These Mississippi Mud Cookies are rich, gooey chocolate pecan cookies with an insanely delicious twist to the classic pie.
I love these cookies, and you know what? The best part about these Mississippi Mud Cookies is that they are so easy to make AND make much less of a mess than pie.
So, I owe this recipe for Mississippi Mud Cookies to my friend, Diana. She recently texted me and asked if I had a Mississippi Mud Pie Brownie recipe after she saw that I have a Mississippi Mud Pie No-Bake Cheesecake on my blog. Although I have a killer recipe, I have yet to post it.
Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
I knew this cookie’s base had to be unique, rich, and chewy. Therefore I decided to use my chocolate cookie recipe from my German Chocolate Cake Cookies as it is the best cookie.
I contemplated for a while whether to use marshmallow creme or tiny marshmallows, and I went with the one that was less messy to put on the cookie.
Reader’s Review
Made these for a dinner party, and they would divine! Added just a sprinkle of course salt on top to compliment the sweet richness. – Juli
Where does the Mississippi Mud Pie originate?
The name originates from Mississippi. The dessert resembles the banks of the Mississippi River with the combination of chocolate crust and pudding in the original pie recipe.
This incredibly delicious dessert is traditionally decadent, so while these cookies may not be as rich as the original, they will make your heart swoon.
Mississippi Mud Cookie Ingredients
How to make Mississippi mud cookies
Preheat the oven to 375° F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Blend the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs in a stand mixer or large bowl using a hand mixer.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend until combined.
Drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet, and bake 8-9 minutes.
Once you have baked it for about 7-8 minutes, add 6-8 miniature marshmallows on top of each cookie. You can gently press in if they fall out, but you shouldn’t need to do that much. The cookies are so hot the marshmallows stick right to them. Then stick it back in the oven for 1 more minute.
Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately sprinkle 1 tablespoon or more (depending on your taste) of pecans onto the marshmallows; you will need to press these in gently! Then, set aside and allow it to cool on a baking rack.
Make the frosting while the cookies cool.
Add powdered sugar and vanilla in a medium mixing bowl and set aside.
Then, combine the first three ingredients in a small saucepan and heat over medium. Stir constantly, about 3-4 minutes, or until butter melts. Remove from heat, and pour into powdered sugar and vanilla; stir (using a whisk is best) until smooth.
Drizzle large amounts of frosting on each cookie using a spoon, about 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons. Dress all the cookies and add more if there is extra frosting.
Let the frosting cool and harden before serving. Unless you need to sample one, dig in just be sure not to burn the roof of your mouth.
I love recipes that are delicious, easy, and a real crowd-pleaser. I love these cookies even more than the brownie version, which is a lot for me to say because brownies are my favorite dessert.
Over the holiday, people ooh and aah over these cookies. It’s not your traditional Christmas classic cookie. Still, it’s always a favorite, and since everyone has already been inundated with sugar cookies, well, you can bet they will be an instant hit.
Enjoy this recipe, friends, inspired by one of my friends. It is so delicious you will like this more than a brownie.XOXO San
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Mississippi Mud Cookies
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 3 cups pecans coarsely chopped
Chocolate Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Chocolate Cookie
- Preheat the oven to 375° F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a stand mixer or large bowl using a hand mixer, blend the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, vanilla, and eggs. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture and blend until combined.
- Drop the dough by tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet, and bake 8-9 minutes. Once you have baked it about 7-8 minutes, add 6-8 miniature marshmallows on top of each cookie, you can gently press in if they fall out, but really you shouldn’t need to do that much. The cookies are so hot the marshmallows stick right to them. Then stick back in the oven for 1 more minute. Remove and immediately sprinkle 1 tablespoon or more (depends on your taste) of pecans onto the marshmallows, you will need to gently press these in, gently! Then set aside and allow to cool on a baking rack.
- Once cool remove and make frosting.
Chocolate Frosting
- In a medium mixing bowl, add powdered sugar and vanilla, set aside. Then in a small saucepan combine first 3 ingredients and heat over medium. Stir constantly, about 3-4 minutes or until butter melts. Remove from heat, and pour into powdered sugar and vanilla, stir (using a whisk is best) until smooth.
- Using a spoon, drizzle large amounts of frosting on each cookie, about 1- 1 1/2 tablespoons. Dress all the cookies and if there is extra frosting, add more too each one. Let frosting cool and harden before serving. Unless you need to sample one, then dig in just be sure not to burn the roof of your mouth.
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Oh my, those look amazing. I have never had cookies like that before, but I would love to devour an entire batch!
WHOA! These cookies look absolutely amazing! I am going to have to try your recipe the next time I want cookies, they look pretty easy to make too!
I’d never have thought to make these into cookies – what a genius and delicious idea!
OMG those look so yummy!
oh my goodness you are making me want to stay from my diet! yummy!
These look like a gourmet bakery dessert! Holy moly – delish!
This looks amazing! I am a huge chocolate lover, and these look like the cookies for me.
These make me drool! Seriously deliciousness that I can’t wait to try the recipe for. I bet your family just melted 🙂
ohh those look so yummy!!!!
I imagine your friend was quite thrilled with this recipe. Those cookies look divine!
How amazing!!!! I’ve learned that the sillier the name (ie Mud) the better the treat! I will have to make these for my anniversary- my hubby will freak!
This recipe looks fantastic. I need to add this to my must make list asap.
These look absolutely amazing! I saw them on Pinterest this morning and knew I had to make them!
These look like chocolately heaven, yum yum!!!
I love Mississippi Mud Cake and this looks even better! Definitely keeping this recipe for our next family get together.
Those look amazing!! I had never heard of these before and I bet they would cure a sweet tooth!!
These cookies look so amazing! I want to reach into my screen and take them.
There you go again, coming up with another amazing treat! I totally pinned them!
DH is a cookie monster. I will have to share this recipe with him. It’s nice to meet you on WW! Now following! 😉
Oh wow….these look wonderful…they have all the classic components of a Mississippi Mud Cake…but in cookie form! Love these….Pinning now!
Drooling over these cookies! They look amazing and would cure my chocolate craving after I had eaten two of them…or three. Perhaps I should hide a whole dozen of them from the kids.
Oh yes. Those look like pieces of heaven. Wow!!!
Thanks Jen. xo San
These look amazing! My kids would love the marshmallows on them!
Those and the frosting was their favorite. xo San
Those look so good! I imagine your little mashup recipe they will be a definite favorite for quite a while now.
Is there anything else to say besides yum. Oh wait, Can I have one please?
I wish you lived near by I would bring you a dozen. xo San