ROCKY ROAD COOKIES
The classic Rocky Road combination of marshmallows, milk chocolate and nuts all in one convenient cookie.
I’ve had the idea of making something Rocky Road themed for a little while, as I had never made that theme before. This is probably because it involves nuts, and I am hard-pressed to find anyone within my inner circle who accepts nuts. They would accept the typical other components: marshmallows and milk chocolate, but not nuts. I personally would include walnuts or pecans in just about any sweet recipe, if I were the only one eating it. But alas, I must appease the masses.
But this time, I was hoping the masses would make an exception. Why? Because I had a fresh bag of somewhat pricey roasted and salted walnuts sitting on my pantry shelf, and I wanted to use these in some way while they were still fresh (I personally believe walnuts past their prime tend to taste like how an old cupboard smells).
I wondered what would be the most acceptable way to incorporate these walnuts? And it was an easy answer: cookies. A small enough portion as to not deter from sampling, but a big enough bite to involve all of the melded contrast of flavors. A dark chocolate cookie dough full of milk chocolate chips, mini marshmallow bits, and roasted & salted walnuts pieces; a combined sweetness and saltiness that complement each other perfectly.
And I think the walnuts add enough richness and heft to each cookie that it may actually satiate one’s palate even quicker. Or it will cause you to eat more, I don’t know.
But I think the nuts will be forgiven…… Maybe even welcome?
Either way, these are really good. Try them for yourself (even if you don’t like walnuts).
Recipe:
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Ingredients Section:
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1/3 cup dutch processed cocoa
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 11/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1 TBS white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped salted walnuts
- 1/2 cup marshmallow bits
Directions:
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
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Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
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Whisk together flour, cocoa, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
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Cream together butter and both brown sugars.
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Mix in egg and vanilla.
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Drop by tablespoons onto cookie sheets.
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Bake for 8-10 minutes.
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Allow to cool for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.Makes 16 cookies.
Notes about this recipe:
- I used Kraft Jet-Puffed Mallow Bits, which are basically tiny dried marshmallow bits (think of the marshmallows in cereal but smaller). I have not tested this recipe using regular marshmallows.
- You can use unsalted walnuts if you don’t have salted walnuts. However, it will not have the same contrast of sweet and salty flavors without the added salt.
