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Releasing December 17, 2021

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FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER

Set against the holiday cheer of twinkling lights, costumed carolers, and a festive line of extravagantly decorated boats participating in the annual Christmas boat parade in Newport Beach, California, cupcake caterer Emory Martinez finds that the grinch has crashed the party. Together with her sister Carrie, Emory is catering a delectable feast of holiday cupcakes and cookies aboard a luxury yacht for the new Mrs. Blair Villman and her guests.

Sparks fly when Carrie comes face-to-face with the hostess, who just happens to be Carrie’s high school frenemy, and old grievances are dredged up. Adding fuel to the fire, Blair’s stepson brings his mother, the former Mrs. Villman, to the party. Instead of celebrating holiday cheer, someone seems intent on channeling the Burgermeister Meisterburger and shutting down Blair’s party permanently. When Emory finds a body aboard the yacht, she needs to discover who iced the victim before the Scrooge ruins not only her livelihood but her freedom as well.

Includes delicious holiday recipes.

 

 

 

In my household Christmas means cookies galore! I’ve included several cookie and cupcake recipes in FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER. One of the cookie recipes is Hot Cocoa Cookies which I’m sharing below. Rich chocolate cookies are topped with a chocolate wafer and a mini marshmallow. Thanks to the caramel undertones from brown sugar and a bit of coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with Santa and his merry little elves!

 

 

 

Rich chocolate cookies are topped with a chocolate wafer and a mini marshmallow. With caramel undertones from brown sugar and a bit of coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with Santa and his merry little elves! Recipe from FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER by Kim Davis.

 

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Hot Cocoa Cookies
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup hot chocolate mix
  • 1/3 cup brown sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee (such as Starbucks VIA)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar for rolling
  • chocolate candy disks
  • mini marshmallows
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of a standing mixer, add the butter, hot chocolate mix, brown sugar, salt, and instant coffee. Beat the mixture until smooth and creamy. Add in the egg and the vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  2. Beat in the baking powder, then slowly add in the flour, mixing until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  3. Allow the dough to chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (F). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  5. Place the granulated sugar in a bowl. Form dough into 1 1/2-inch sized balls and roll in the sugar. Place on baking sheet at least 3 inches apart.
  6. Bake for 8 minutes, until cookies appear set but not fully cooked. Remove the cookies from the oven and press a chocolate candy disk into the center of each cookie and top with a mini marshmallow.
  7. Return the baking sheet to the oven and bake for an additional 2 to 3 minutes until the chocolate softens.
  8. Remove baking sheet from oven and slightly press the marshmallow into the melted chocolate to secure. Allow the cookies to mostly cool then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  9. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 3 days with parchment or wax paper separating the layers.

Rich chocolate cookies are topped with a chocolate wafer and a mini marshmallow. With caramel undertones from brown sugar and a bit of coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with Santa and his merry little elves! Recipe from FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER by Kim Davis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Rich chocolate cookies are topped with a chocolate wafer and a mini marshmallow. With caramel undertones from brown sugar and a bit of coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with Santa and his merry little elves! Recipe from FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER by Kim Davis.

 

 

 

 

 

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

December 14 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
December 14 – This Is My Truth Now – REVIEW
December 14 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
December 15 – Author Elena Taylor’s Blog – SPOTLIGHT
December 15 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
December 15 – Our Holiday Journey – SPOTLIGHT
December 16 – Literary Gold – SPOTLIGHT
December 16 – MJB Reviewers – REVIEW
December 16 – Carstairs Considers – REVIEW
December 16 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW
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December 17 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW
December 17 – My Journey Back – SPOTLIGHT
December 18 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
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December 19 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
December 19 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers – SPOTLIGHT
December 20 – BookishKelly2020 – SPOTLIGHT
December 20 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog – SPOTLIGHT
December 20 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

 

 

In person appearance!!!

If you live in Southern California, I hope you’ll be able to join me and
these two fabulous authors at Creating Conversations
for some cookies and fun!

Thursday, December 9, 2021 – 11:30am
Creating Conversations
2850 Artesia Blvd., #101
Redondo Beach, CA 90278

 

 

 

 

 

Click on title to preorder now:

FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER

 

 

 

 

 

Rich chocolate cookies are topped with a chocolate wafer and a mini marshmallow. With caramel undertones from brown sugar and a bit of coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with Santa and his merry little elves! Recipe from FROSTED YULETIDE MURDER by Kim Davis.

 

 

 

 

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64 thoughts on “Hot Cocoa Cookies”

  1. I make an oatmeal cookie that has white chocolate chips, pecans, and craisins in it.
    They are measured in a 1/4 cup measuring cup and are big, soft, and chewy. Yum!

