Chocolate Marshmallow Treats

So, the Christmas baking continues. Since I last wrote, we've made pecan paulines, Spritz, lemon sugar cookies, mint chocolate pinwheels, and these chocolate marshmallow treats. They are really tasty and definitely a must-have for chocolate lovers.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 3/4 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• about 30 large marshmallows
• Chocolate Glaze
• 2 tbsp. butter
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate
• 4 tbsp. hot milk
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• dash of salt

Yield: About 50 cookies

Cream the shortening and sugar in an electric mixer.

Add the egg, vanilla, cocoa, flour, baking soda, salt, and milk. 

Mix until smooth.

Add the chopped pecans.

Mix them in.

Chop the marshmallows in half.and set them aside.

Drop the cookies onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper with a teaspoon.

 

Bake at 375ºF for 8 minutes.

Take the cookie sheet out of the oven, top each cookies with a half marshmallow (the sticky side down). 

Return the cookie sheet to the oven and bake for 1 minute.

Allow the cookies to cool on a wire rack. Now you can make the chocolate glaze.

Melt the butter and unsweetened chocolate over low heat.

 

Mix the hot milk with the powdered sugar in a medium bowl. Add a dash of salt.

Pour in the chocolate mixture.

Stir until smooth.

Frost the cookies with the chocolate glaze by using a tablespoon to pour the glaze onto the marshmallows.

Allow the glaze to harden and enjoy!