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. 

Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

These rich deep chocolatey spicy 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. You also get the wonderful smell and taste of the warm cinnamon and allspice. 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?” The other thing I really like about these cookies is that they are not really sweet. They are sweet enough but really on the light-side of a sweet flavor.

What is Mexican chocolate?

Mexican chocolate is dark rich chocolate that is a bit more graining that what you might be used to. It also has warm spices like allspice, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Traditional Mexican hot chocolate is made with warmed whole milk, Mexican chocolate, and spices.

Storing and freezing Mexican hot chocolate cookies

These cookies can be easily stored in an airtight cookie jar or container for up to a week, if they last that long. Because this recipe makes 3 dozen cookies, I usually freeze 1 dozen to pop in the oven when we’re hungry for homemade cookies right from the oven.

To Freeze:

1. Make the cookie dough.
2. Roll the dough into round balls.
3. Place the dough balls on to a small cookie sheet and freeze overnight.
4. Move them from the cookie sheet to a ziptop bag and freeze them for up to 2 months.
5. To cook, preheat oven to 350° and bake for 17- 19 minutes.

Paring cookies with wine

Yes, you read that right! I read somewhere recently that the latest trend is to pair cookies and sweets with wine and beer. Since I’m not a beer drinker, I can only confidentially talk about the wine pairing. I found from experience that these cookies pair fantastically with a Cabernet Sauvignon. So if you want to be adventurous try serving wine and cookies at your holiday gathering. I bet everyone will love it!

If you like this spicy recipe, you’ll also like these:

1. Red Wine Hot Chocolate – these might also pair really well with the Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies.
2. Spicy Peanut Brittle – sweet peanut brille with a hit of spice.
3. Tex Mex Chili Lime Sweet Potatoes – roasted sweet potatoes drizzled with honey and chili lime seasoning.   

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