Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies are bold chocolate cookies that have a hint of spice. They are perfect for the holidays or just for a special treat.
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies are a new favorite at our house. With the first bite, you get a deep rich chocolate flavor that any chocolate lover would want. Within minutes, you get the small spice flavor from the cayenne pepper – not too much to call it hot, but just enough to say, “that’s nice, what is that spice?”
We make these for the holidays now but they are certainly a cookie that you could serve all year around. I read recently, that there is a trend to pair cookies with wine and beer. I would definitely say that this cookie would stand up to a stout or a Cabernet Sauvignon.
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies are bold chocolate cookies that have a hint of spice. They are perfect for the holidays or just for a special treat.
- Prep Time: 6 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: 2 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
Ingredients
- 1 cup of salted butter (if you don’t use salted butter, you will need to add a bit of salt to wet ingredients when you mix them)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
- 1–1/2 cups of flour
- 1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 plus a pinch more of cayenne pepper
- 1/2 bag mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Add eggs, sugar, butter, and vanilla to a mixing bowl.
- With a stand mixer or hand mixer, mix on medium speed for 2-3 minutes.
- Add baking soda and baking powder, cinnamon, cayenne.
- Add flour 1/4 cup at a time, mixing as you go until all of the flour is incorporated. (Careful not to overmix the dough.)
- Add mini chocolate chips and mix one more time until chips are mixed into the dough.
- With a spoon, spoon our small spoonfuls of dough and roll them into small balls.
- Place them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Gently flatten each cookie ball with the heal of your palm.
- Bake 15-17 minutes.
- Cool completely and dust with confectioners sugar.
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