Copycat Marshall Field’s Chocolate Cookies

Total Time Prep: 35 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min. + cooling
Yield 10 cookies
Test Kitchen Approved
Department store cookies were a storied shopping tradition that is deeply missed. Relive the glory days with this copycat Marshall Field's chocolate cookies recipe.

Ingredients

  • COOKIES:
  • 5 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • FROSTING:
  • 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 3 tablespoons boiling water

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 15x10x1-in. baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, brown sugar and corn syrup until fluffy and lighter in color, about 5 minutes. Beat in melted chocolate, vanilla extract and egg until fully blended.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Gradually alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk to the wet ingredients; mix until the flour disappears and no dry clumps remain. Gently fold in pecans; cover and chill the dough for 30 minutes.
  4. Spoon dough onto prepared baking sheets in 2-1/2 tablespoon scoopfuls, leaving 2 in. between cookies. Bake 11-12 minutes or until the center of the cookies appear set and edges are firm. Remove promptly; let cool 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  5. Mix confectioners’ sugar and cocoa powder in a large bowl. Add butter and 2 tablespoons boiling water; whisk until smooth. If frosting is too thick, add 1 additional tablespoon boiling water; frosting should be the consistency of a thick glaze that’s spreadable with a knife.
  6. Once cookies are cool, spread a generous layer of frosting onto each cookie. Serve.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 390 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 37mg cholesterol, 247mg sodium, 62g carbohydrate (44g sugars, 3g fiber), 5g protein.

This copycat recipe for Marshall Field's famous iced chocolate cookies will transport you back in time to the glory days of shopping malls. —Lauren Habermehl, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
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