Sunday, July 11, 2010

Rocky Road Cookies



Ingredients:
1 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (plus a little extra for flattening cookies)
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 &1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 pkg semi-sweet chocolate chunks, divided
1 &1/4 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350. Combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Mix well. Beat butter and brown sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Gradually add flour mixture; beat just until mixture forms into a dough. Stir 3/4 cup of pecans and 1 &1/4 cup chocolate chunks into dough.

2. Drop eight rounded scoops of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet. Dip back of spoon into cocoa powder; flatten cookies slightly using back of spoon. Lightly press half of remaining pecans and chocolate chunks into tops of cookies.

3. Bake 14 to 16 minutes. Centers will be soft. Remove from oven; immediately press half of the marshmallows into tops of cookies. Cool Completely. Repeat with rest of dough, pecans, chocolate chunks and marshmallows.

4. Enjoy!

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