Monday, October 19, 2009

Mississippi Mud Cookies



Mississippi Mud Cookies
Make them for the holidays!

Ingredients

1 cup Nestle or Hershey semisweet chocolate morsels
1/2 cup margerine , softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon Watkins vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans & walnuts
1/2 cup Nestle or hershey milk chocolate morsels
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. miniature marshmallows

Directions :
1. Melt semisweet chocolate morsels in a small microwave-safe glass bowl at HIGH 1 minute or until smooth, stirring every 30 seconds.
2. Beat margerine and sugar on medium speed until creamy; add eggs, 1 at a time. Add Watkins vanilla and the melted chocolate.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; gradually add to chocolate mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in chopped pecans and 1/2 cup milk chocolate morsels.
4. Drop dough by heaping tablespoonfuls onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Press 3 marshmallows into each portion of dough.
5. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks.


Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

This is a version of the one from Southern Living...
Mary Ruth Mason, Pearsall, Texas, Southern Living, AUGUST 2007



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5 comments:

Colleen formerly of South Africa said...

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Ann said...

Yummy!!! I'm a foodie and love your recipes! :) Thanks!!

Cooking with Denay - Class Information said...

Who doesn't love Mississippi Mud anything. My mom made a Mississippi Mud Pie once and my ex-husband ate the entire pie in one night...needless to say she turned around and made another one.

Rachel - Euros said...

Great info. Happy new year to you and your readers! Fingers crossed for a prosperous 2011!

Indian Recipe Book said...

So wonderful and refreshing. Love this cookies! Love the way you have pictured them! Fantastic! Makes me crave for some now.