Devil’s Food Cookies

Cookies made from … a box of devil’s food cake mix? Yup, and these devil’s food cookies might just be the fluffiest and most chocolaty cookies you’ll ever have. With only five ingredients (one of them being water) and in less than 30 minutes, you’ll have a plate of 28 devil’s food cake cookies, each one studded with mini chocolate chips galore.

Ingredients for Devil’s Food Cookies

• Devil’s food cake mix: This is the namesake of the recipe. Buy your favorite devil’s food cake mix brand from the store or, if you prefer, simply buy the best chocolate cake mix.
• Eggs: Quickly bring two eggs to room temp by placing them in a bowl and covering them with warm water for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Butter: It won’t take long for 2 tablespoons butter to soften to room temperature. Take the butter out of the fridge about 15 minutes before starting the recipe.
• Water: Water moistens the devil’s food cake cookies. Feel free to use milk, cream or strongly brewed coffee in its place. Coffee is a great secret ingredient for chocolate desserts since it brings out the natural chocolate flavor a bit more.
• Mini chocolate chips: Including mini chocolate chips gives this recipe more of a cookie vibe than a cake one.

Directions

Step 1: Make the cookie dough

Preheat your oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, eggs, butter and water. The batter should be thick. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the chocolate chips.

Step 2: Portion the cookie dough

Drop the cookie dough by the tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.

Editor’s Tip: Since the batter is so thick, you may want to use a cookie scoop with a spring for easy release.

Step 3: Bake the cookies

Bake the cookies until they’re set and the edges are lightly browned, 10 to 13 minutes. Cool the cookies at room temperature on their pans for two minutes. Transfer the cookies to wire racks.

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Recipe Variations

• Add mix-ins: Try adding coconut flakes, chopped nuts, sprinkles or marshmallows to make these devil’s food cake cookies your own.
• Change up the chips: For half or all the mini chocolate chips, substitute peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips, Andes mints, white chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips.
• Finish with a frosting: Smear frosting on top to really make this treat something in between a cookie and a mini cake. Honestly, the cookies themselves aren’t too far off from whoopie pies, so you could always sandwich two together with frosting in the middle!

How to Store Devil’s Food Cookies

The best way to store cookies is at room temperature in an airtight container with a tight-fitting lid. This will keep them soft and chewy for about a week.

Can you freeze devil’s food cookies?

Absolutely! Once the cookies have cooled to room temperature, place them in a freezer-safe airtight container. Devil’s food cake cookies can be frozen for up to six months, then thawed at room temperature and enjoyed at any time.

Devil’s Food Cookie Tips

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How can you make sure your devil’s food cookies are moist?

The easiest way to make sure that your devil’s food cake cookies are moist is to avoid overbaking. To do so, make sure that your oven temperature is correct (an oven thermometer is perfect for this) and that you aren’t leaving the cookies in the oven for longer than the recipe specifies.

Can I use a different cake mix?

Absolutely! You can use any other cake mix you’d like. Just make sure the mix-ins you include in the dough match—although most flavors go perfectly with mini chocolate chips.