Rocky Road Cookies
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Serves: 16-18
 
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup mini marshmallows
  • ¾ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • ¼ cup chopped peanuts
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream
  • 2 ounces marshmallow fluff
  • 2-3 ounces hot fudge, warm enough to spread
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350.
  2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugars together until fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla. Beat until just combined.
  3. In another bowl whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet. Mix until everything is incorporated evenly and tou have a nice tacky dough.
  4. Using a sturdy wooden spoon (or something that can handle stirring cookie dough), stir in the chocolate chips, peanuts, and marshmallows.
  5. Roll the dough into 1½ inch balls MAKING SURE *** this is important*** to situate the marshmallows on the TOP of each ball of cookie dough before placing it on the cookie sheet. If the marshmallows end up making contact with the cookie sheet they will make a sticky mess and your cookies won't look so pretty.
  6. Bake the cookies for 9 minutes. Let them cool for a minute on the cookie sheet before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  7. While the cookies cool make the marshmallow buttercream. Beat the butter for a minute until smooth. Sift the powdered sugar into the bowl and beat on low for a minute. Add the salt and vanilla. Then beat in the heavy cream (start with 1 tablespoon and add the second if your frosting is too thick). Fold in the marshmallow fluff.
  8. Spread half of the cookies with the marshmallow buttercream. Spread the other half of the cookies with the warm hot fudge. Sandwich together one marshmallow cookie with one fudge cookie, repeating until they are all matched. Let them cool to set before serving.
Recipe by Sugar Dish Me at https://www.sugardishme.com/rocky-road-cookies/