Marshmallow Brownie Cookies

Ingredients

Dough

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
• Large marshmallows, cut into thirds

Chocolate Icing

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar

Instructions

Dough

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
2. Cream together butter and sugar.
3. Add egg and vanilla extract and mix well.
4. Sift together flour, salt, soda, and cocoa.
5. Add dry ingredients to mixture alternating with the milk.
6. Stir in nuts.
7. Drop by teaspoonsful onto the prepared cookie sheet approximately 2 inches apart.
8. Bake for 9 minutes and remove from oven.
9. Immediately place a marshmallow piece on the top of each cookie and bake for 2 more minutes.
10. When cookies are cool, frost each cookie with chocolate icing.

Chocolate Icing

1. Mix ingredients together well and frost tops of cooled cookies.