Hot Cocoa Cookies

       Yields: approximately 48 small cookies

       Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups butter, softened

1 cup granulated sugar

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

3 ¼ cups flour

4 envelopes (.73 oz each) or ¾ cup milk chocolate hot cocoa mix (do not use sugar-free mix)

1 ¼ tsp baking soda

                    1 tsp baking powder

1 cup chocolate chips (I found milk chocolate tastes better)

1 cup Jet Puffed Mallow Bits

Directions:   

Heat oven to 350 F. BEAT butter and sugars in large bowl withstanding mixer until light and fluffy. Addeggs and vanilla; mix well. COMBINE next 4 ingredients. Gradually beat into butter mixture untilblended. Stir in chocolate chips and mallow bits. DROP 2 Tbsp. dough, 2 inches apart, onto a bakingsheet. BAKE 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes;remove to wire racks and cool.

  Recipe from  Rylee Shaffer