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April 4, 2016

quick & easy double chocolate chip cookies {from a cake mix}

Very few things in life happen to be both dead easy and crazy amazing, but these cookies truly are both. They only require a few ingredients and they mix up so fast that you can have hot cookies ready in fifteen minutes. And wow are they good! Soft, rich, homemade taste with basically zero work. I’ll take it!

These rich & fudgy double chocolate cookies are made from a cake mix so they're super fast and easy! You can have hot cookies ready in 15 minutes with this recipe!

I make these cookies anytime I need a last minute treat (i.e. anytime my kids forget to tell me they volunteered me to bring cookies somewhere!). They mix up easily by hand, which means I don’t even have to pull my mixer out. Seriously, this is the laziest baked good I’ve ever made, and people are always asking for the recipe.

These rich & fudgy double chocolate cookies are made from a cake mix so they're super fast and easy! You can have hot cookies ready in 15 minutes with this recipe!

Which is, basically, cake mix + baking cocoa + butter + eggs + chocolate chips. Easy. And addictive.

Of course, you don’t have to stop there. If you’re a fan of peanut butter and chocolate, go ahead and throw in some Reese’s Pieces. Yum.

These rich & fudgy double chocolate cookies are made from a cake mix so they're super fast and easy! You can have hot cookies ready in 15 minutes with this recipe!

Or if mint is more your style, grab some Andes Mint pieces and stir those suckers in.

These rich & fudgy double chocolate cookies are made from a cake mix so they're super fast and easy! You can have hot cookies ready in 15 minutes with this recipe!

Or, if your favorite thing to add to chocolate is more chocolate, just top them off with M&Ms.

These rich & fudgy double chocolate cookies are made from a cake mix so they're super fast and easy! You can have hot cookies ready in 15 minutes with this recipe!

However you make them, you’ll have delicious homemade chocolate cookies in no time.

Chocolate cake mix cookie broken in half on a cooling rack
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4.5 from 2 votes

Double Chocolate Cookies

Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time8 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 1 stick Butter 1/2 cup
  • 1/4 cup Baking Cocoa
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 and 1/2 cups Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • 1 cup Additional Chocolate Candy (M&M's, Reese's Pieces, Andes Pieces, etc.) optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Melt butter.
  • Stir cake mix, baking cocoa, butter, and eggs together until combined.
  • Add chocolate chips and stir well.
  • Scoop by rounded tablespoons onto lightly greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake 7-8 minutes until edges are just set and tops have begin to crack.
  • Cool a few minutes on cookie sheet before removing.
  • If adding additional candies, decrease chocolate chips to 1 cup.

NOTE: Don’t overbake these cookies! At least 70% of the wonderfulness of these guys comes from them being soft and even a little gooey. Do not wait until they look cooked through to take them out of the oven – if the tops are starting to crack and the edges are setting up, just pull them out. The centers will still be soft. I usually scoop these a touch smaller than normal cookies and bake them for 7 minutes, but you may need to experiment a little with your oven to get them just right.

Another note: I’ve had success with a few different brands of cake mixes, but I think they turn out best with a Duncan Hines Devil’s Food cake mix.

Enjoy!

Chocolate cake mix cookie broken in half on a cooling rack

Want more cookie recipes? Try these:

Never flat chocolate chip cookies

Mom’s sugar cookies + the best sugar cookie cream cheese frosting

Chocolate mint truffle gooey cookies

Delicious lemon cake mix cookies

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Comments

  1. Katherine Johnson says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:25 am

    I am looking forward to trying this recipe. I do have one question is there any cake mix you can use to make original Chocolate Chip cookies?

    Reply
  2. KAren sevison says

    April 4, 2016 at 8:44 am

    Made today-served at school open house. People kept coming back
    For “another”! I think that says it all!

    ITS A WINNER!

    Reply
  3. Kelly says

    April 4, 2016 at 2:16 pm

    Can I use red velvet cake mix? Or yellow??

    Reply
  4. Kelly says

    April 4, 2016 at 2:17 pm

    Would red velvet work? Yellow cake mix?

    Reply
    • Dorothy says

      November 1, 2018 at 4:54 pm

      Yes works great

      Reply
  5. MaRg says

    April 6, 2016 at 8:50 pm

    I’ve been making these sine the 70’s when the recipe was on the Duncan Hines box, except I use vegetable oil instead of butter & don’t add cocoa–even quicker! I’ve also made them with lemon cake mix & dried cranberries, and spice cake mix with Christmas cake fruit. They are the best quick cookies ever!

    Reply
  6. Rue's Mom says

    April 27, 2016 at 6:50 pm

    Have you tried it with pretzel pieces in it. I think those may be divine!!! Can’t wait to try these!

    Reply
  7. Jori Ikerd says

    December 6, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    How many cookies does this usually make?

    Thanks!

    Reply
  8. Jend says

    December 7, 2016 at 6:11 pm

    Made them tonight with Andy mints. So good and rich. Nice easy for any cookie exchange. Thank you. I used Betty Crocker triple choloate fudge. Turned out great. I did have to add a little bit of water, it was super thick.

    Reply
  9. Jane says

    January 28, 2017 at 3:09 pm

    Would it work with gluten free cake mix?

    Reply
  10. emerald25 says

    June 14, 2017 at 8:53 pm

    I’ve tried the recipe today with triple chocolate fudge cake mix, and it was awesome! It is fudgy and gooey. Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  11. Debbie says

    July 5, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    I made these cookies last night. I used a combination of chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and salted caramel chips with a chocolate fudge cake mix. Delicious!! Rave reviews from everyone who tasted.

    Reply
    • autumn says

      July 6, 2017 at 7:23 am

      Salted caramel chips! When were those invented? I cannot wait to try them – thanks! And I’m glad your cookies turned out so well.

      Reply
  12. lisa g. says

    April 12, 2018 at 6:15 pm

    Can I make these with softened butter instead of melted? Just wondering. Thank you!

    Reply
  13. Laura B says

    March 30, 2020 at 10:30 am

    How many eggs? It does not even say egg in the ingredients…

    Reply
    • autumn says

      April 3, 2020 at 10:56 am

      Sorry about that! Somehow the recipe card got fouled up. It’s 2 eggs and I’ve fixed the recipe card. thanks.

      Reply
  14. Shroomsonline says

    July 2, 2020 at 4:57 pm

    5 stars
    Hello Autumn,
    What do you think, if I put some magic mushrooms before putting them in the oven, will I get magic cookies? Or will I spoil both of these products?

    Reply
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