Spicy Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
4.8
Ingredients
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 35 min
Instructions
- 1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2 Beat together 1 1/2 cups sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in cream of tartar and baking soda. Beat in cocoa powder, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and cayenne powder. Beat in flour. Stir chocolate chips into dough until incorporated.
- 3 Mix together remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a small bowl.
- 4 Roll heaping tablespoons of dough into balls. Roll balls in sugar-cinnamon mixture and place 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- 5 Bake in the preheated oven until centers are set and edges are slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for about 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
By Brandi Rose