Rocky Road Cookies
Soft and chewy rocky road cookies will hit the spot and remind you of your favorite rocky road ice cream. These chocolate cookies are packed with almonds, chocolate chips and marshmallows! You don’t have to chill the dough, this rocky road cookie recipe is ready in 30 minutes!
Servings: 15 -18 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups (180g) all purpose flour
- ¼ cup (21g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened 1 stick
- ½ cup (99g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (107g) brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup (43g) sliced almonds broken into smaller pieces
- ½ cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
To top the cookies:
- 1 cup mini marshmallows, extra sliced almonds and chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF. In a mixing bowl, combine the all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt and 1/2 cup chocolate chips,1 1/2 cups (180g) all purpose flour, 1/4 cup (21g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- In a separate mixing bowl cream the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together with a mixer on low.1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened, 1/2 cup (107g) brown sugar, 1/2 cup (99g) granulated sugar
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract, mix again on low. Gently add in the dry ingredients, chocolate chips and sliced almonds, mixing on low or by hand just until combined.1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 cup (43g) sliced almonds
- Use a cookie scoop to drop dough balls on a silicone mat lined baking sheet. Press 3-4 mini marshmallows into each cookie and add additional almond pieces and chocolate chips to the outside of the dough balls.1 cup mini marshmallows, extra sliced almonds and chocolate chips
- Place the cookies 3 inches apart on a silicone lined baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Bake one cookie sheet at a time.
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Notes
This recipe turned out great using gluten free flour! We love King Arthur Gluten Free Measure for Measure Flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 126mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 209IU | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 2mg