Chocolate chip cake mix cookies are the easiest four-ingredient cookies you can make. From baking pan to plate in under 10 minutes these quick cookies will be gobbled up in no time.
These cookies would go great on a holiday cookie tray along with my homemade Pittsburgh nut roll, soft caramels (don't forget the sea salt!), Hershey Kiss Cookies (a classic!) and oreo cookie balls.
- Simple pantry ingredients are all you need to have chocolate chip cookies out of the oven in under 10 minutes.
- Use your favorite yellow cake mix from Duncan Hines, betty crocker, store brand or even a homemade cake mix.
- A box of cake mix is the main ingredient and they are usually on sale so this is a frugal dessert to make.
- These cookies can be easily be mixed by hand. No mixer is needed!
4 Ingredients needed to make cake mix cookies
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Variations on this cake mix chocolate chip cookie
Switch out the chocolate chips for peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips or white chocolate chips. To make these a cake mix chocolate chip cookie with nuts, swap out ½ of the chocolate chips for your favorite nut. I love walnuts but pecans would also be a delicious option. Just be sure to toast the pecans first to bring out the full flavor.
Use a chocolate cake mix in place of the yellow cake mix and switch out the milk chocolate chips for white chocolate chips to make a chocolate/chocolate chip cake mix cookie.
How to make chocolate chip cake mix cookies:
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F degrees Fahrenheit, and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Mix together cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil, until well combined and cookie dough has formed.
- Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto the parchment paper.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown.
Making Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
Preheat oven
Preheat oven to 350 °F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Mix The Ingredients
In a large mixing bowl, add together the cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil.
Stir
Use a wooden spoon, spatula or a large spoon and stir until well combined and cookie dough has formed.
Add Chips
Add the milk chocolate chips.
Incorporate
Fold in the chocolate chips until they are fully incorporated. Do not overmix.
Scoop
Use a 1 inch cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto the parchment paper, about 2 inches apart.
Bake
Bake for 9-10 minutes, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown.
Storage Tips
Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing in a Ziploc bag or other air-tight storage container.
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Frequently asked questions, answers and tips:
Coconut oil is a great substitute for vegetable oil in this recipe. Just know that the cookies will spread out more and be thinner than what is pictured in these photos. But they will be yummy!
Top Tip
Use a chocolate cake mix in place of the yellow cake mix and switch out the milk chocolate chips for white chocolate chips to make a chocolate/chocolate chip cake mix cookie.
Ingredients
- 1 Box (1 Box) yellow cake mix
- 2 (2) Egg
- ½ Cup (109 Gram) Vegetable Oil
- 1 Cup (236 ⅗ Gram) milk chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 °F degrees fahrenheit, and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil, until well combined and cookie dough has formed.1 Box yellow cake mix, 2 Egg, ½ Cup (109 Gram) Vegetable Oil
- Fold in milk chocolate chips.1 Cup (236 ⅗ Gram) milk chocolate chips
- Use a 1 inch cookie scoop to scoop the dough onto the parchment paper, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 9-10 minutes, until the bottoms of the cookies are golden brown.
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