Watch out, sweets lovers – you’re about to fall in love with the thickest, richest Cookie Butter Hot Chocolate on the planet! It’s perfect for cookie dippin’ and just plain sippin’, too.
In the world of hot winter drinks, I will usually lean toward the coffee.
UNLESS. Unless there’s chocolat chaud to be had (that’s French hot cocoa, friends.) Because there is little to nothing better in life than a dark chocolate bar melted in a mug and called a beverage.
And when you throw some of Belgium’s finest store-bought cookies into the mix, I’m so done.
This page includes step by step instructions, as well as tips and notes. If you’d like to skip all that, feel free to scroll down to the full, printable recipe card at the bottom of the post.
This may be the messiest, richest, most satisfying mug of cocoa ever.
I’ve had an obsession with cookie butter since my first ever fateful trip to Trader Joe’s back in my baby blogging days (aka summer of ’14.) Having always been a fan of nut butter, I spooned it into my mouth upon purchase with no hesitation. And then later, with no abandon.
It’s essentially ground up gingerbread cookies in coconut oil. What could be bad about that?
In lieu of driving an hour to get a jar (Sorry TJ’s,) I actually made my own cookie butter for this Cookie Butter Hot Chocolate recipe out of half a package of Biscoff. (And I used the other half for a batch of Biscoff Macarons!)
And this week seemed like the perfect time to share it – since a bunch of blogger friends and myself are celebrating The Sweetest Season 2017! And you get to come along for the ride!
(Don’t worry, you’ve got actual cookies coming your way the rest of the week!)
BUT since this recipe involves cookies, I thought a soft opening with some ridiculously decadent hot cocoa recipe might be fun!
…And also hopefully might be a good way to soften you up to ask you to make a donation to our friends at Cookies for Kids’ Cancer this holiday season. We’re raising money throughout the entire month of December, so hopefully, by the time we’ve drowned you in cookie goodness, you’ll be ready to help out our little buddies!
(I’ll be sharing more info about CFKC later this week!)
More Delicious Hot Cocoa Recipes…
- Pumpkin Pie Hot Chocolate
- Gingerbread Hot Cocoa
- Campfire S’mores Hot Chocolate Cocktail
- Peppermint French Hot Chocolate
- Bailey’s Thick Italian Hot Chocolate
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Cookie Butter Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
- 5 ounces quality dark chocolate chopped
- 4-5 tablespoons cookie butter
- Pinch kosher salt
Cookie Butter Whipped Cream
- ½ cup whipping cream
- 2-3 tablespoons cookie butter
- Crushed Biscoff or Speculoos for garnish
- Chopped chocolate chocolate shavings, or sprinkles, for garnish
Instructions
- In a small saucepan set over medium heat, combine milk, cream, and powdered sugar. Whisk and bring to a low simmer.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and stir in chopped chocolate, cookie butter, and salt. Whisk until the chocolate melts and the mixture becomes smooth; then allow to steam and reduce on the stove for about 10 minutes, whisking frequently.
Cookie Butter Whipped Cream
- Place the whipping cream and cookie butter in a medium bowl and whip until it thickens and forms stiff peaks. Add more cookie butter if desired.
- Serve hot chocolate in mugs, top with whipped cream, then garnish with crumbled cookies & chocolate of choice.
Nutrition
Need a cookie or two to dip in this Cookie Butter Hot Chocolate? Be sure to try all of my tasty warm winter drinks this season!
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Vania says
Omg, this hot chocolate is everything I need to try. Thanks for posting such a detailed and yummy chocolate recipe!
R says
I used 5oz. bakers unsweetened baking chocolate. The recipe was so bitter that I couldn’t even taste the cookie butter. ( even after adding more sugar, milk and cookie butter) was I supposed to use a sweetened chocolate?
Suzi says
Delicious! The person that rated this recipe with a 1 didn’t use the right chocolate so is an unfair rating. I used 70%/85%…added a little extra cookie butter and powdered sugar. It was a hit! Decadent!