Chocolate Surprise Cookies

Finally, the last #twookieparty recipe.  These are worth waiting for, trust me.  They were deiliciously dense and chocolatey, almost like little cakes, with a little surprise waiting under the dollop of chocolate hazelnut spread, nom!

Chocolate Surprise Cookies

Yields approx 24
(I divided the dough in 2, baked 12 cookies and froze 1 roll of dough to enjoy at a later date)


210g/7.5oz Plain Flour
90g/3oz Cocoa Powder
1/2tsp Baking Soda
1/2tsp Salt
110g/4oz Unsalted Butter, softened
200g/oz Sugar
1 large Egg
120ml/4floz Milk
1tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
12 large marshmallows, cut in half horizontally
Chocolate Hazelnut Spread (I use Nutella)

1.  Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/ Gas Mark 5.

2.  Line 2 baking sheets with greaseproof paper. (Line one if only baking half of the dough.)

3.  In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

4.  In a seperate bowl use an electric mixer to cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, milk, and vanilla, and beat until well combined.

5.  Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined.

6.  Using a tablespoon sized measuring spoon or a regular tablespoon drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake until the cookies begin to spread and become firm, 10 to 12 minutes.

7.  Remove the baking sheets from the oven, and place a marshmallow, cut-side down, in the centre of each cookie, pressing down slightly. Return to the oven, and continue baking until the marshmallows begin to melt, 2 to 2.5 minutes.

8.  Remove the baking sheets from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for 5 mins before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

9.  Spread about 1 tablespoon of chocolate hazelnut spread over each marshmallow, starting in the centre and continuing outward until the marshmallow is covered.

10. These cookies will keep for 3 days in an airtight contianer.  Place a sheet of greaseproof paper between them if stacking to avoid them sticking together with the chocolate hazelnut spread.