Quick-Mix Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 box Betty Crocker SuperMoist Devil's Food cake mix
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
1/4 cup sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, mix cake mix, oil, vanilla and eggs with spoon until dough forms.

2. Refrigerate dough 15 to 30 minutes or as needed for easier handling. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls about 2 inches apart.

3. Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store tightly covered. Makes About 2 1/2 dozen cookies
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To make Chocolate Chip-Chocolate Cookies, stir 2/3 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips into the dough.

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REVIEWS:

We made these just as the recipe states the first time. They came out perfect just like the picture shows, So then we tried them using a lemon cake mix,and lemon extract instead of vanilla. Excellent again. They got rave reviews at my daughter's open house, From that I got a request to make these for a fundraiser. They wanted something to match a Hawaiian theme. So I tried these using a vanilla cake mix and 1 teaspoon of coconut extract and 1 teaspoon of almond extract. Then I rolled each cookie ball in shredded coconut and baked as usual. These were also so good. I don't think you can go wrong with this recipe. In my opinion, any of flavor of cake mix would be great. And so easy. Minimal measuring and mixing, and you've got fresh cookies in no time.

Made this cookie with Rolo candy rolled inside each one, then roll in both sugar and pecans. OH MY WORD!!! People were arguing over the last one. Delicious.

Just took my last batch out of the oven & tasted a cooled cookie. It was very good. I rolled them in powdered sugar instead of granulated & they looked like 3 leaf clovers, not like the picture. I was thinking maybe it was the powdered sugar. Also, my batter was not oily at all, I did refrigerate the dough over night so maybe that made the difference. The cookie tasted like the chocolate crinkle cookies I grew up with. The variations of this recipe are endless with a little imagination. I'm going to try white or yellow cake rolled in cinnamon sugar next. Thank you for an easy, delicious recipe for cookies!!!

This is a really fast and easy recipe to make with the kids. I use a wooden or metal spoon to mix (we used wire whisk and all the dough gets stuck inside.) This would be great to add mint extract or a hershey kiss when they come out (like the Peanut Butter Blossom cookies at Christmas time). These were a big hit and in a pinch you can make them if you have to bring something to a function - totally low cost too! enjoy

Had to make something for a church snack and these were perfect. Made 3 different kinds because I had a lot of cake mixes lying around. Had to alter the recipe slightly for a few. 1) Lemon cake mix - used powdered sugar instead of granule. Out of the three I made, these were the best! 2) Butter fudge cake mix - too goopy, had to add flour (1/4 - 1/2c) just so I make the dough into balls. When I baked them using the granule sugar, the sugar got that burnt flavor so the rest I made rolled in powdered sugar and they were delicious! 3) Carrot cake - came out as potent as a ginger snap. Very heavily spiced. Rolled in regular sugar. Probably won't make again.

My daughter's favorite! Just made yesterday. I add 2/3 cup semi-sweet mini chips and roll in confectioner's sugar. Easy version of the chocolate crackletop cookie. Yum yum!

I just made these cookies for my children, but had a box of strawberry cake mix. It was so so good. They each had glass of milk with the cookies and they love this!!!!!!!

I used this recipe when my children were little. They are in their 30's now. I never thought of using vanilla. That sounds very good!! I have used lemon cake mix, White cake mix, chocolate and whatever else I had on hand. Quick, easy, and delicious!