Air Fryer Hot Cocoa Cookies

5 from 11 votes

Air Fryer Hot Cocoa Cookies—chewy chocolate chocolate chip cookies studded and topped with toasty marshmallows—are a fun and delicious treat. They’re made with hot cocoa mix so they taste just like a cup of hot cocoa in cookie form! Using the air fryer to make cookies is a fun way to change things up in the kitchen.

Course Air Fryer Recipes

Cuisine American

Keyword air fryer cookies, cookies, hot cocoa cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings cookies

Calories 111kcal

Author Robin Donovan

Ingredients

2/3 cup granulated sugar
⅔ cup brown sugar dark or light brown sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ¼ cups all-pupose flour sifted
½ cup hot cocoa mix
1 ¼ teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
2 cups mini marshmallows

Instructions

In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, cream the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and butter together on medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla and mix until creamy.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, hot cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt and stir to mix.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, beating to combine. A soft cookie dough will form.
Fold in the chocolate chips and 1 cup of the marshmallows.
Use a small cookie scoop to form balls of dough.
Line the air fryer basket with a parchment paper liner.
Arrange the cookie dough balls in the basket, leaving ample space between them. You’ll need to bake the cookies in several batches.
Air fry cookies at 300°F for 6 minutes, then pull out the basket and top each cookie with 2 or 3 of the remaining marshmallows. Return to the air fryer and cook on 300°F for 3 minutes more.
Remove the air fryer basket and transfer the cookies to a wire rack to allow them time to cool.
Enjoy these cookies with milk or a hot cup of cocoa.

Notes

1. You can freeze the cookie dough balls before baking. Arrange them on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper and freeze for at least 2 hours. Once frozen, transfer to a resealable plastic bag. Store the reserved marshmallows separately at room temperature. You can bake the frozen cookie dough balls following the instructions, adding a minute to the air frying time if needed.

2. You can bake the cookies on large baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 9 minutes. Add the reserved marshmallows to the tops of the cookies and bake for 1 to 2 minutes more.

3. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.

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