 12 oz bittersweet chocolate
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup walnuts chopped
- 2 cups miniature marshmallows
Instructions
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Combine flour and baking powder in a small bowl, set aside.
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Heat the butter and chocolate in a double boiler over simmer water, stirring constantly until melted.
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Remove chocolate from heat, and stir in brown sugar and vanilla. Let cool for 5 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and blend in the eggs.
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Gradually add the flour mixture. Fold in walnuts and marshmallows. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Drop 2 tbsp mounds of dough on the cookie sheets 2 ½ inches apart and bake for 12 to 16 minutes, until set around the edges and soft in the center. Transfer to racks to cool.
Recipe Notes
You can also melt the chocolate in the microwave. Add butter and chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and cover. Microwave on high for 30 seconds, uncover and stir. Repeat until chocolate is all melted. I tried to double this recipe to make a larger batch to bring to work so I used: 1 cup flour, ½ tsp baking powder, ½ cup butter, 24 oz chocolate, 1 ½ cup brown sugar, 4 tsp vanilla, 4 eggs, 1 ½ cup walnuts and 4 cups mini marshmallows. The first batch came out as gooey blobs; I had used a cookie scoop and placed the dough on parchment lined cookie sheet. For the second batch I hand rolled all the dough that I scooped from the cookie scoop. Those came out only a little better. Maybe there was too much marshmallows, or because I used mini (I figured since I was making smaller cookies I should use the smaller marshmallows)? Adjustments would have to be made if I make this recipe again. They tasted great, but only half looked okay.