Stupid move by me… but why not put off those tasks a bit longer and post about cookies?
I must confess, I kind of love using cake mix to make baked goods other than cakes. It feels so innovative when, in actuality, it’s probably just lazy. But is is fun and having fun is the best part of baking, right?
Okay, after eating dough, having fun is the best part of baking.
When I made snickerdoodle cake mix cookies on Sunday, I immediately had an idea when I saw the way the cookies looked when they came out of the oven.
They were splitting and crinkly looking… perfect for classic chocolate crinkle cookies!
Would you believe me if I told you I’ve never actually had a chocolate crinkle cookie? It’s true! So I cannot say that these are perfect chocolate crinkle cookies, but if chocolate crinkle cookies are supposed to taste like brownie cookies, these babies are legit.
Chocolate Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 box Devil’s Food cake mix
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 2 large eggs
- Powdered sugar for garnish
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray cookie sheet with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Combine cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl and mix with a wooden spoon until everything is combined.
- Pour powdered sugar into a small bowl.
- Roll cookie dough into balls and roll around in bowl of powdered sugar until they are coated in a thin layer of the sugar.
- Place dough balls on cookie sheet and bake for approximately 12 minutes.
- Cool and enjoy.
I made these cookies to fill a tin to send to one of my girlfriends who I picked for Secret Santa. I’m pretty sure she’s going to know it’s me now, but I’m pretty awful with secrets anyway, so it was only a matter of time.
Surprise! 
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These look great!
I am making these right now!
How many cookies does it make in a batch? 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe! You’re right, powdered sugar does make them look fancy :]
I tried these today because they sounded so easy. I needed a recipe that used Baby Ruth candy bars, so I chopped them up and added them to cake mix. They turned out amazing. Thanks for the short cut recipe for aking crinkle cookies!
Have you ever heard of making cookies with simply cake mix and cool whip! It is so easy and so yummy! They look just like your chocolate cookies complete with the sugar topping and all!
I just made these last night for a Holiday Bake Off in my office! I added a little more oil because with only 1/4 cup i could barely mix it and the batter was sticking to my hands so I couldn’t roll them. Once I added more oil- they were perfect! I added rolos in the middle per a commenters suggestion and these are great! Fingers crossed I win or place in the bake off.
Just made these for my Yearbook class and they turned out great! I agree with Jillian, 1/4 cup of oil didn’t seem like enough- however it was a slight fix and I just added more until it was a good consistency. My only other note was that I added 2 more minutes to the time because they came out a little fudgy the first batch, and I (in the case of brownies) like them more on the well-done side. Thanks for this easy and yummy recipe! <3