Recipe: Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

Precisely dose each cookie at 5mg THC using cannabis chocolate bars

Make: Toasted Marshmallow Chocolate Cookies

Chewy, fudgey chocolate marshmallow-filled cookies best enjoyed warm while the chocolate and marshmallows are gooey and melty. This recipe is made using cannabis chocolate bars dosed at 5mg THC per cookie.

Time to Prepare: 1 hour 30 minutes (1-hour chilling time)

Makes 16 approximately 3-inch cookies, 5mg THC each

DOSING:

You’ll need 80mg THC total for the entire recipe. Packaged chocolate bars are typically dosed at 5mg THC per square. See below for my favorite infused chocolate brands.

Check the label to see if your chocolate is 5mg or 10mg. If 10mg, use half the amount and add more chocolate chips.

You can also omit the cannabis chocolate and make regular non-infused cookies. You’ll want to eat more than just one.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 2 tablespoons chocolate malt powder (or malted drink mix like Ovaltine, Milo or Horlicks)

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chunks

• 16 pieces of 5mg infused chocolate bars

• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 large eggs, room temperature

• 8 large marshmallows, cut in half lengthwise (toasted)

For Rolling:

• 1/4 cup coarse sugar (with large crystals, raw sugar, or Turbinado sugar)

• Flaky Sea Salt for finishing

DIRECTIONS:

1. Sift together dry ingredients in a medium bowl: 1 cup flour, ½ cup cocoa powder, 2 tablespoon chocolate malt powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt. Set aside.

2. Over a double boiler, or in a microwave-safe bowl, melt the 1 cup of semisweet chocolate and 16 squares of 5mg pieces of cannabis chocolate and stir until smooth and runny. Keep warm, set aside.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream the softened ⅓ cup butter and ¾ cup sugar together until smooth and creamy. Add 2 eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, mix until well blended.

4. Pour in the melted chocolate and mix until incorporated and it looks like a shiny chocolate batter. Add dry ingredients and mix slowly until just incorporated and there are no flour streaks. The batter will look similar to brownie batter.

5. Chill the batter in the refrigerator for 1 hour to rest and make it easier to scoop. While the cookies are resting, use a culinary torch or broil setting on your oven, to lightly toast the marshmallow halves until golden brown. Set aside.

6. Preheat the oven to 340 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a baking mat or parchment paper. Pour coarse sugar into a small bowl. Scoop the dough into balls with a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop. With your fingers, split the cookie ball in half.

7. Place a marshmallow half in the center of the cookie ball and sandwich it with the other half of the batter. Flatten and shape the cookie batter around the marshmallow, roll and flatten into a hockey puck shape. Roll each puck generously in the coarse sugar. Place on the baking sheet at least 2 inches apart.

8. Bake at 340 degrees F for 15-18 minutes until the cookies have flattened and look crinkled on top. You may or may not be able to see melted marshmallows leaking out through the cracks. Remove from the oven and sprinkle each cookie with a pinch of flaky sea salt.

9. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for five minutes so they’re easier to lift off the baking sheet, then remove to a rack to cool completely.

Best enjoyed warm. To reheat, microwave the cookie for 10-15 seconds or warm in a toaster oven for a few minutes. Store in an airtight container.

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Best Cannabis Infused Chocolate to Buy

My favorites are Kiva*, Papa & Barkley*, Mindy’s Edibles, or Garden Society cannabis chocolate bars for eating and baking.

I recommend fair trade sourced chocolate infused with hash or rosin* since it’s the best quality in terms of flavor profile and effect. Chocolates infused with hash or rosin do have that “weedy” flavor and smell. If you’re into that, it pairs very nicely with the chocolate and toasted marshmallow and even complements the flavors to balance out the sweetness. Both milk or dark chocolate will work, so feel free to use whichever you prefer.

If you’re sensitive to the “weedy” taste, try infused chocolate bars made with isolate or distillate because they will have less cannabis taste and aroma. These are also the most common type found in dispensaries — ask the budtender for their favorites and recommendations!

*these brands are made using hash or rosin

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Marshmallows! Plain, Toasted, or Burnt?

I like them toasted and burnt. This chocolate cookie with marshmallow recipe uses large marshmallows! If you want to bump it up an extra notch (flavor + potency), make these cookies with Mellows cannabis-infused gourmet marshmallows.

I toast the marshmallows before sandwiching them between the chocolate cookie batter and I highly recommend not skipping this step. It’s magic and takes this cookie from good to great.

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Chocolate Malt: What is Malt?

To give the cookie its signature sweet, creamy, caramelized flavor, I added chocolate malt powder into the batter. I grew up drinking Ovaltine or Milo for breakfast as a kid, and I like how it gives these cookies an extra creaminess thanks to the malt.

Malt is a cereal grain, typically barley, that, once sprouted, is dried (in a process called malting). Once dried, malt is often ground into a slightly sweet powder, interchangeably referred to simply as malt or sweet meal. Learn more about malt and how it works in baked goods and desserts on Food52.com.

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A version of this recipe was originally published on Canndescent

Meow-meow, Christina W.

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