  3. Excited to catch up with Emory! My chocolate crinkle cookies have become an Xmas staple, as well as sugar, Scandinavian shortbread and spritz.

  4. There are several cookies my family requests for the holiday season. Husband loves the 7-layer cookies his mother alway made him. Daughter’s request is rolled sugar cookies and of course they must be iced and decorated. My Son isn’t really picky but won’t turn away a peanut butter chocolate chip cookie. My choice is either pecan tassies or Russian teacakes. Thanks for including Kim Davis’s book on your blog.

  8. Omgosh! That cover is adorable! I love it! I usually make a chocolate chip oatmeal cookie that is delicious, every year! Nothing fancy. But it is the best recipe I have found for chocolate chip cookies. These hot cocoa cookies look yummy!

  12. I make Ginger snaps and chocolate chip cookies. I try to find one or two new cookie recipes each year

  13. So glad to see Emory has a new adventure coming out! I make a special Christmas cake every year, but no special cookies. (yet)

  17. My Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookie is my go to Christmas cookie (along with my soft ginger snaps). My Mexican Hot Chocolate Chili cookies are similar to your recipe – with the addition of some good chili powder in it (usually Ancho).

  19. Yes, one of hubby’s favourites are the Cherry Surprise cookies; a Maraschino cherry wrapped in dough and rolled in Graham Wafer crumbs.

  20. I love cookies, but I don’t need to eat too many of them!
    My dilemma is having enough eaters around to not end up throwing out a bunch of spoiled stuff.

  21. We have tried to make the spritz cookie that my grandma made for several years in a row but ours have not turned out at all. We forgot the almond flavoring one year and other things hopefully this year it will work for us!

  24. Sugar cookies make my holiday season especially if they have butter creme frosting on them. Thanks for your amazing generosity

  29. We usually make sugar cookies, peanut butter blossoms, shortbread cookies and gingies. Your Jot Cocoa cookies look yummy.

  33. I used to make no-bake chocolate cookies at Christmas, but I haven’t made them in a long time. The hot cocoa cookies look delicious!

  34. Thanks for the yummy-sounding recipe 🙂 ! We haven’t done homemade holiday cookies in a couple years, but there’s always an eye out at the store for gingerbread men and/or shortbread type cookies during this time of year.

  35. I always make sugar cookies for Christmas. It’s fun to roll the dough out, cut out our favorite Christmas-shaped cookies then bake, and decorate them with family. I have to limit myself from eating too many because they are my favorite cookies!

  40. My Mom’s old fashioned cut out sugar cookies always remind me of the fun times of when I was a kid. During the time out from school, Mom would bake the cookies and my brother and I would spend all day decorating them. It’s one of the times we didn’t dare arguing because no bad vibes were allowed in the kitchen. 🙂

  42. I do not currently have a favorite cookie I make but I am going to try your recipe. It looks like my kind of cookie.

  48. I bake cookies with my daughter. Chocolate Chip with Pecans is a must.Gingerbread cookies and butter cookies that be cut inn different shapes and decorated with whatever we want.Chocolate-Mint Cookies.I bake round chocolate wafers and you put an Andrew mint inside while they are warm and put two wafers together. Pecan Fingers and Peanut Butter and dark chocolate fudge.I am getting fat thinking about it.We give lots away.

  49. Needing to avoid gluten due to sensitivity and not yet comfortable with gluten free baking I will not be making cookies for a while.

    • I know how difficult it can be trying to adapt a recipe for baking gluten-free. Fortunately, I’ve had great success using cup-4-cup gluten-free baking flour blends. King Arthur Flour and Bob’s Red Mill brands both make the blends. There’s no need to adjust any other ingredients or add xantham gum either! And best of all, people who don’t have to eat gluten-free often can’t tell that a gf flour has been used!

  50. There are a couple of things that we make every holiday season. We always have homemade chocolate chip scones for breakfast on Christmas Day and our dessert is whoopie pies. My mom is a phenomenal baker and this time of year is always our favorite. Thank you for the giveaway!

  53. We always make traditional sugar cut out cookies – it’s my daughters favorite tradition of the holiday season, and it’s hard to find things 13 year olds want to do with you at this age! :). When time permits, I also like to make neapolitan cookies. they are a bit of a challenge to make but so worth it. ;).

  54. I make a sour cream cookie every holiday season.
    The recipe came from my MIL. I have to make
    several batches because my daughter and
    granddaughter love them too. The guys don’t
    seem to care for them. The chocolate
    recipe sounds delicious – have to try those
    too. thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  58. These sound fabulous hope to make them
    Your darling furkid ? inlaw..or I forget are adorable
    Fantastic cover?

    Gkathgoldin (at) yahoo (dot) com

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