5.0 from 9 votes
Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies (Hocus Pocus Cookies)
These fast chocolate cake mix cookies are soft, fudgy and gooey. You only need a few ingredients for the best easy chocolate cookies!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
2 mins
Total Time
21 mins
Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 194 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
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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Notes
- 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.
Nutrition Information
Calories
194kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
171mg
(7%)
Potassium
67mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
72IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
55mg
(6%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 194
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 194kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 171mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 72IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 55mg | 6% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.