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Mini snickerdoodle cookie cups
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Mini Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups

These Mini Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups are made with snickerdoodle cookie dough formed into a cute little cup that's filled with chocolate ganache and mini marshmallows.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate, Cookies
Servings: 48 Cookies
Calories: 128kcal
Author: Laura Lynch

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate bar
  • 24 pretzels
  • 1 cup Jet-Puffed Mini Marshmallows

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease two mini muffin tins
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar for 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix for another minute.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix together. If time allows, refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.
  • Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl or zip lock bag.
  • Roll the dough into 48 small balls.
  • Roll each dough ball in the sugar then place them into each well of the muffin tin. There’s no need to press down on the ball.
  • Bake for 9-13 minutes, lightly browned. Allow the cookies to cool completely in the tin before removing.
  • Using a sharp knife, finely chop the chocolate and place it in a heatproof bowl.
  • In a sauce pan, heat the whipping cream until steaming, but not boiling.
  • Pour the hot cream over the semi-sweet chocolate and let it sit for 10 minutes. Stir with a rubber spatula until the chocolate chunks are melted and the ganache is smooth.
  • Using a sharp knife cut off the loops on the pretzels to use as handles. Attach them by getting the chocolate ends warm and sticking them on with the chocolate.
  • Pour some chocolate ganache into each cookie cup and top it with mini marshmallows.

Notes

  • Leave the dough as a ball and it will puff up while baking and sink when removed from the oven, leaving a “dip” for the ganache. 
  • If you don't want to use cream of tartar or don't have any on hand, you can replace that and the baking soda with just 2 teaspoons of baking powder.
  • The cookies will firm up slightly as they cool so don't rush the cooling process. They shouldn't be warm at all when you fill them with ganache.
  • If you want to add a holiday flare, you can crush up candy canes in a plastic bag, or buy a bag of candy cane crunch to put on top. I always find that I use a lot of this during the holidays for things like these cookies, peppermint bark brownies, or peppermint espresso martinis. 

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 157IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg