Chocolate Marshmallow Meltaways
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 3 dozen.
Kids are thrilled to find a marshmallow hidden under this cookie's cocoa frosting. I enjoyed these cookies as a child, and now my own family loves them, too. —Joanna Swartley, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
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3/4 cup sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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1/4 cup 2% milk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup baking cocoa
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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18 large marshmallows, halved
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FROSTING:
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3 tablespoons butter, softened
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3 cups confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons baking cocoa
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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4 to 6 tablespoons 2% milk
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
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2.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes. Press a marshmallow half, cut side down, onto each cookie; bake 2 minutes longer. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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3.
In a small bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa and salt until smooth. Add enough milk to achieve a spreading consistency. Frost cookies.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 261 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 18mg cholesterol, 147mg sodium, 46g carbohydrate (31g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
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