Surprise Cookies!

I was home today and left to my own devices... I decided some baking was in order. I settled on Surprise Cookies from Martha Stewart's Cookies. I wanted to try something a little different and this recipe fit the bill! AND who doesn't love marshmallow, gooey centers? NO ONE! This recipe yields about 2-1/2 dozen cookies!

Ingredients  

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder 
1/2 teaspoon baking soda 
1/2 teaspoon salt 
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg 
1/2 cup milk 
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 

12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally

Ingredients for the Chocolate Frosting

 

2 cups confectioners' sugar

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1/4 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

 

  

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. 

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined. Add reserved flour mixture; mix on low speed until combined. 

Using a tablespoon or 1 3/4-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto ungreased baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes. 

Remove baking sheets from oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the center of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to oven, and continue baking until marshmallows begins to melt, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before frosting. 

Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in butter and cocoa powder. Add milk and vanilla, and whisk until well combined.

Spread about 1 tablespoon of frosting over each marshmallow, starting in the center and continuing outward until marshmallow is covered.

 

These cookies turned out gooey, moist AND delicious!! 

 

Gooey-Goodness!