Fudgy Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies (Hocus Pocus Cookies!)
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These fast chocolate cake mix cookies are soft, fudgy, and gooey. You only need a few ingredients for the best quick and easy chocolate cookies!
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Why We Love Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
- Quick And Easy– These are one of the recipes I use when I need a dessert fast, they are so quick and easy to make.
- Simple Ingredients– You only need a few ingredients to make the best chocolate cookies.
- Great For Holidays!– Whether you are making Halloween cake mix cookies, or Christmas cookies, these chocolate cookies work for every holiday! Just swap out the colors of the chocolate candies.
- Perfect For Parties And Bakesales– Put these cookies on a tray or wrap them in fun bags and watch them disappear!
- Great For Multiple Ages Of Kids In The Kitchen– Baking with kids can be a lot in the beginning, but these cookies are so easy that kids of varying ages and ability level can work together easily.
Ingredients For Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements and directions below in the recipe card.
- chocolate fudge cake mix I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge, but any chocolate cake mix will work
- baking powder
- eggs
- oil
- milk
- vanilla extract
- chocolate candies Like M&Ms
Cake Mix Note
This recipe was developed with a 15.25 ounce cake mix. Some of the cake mix brands have been decreasing the size to 13.25 ounces. If you use only 13.25 ounces of cake mix the recipe may not be as successful so check the box carefully.
You could also add 1/4 cup from a second box of mix to make up the extra missing 2 ounces from the smaller-sized box. Some readers have reported they have added 1/4 cup of flour extra to make up the difference. I have not tested this in every recipe here, so it may not be successful for every recipe on this site.
How To Make Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking oil.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix and baking powder.
- Crack the eggs into a small bowl and lightly beat with a fork to break the yolks.
- Add beaten eggs, oil, milk and vanilla to the bowl with the cake mix. Mix well until there is no more dry ingredients. The cookie dough will be sticky, almost like brownie batter.
- Fold in a cup of the chocolate candies into the cookie dough and mix until combined.
- Scoop out balls of dough using a small cookie scoop, about the size of a ping pong ball.
- Leave two to three inches between each cookie dough ball as these cookies will spread quite a bit as they bake. This works easiest with a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop or spoon.
- Press a few extra M&Ms into each cookie dough to decorate for a prettier final cookie. I like to use multiple in each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, being careful not to overbake. Cookies will still be soft in the middle but cooked on the edges. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Enjoy!
If your candies don’t look quite like you’d like them on top of the cookie, you can press a few extra candies into the top of the cookie while the cookie is still hot. Do this right after baking and your cookies will look like a bakery style cookie every time!
Variations and FAQ
Here are a few quick and easy variations you can do with these cookies!
Change The Candy Colors For Holidays– Swap in different colors for different holidays. These cookies are especially fun for Halloween with orange candies or red and green for Christmas!
Try Peanut Butter Candies– Peanut butter candies (like Reese’s Pieces!) are excellent in these cookies and go so well with the cookies.
Add Sprinkles – A couple of brightly colored sprinkles can really pop on these dark-colored cookies, or make Funfetti cake mix cookies that start with a box of sprinkle cake mix.
How Do I Store These Chocolate Cookies?
These gooey cookies can be stored in an airtight container on the counter for 3-5 days. They never seem to last that long at our house!
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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies (Hocus Pocus Cookies)
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces chocolate fudge cake mix I used Betty Crocker Super Moist Chocolate Fudge
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1/3 cup oil
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups chocolate candies Like M&Ms, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or spray with cooking oil.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix and baking powder.
- Crack the eggs into a small bowl and lightly beat with a fork to break the yolks.
- Add beaten eggs, oil, milk and vanilla to the bowl with the cake mix. Mix well until their is no more dry ingredients and the dough forms. Dough will be sticky like brownie batter.
- Fold in a cup of chocolate candies into the cookie dough and mix until combined.
- Scoop out balls of dough using a small cookie scoop, about the size of a ping pong ball or 1 1/2 tablespoons per cookie.
- Leave two to three inches between each cookie dough ball as these cookies will spread as they bake.
- Press a few extra M&Ms into each cookie dough to decorate for a prettier final cookie. I like to use multiple candies in each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, being careful not to overbake. Cookies will still be soft in the middle but cooked on the edges. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack. Enjoy!
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