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Hostess cupcake cookies
These Hostess cookies are made with milk chocolate cake mix and a chocolate frosting. They tastes just like Hostess cupcakes!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Decorating Time, Cooling Time, divided
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12
Calories: 297 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 box milk chocolate cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 container (12 oz) Pillsbury marshmallow frosting
Frosting
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -
Instructions
- Combine cake mix, eggs, and oil in a bowl.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Scoop 2 inch balls of batter onto a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees, bake for 10 minutes.
- While your cookies are baking mix up the chocolate frosting for the tops of your cookies. Mix cocoa, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla, in a bowl and set aside. Fill a pastry bag or resealavle bag with marshmallow frosting and use a small round piping tip or cut a small corner off a resealable bag.
- Remove cookies from oven and let cool on a wire rack. When cookies are cool, frost with chocolate frosting and let sit for about 5 minutes, giving the frosting time to set up.
- Then, pipe the marshmallow swirl on top of the chocolate frosting.
- Serve.
- Enjoy every bite.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
297kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
71g
(24%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
32mg
(11%)
Sodium
314mg
(13%)
Potassium
252mg
(7%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
54g
(108%)
Vitamin A
58IU
(1%)
Calcium
78mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 297
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 297kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 71g | 24% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 32mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 314mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 252mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 54g | 108% |
| Vitamin A | 58IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 78mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.