Gooey Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies

GOOEY HOT COCOA MARSHMALLOW COOKIES
COOKIES:
½ c. butter
1 ½ c. semisweet chocolate chips
1 ½ c. flour
¼ c. cocoa powder
¼ t. salt
1 ½ c. light brown sugar
3 eggs
2 t. vanilla
12 large marshmallows, cut in half
ICING:
2 c. powdered sugar
4 T. butter, melted
¼ c. cocoa powder
¼ c. hot water
1 t. vanilla
Container of sprinkles

1. COOKIE: In double boiler, melt butter and chocolate chips, stir frequently. Once melted, set aside to cool.
2. In bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt.
3. In standing mixer, beat sugar, eggs and vanilla on low until combined.
4. Add cooled chocolate mixture and mix until combined.
5. Gradually add in flour ingredients and mix until combined.
6. Scoop dough into a bowl and cover with foil and place in refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
7. Preheat oven 325 and line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
8. Using small ice cream scoop, scoop batter into your hands and roll into a ball.
9. Place cookies 2” apart and bake 10 minutes.
10. While cookies are baking, cut marshmallows in half.
11. Once cookies are baked, place a marshmallow half in center of cookies and lightly press down.
12. Place cookies back in oven for another 2-3 minutes.
13. Place a wire rack over another cookie sheet. Once cookies are done baking, let cool a few minutes and transfer to wire rack while you make icing.
14. ICING: Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix until combined. If icing is too thick, add 2-3 T. of hot water to thin out.
15. Using a spoon, spoon some icing onto the marshmallow on the cookie.
16. Sprinkle a little bit of sprinkles onto the cookies.
    ****Only put icing on 2-3 cookies at a time and do sprinkles. If you ice too many, icing will harden and sprinkles will not stay on.