So I have a good friend ;) who lives in Seattle who I send care packages to on a regular basis. Whenever I feel the urge to bake, I bake him about 6 dozen cookies and I send them all to him. He jokes with me that whenever he gets a package he has to workout double. I told him he could take them to work, but for some reason, he doesn't like to share them. I don't get it! :) Anyway, we were talking one night and he was joking with me about all the "complicated" things I bake. I told him they are not complicated. He's an electrical engineer and does complicated things every day at work, all I do it take, flour, sugar, chocolate, eggs and various things and combine them into delicious goodies. (He does make a mean coffee cake, so he has some good skills.) Anyway, after this conversation, I told him I would send him some simple cookies. Since he loves ice cream, I figured a take on Rocky Road Ice Cream would be a brilliant idea. It wasn't until I was figuring out how to package the melty marshmallows that I realized this might not have been my most brilliant moment. However, will some wax paper on my end and some peeling on his part, these cookies were a hit. I would not advise making these cookies to ship across the country, but they would be a perfect idea for little kids.
Be careful, make sure to watch the marshmallows bake, they will burn quickly and secondly, make sure to serve them when they are very cool, melty marshmallow can leave some nasty burns in your mouth.
Ingredients
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
3/4 cups baking soda
2/3 cups cocoa
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped, almonds
1 cup mini marshmallows
Directions
Preheat oven to 350.
Place softened butter in an electric mixer and beat for 30 seconds until whipped. Add in sugar, eggs and vanilla and beat for 1 minute. In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa and mix well. Add dry ingredients into the mixer in four parts and beat for 2 minutes.
Add almonds into the cookie dough and beat for 1 minute.
Scoop dough with a tablespoon and place on a greased baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until the dough is risen and remove from the oven. Add a few mini marshmallows to each individual cookie. Bake for another 2 or 3 minutes, remove from the oven and let cool.
Make sure they are cool and enjoy with a glass of milk!
Original recipe from Emma Clare Eats
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