It’s snowing!

No wind, no cold, just snow – lots and lots of snow!

When I see snow – I think of cross country skiing – and cross country skiing makes me cold – and when I’m cold I think of hot chocolate.

And when I think of hot chocolate I get hungry for cookies!

Sigh.

Those New Year’s resolutions lasted a long time didn’t they? 🙂

These were a new cookie for us this year – and a big hit whenever we shared them!

I won’t even tell you how many Aunt Julie and I ate when she was here – nope, not gonna do it. You wouldn’t believe me anyway.

These delectable little gems actually have hot chocolate mix right in the batter – along with lots of butter and 3 kinds of chocolate chips.  Yes – 3! It makes me almost giddy just thinking about it! 🙂

Hot Chocolate Cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) butter – at room temperature
1 cup white sugar
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/4 cups flour
4 – 1 oz packets of hot chocolate mix (or 1/2 cup) Do not use sugar-free!
1 – 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate chips
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Cream butter and sugars until smooth. Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, hot chocolate mix, salt and baking soda. Add to wet ingredients slowly, making sure it is all incorporated.

Fold in all 3 kinds of chocolate chips.

Chill the dough for about an hour, then using a 1/4 cup scoop, place the dough on a greased cookie sheet.

Bake for 9-11 minutes. Let the cookies cool slightly before removing from the pans. Cool on wire racks or eat them hot and gooey from the oven!

Enjoy!

I’ve linked this post up with Tasty Tuesday over at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday over at The Well, Tuesdays at the Table over at All the Small Stuff,  Chocolate Fridays over at Knit1Kids4 and Saturday Swap over at Quit Eating Out.