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Gooey Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

March 14, 2018 by Judith Hannemann

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Yummy, soft and chewy chocolate cookies that start with a cake mix!

These gooey chocolate cookies will satisfy both the kiddos and adults. They’re easy and start with a cake mix!

Cake Mix Is The Base

One thing I love doing is using something for other than it’s intended purpose. Cake mixes are one of my go-to items for achieving this.

OK, so maybe cookies aren’t that far from being cake so use of a cake mix isn’t too radical, but it’s what you do with it that counts. At least in my book.

So a nice chocolate cake mix forms the base here, but it’s the additions that make this pretty special and give the cookies their unmistakable texture. Another plus to these cookies (if they last that is) is that they are very good keepers. I had some left in a Lock & L9ck container that I’d forgotten about for a week and they tasted just like the day I made them.

Yummy, soft and chewy chocolate cookies that start with a cake mix!

Shrinking Packages

This was adapted from an old recipe which called for an 18 ounce box of cake mix. That used to be the size of a double-layer-sized box of mix. Have you noticed now that we’re missing 3 ounces?

I’d made a straight-up mix cake a few months ago and wondered why the 13 x 9-inch cake looked a bit skimpy. I know I didn’t underbeat it. Then I looked at the box. The box seemed skinnier and then I looked at the weight. Yep, and it’s noticeable in the finished product as well.

To compensate for the lesser amount now in the box, I added 2 tablespoons of flour to the mix for these cookies. Otherwise I feared that the cookies wouldn’t turn out well.

Yummy, soft and chewy chocolate cookies that start with a cake mix!

Room Temperature Ingredients Are Important

Since it’s important to the texture of these cookies that the cream cheese and butter be perfectly blended, it’s vital to have both of those ingredients at room temperature. You should be able to stir the cream cheese easily with a spoon–that’s how you’ll know it’s at the right stage.

The Recipe

 

Yummy, soft and chewy chocolate cookies that start with a cake mix!
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Gooey Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Gooey chocolate crinkle cookies are a favorite holiday cookie, but they are also the perfect solution to a chocolate cookie craving any time of the year!
Prep Time2 hrs
Cook Time12 mins
Total Time2 hrs 12 mins
Course: desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: boxed cake mix, cake mix cookies, chocolate cookie recipe, cookies, crinkle cookies
Servings: 24
Calories: 140kcal
Author: Judith Hannemann

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese at room temp
  • 1/2 cup butter at room temp
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 2 tbs flour
  • confectioner’s sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese & butter till smooth.
  • Beat in the egg and vanilla.
  • Mix in in the cake mix and the flour.
  • Cover & refrigerate for 2 hrs to firm up the dough.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Roll the chilled dough into balls about 1-inch in diameter.
  • Place on ungreased cookie sheets 2-inches apart.
  • Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on sheets 1 minute. Then place on a rack to cool completely.
  • Dust with confectioner’s sugar once cooled.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 140kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg
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  1. Laura Strnad says

    March 15, 2018 at 4:16 am

    I love that this recipe has so few ingredients and they are not expensive either. I cannot wait to make it.

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