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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Can these cookies be frozen for a week?
Oh my goodness! Don’t these look divine!!?!
Oh my goodness, these are amazing! I can’t wait to try these!!
This looks and sounds so good! Would love to give this a try!
Oooh, these look positively addicting!
I need these cookies in my life! They look so good!
The cookies were great but mine deflated when they came out of the oven. What did I do wrong?
I’m glad you enjoyed them! They should be flat but chewy cookies, so they may deflate a little as they cool.
Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.
So glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
This is by far one of my favorite cookie recipes. I just made these last week, and I’m already gearing up to make more!
Now THAT is a good looking cookie! The marshmallows, pecans, and frosting are PERFECT!
How irresistible are these cookies! My family will go crazy over them!
WOW! These cookies are incredible!! My kids would love these!
These would not last long at our house! They are incredibly delicious!
Seriously love the topping. So sweet and delish!
My new favorite cookie. The frosting is SO good it just melts in your mouth.
These Mississippi Mud Cookies are mouth watering!
Looks impossible to resist! I’m excited to make this!
WOW! These cookies are absolutely amazing! I can’t wait to make a batch!
My kids would love, LOVE these! They are the perfect sweet treat!
These cookies have all the ingredients that I like! Can’t resist them!