Another Daring Gourmet original for your St. Patrick’s Day sweet tooth. Tender, chewy chocolate cookies with a creamy marshmallow mint filling. You won’t be able to resist these!
I wanted a cookie that was soft and chewy and flat at the same time. Flat works best for sandwich cookies so they don’t topple over. These meet all the criteria. I love marshmallow fillings and I incorporated mint into it to complement the chocolate and because it’s a fitting match with the color green for the St. Patrick’s Day theme.
These chocolate marshmallow mint sandwich cookies are easy to make. Let’s get started!
Add the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. (Note: I made half a batch this time while initially experimenting with this creation, so ignore the actual quantities in the pictures.)
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar for several minutes until pale and fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla extract and beat just until combined.
In separate bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt. Stir until combined.
Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, half of the flour mixture at at time.
Stir the cookie dough until well-combined. It will be quite stiff.
Divide the dough in two and roll each half into a log of about 2 inches in diameter and a foot long.
Roll the logs in waxed paper and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Slice the logs into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
Place each cookie on a nonstick cookie sheet, spaced about 2 inches apart.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 F for 10-12 minutes. Allow the cookies to sit on the cookie sheet for 3 minutes. Mine were just a tad too close together. Any closer and they would have been square sandwich cookies.
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool and completely.
To make the filling, add the butter, marshmallow cream, and mint extract.
Use an electric mixer to beat until thoroughly combined and add green food coloring according to your desired shade of green. Check out this all-natural food coloring.
Spread about a tablespoon of the filling on the bottom side of one of the cookies and then place the other cookie on top. Repeat for all of the cookies.
- 2½ sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup Dutch process cocoa powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Marshmallow Mint Filling:
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 jar (7 oz) marshmallow creme
- 2 cups powdered sugar (confectioner's sugar)
- 1 teaspoon mint extract
- A few drops of all-natural green food coloring
- In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream together with a hand mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until combined. In a medium bowl, mix the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients and continue mixing until incorporated.
- Roll the dough into 2 logs that are about 2-inches high and 1-foot long. Wrap them in waxed paper and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Once thoroughly chilled, slice the cookies into ½-inch thick rounds and cover with sanding sugar. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- To make the filling, add the butter, marshmallow cream, and mint extract. Use an electric mixer to beat until thoroughly combined and add green food coloring according to your desired shade of green. Spread about a tablespoon of the filling on the bottom side of one of the cookies and then place the other cookie on top. Repeat for all of the cookies.
- Makes about 24 sandwich cookies.
Cookie dough recipe adapted from Food Network
Kwyndala Bowen says
What is marshmallow mint filling and where can I buy it?
You’re picture looks as if you have powdered sugar in the filling mixture? I’m I mistaken?
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
Hi Kwyndala, the recipe for the marshmallow mint filling is included in the recipe box. Scroll down to the bottom of the post and you’ll see the box with list of ingredients in it. Yes, there is powdered sugar in the filling. Happy baking!
Michelle says
These cookies are delicious, but I had problems with them getting HUGE and spreading in the oven, even though I chilled the logs for over 3 hours. I think maybe there is too much butter? I made one pan of cookies cut from the logs, but when they spread so much, I decided to just use my mini cookie scoop for the rest of the dough, which worked very well. They still spread, but because I used a mini cookie scoop, the cookies were regular sized. They were also easier to make a nice round shape with the scoop. I love the filling- never used marshmallow creme like that, and it is very good. Making for St. Patrick’s Day! :)
The Daring Gourmet says
Hi Michelle! These particular cookies are supposed to spread out a lot and be quite thin, no more than 1/4 inch thick, so they provide a nice flat, chewy base for the filling. Sorry if the the results weren’t quite what you were expecting. I’m happy you found a way to make them to your liking though and that you enjoyed the filling! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Michelle says
Thanks, happy St. Patrick’s Day to you too! The kids just got home from school (we live overseas) and they LOVE the cookies. :)
The Daring Gourmet says
Happy to hear that, Michelle, thanks so much for the feedback!
Chelsea says
All of your recipes look so good and creative!! I can’t wait to make these for my mint-chocolate addicted boyfriend!!! Also, I just discovered your blog for the first time yesterday on Pinterest ((upside down banana bread really caught my eye, I’ll probably never make traditional banana bread again lol)) and I was an instant fan!!! You really have a knack for writing. Keep it up girl!!! :-)
The Daring Gourmet says
Chelsea, that’s so kind of you, thanks so much for the compliment! I’m so thrilled you found my site and hope you’ll be a regular visitor! Best, Kimberly
Rosie @ Blueberry Kitchen says
Your cookies look and sound so good!
The Daring Gourmet says
Thanks, Rosie! They are very good – didn’t last very long around here :)