Texas Sheet Cake Cookies
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Texas Sheet Cake Cookies
Description
This recipe uses a milk chocolate cake mix combined with eggs and canola oil to create a smooth dough. The dough is portioned with an ice cream scooper onto parchment-lined baking sheets and baked at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes, resulting in soft cookies with a tender texture reminiscent of cake slices.
The chocolate icing is prepared on the stovetop by melting butter with cocoa powder and milk, then whisking in powdered sugar until smooth. This rich icing is drizzled over the cooled cookies to add a creamy chocolate topping that sets with a slight sheen. The cookies are spaced to allow spreading but keep individual servings easy to remove.
These cookies offer the familiar chocolate flavor of the Texas sheet cake with less effort and a convenient shape, suitable for sharing or casual snacking.
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 1 milk chocolate cake mix box of
- 2 egg large
- ⅓ cup canola oil
Chocolate Icing Ingredients
- ½ cup butter unsalted, sweet cream
- 2 TBSP cocoa powder
- 3 TBSP milk whole
- 2 C powdered sugar
Instructions
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs and oil until combined and smooth.
- Using the ice cream scooper, scoop out some dough and place it onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.
- Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes before removing cookies and placing onto a wire rack.
- Repeat steps until all dough is baked.
Icing Directions
- Using a medium sauce pan, combine the butter, cocoa powder and whole milk over medium heat.
- Whisk together until combined and smooth.
- Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the powder sugar until smooth.
- Place a cookie sheet under the wire rack to catch excess chocolate.
- Scoop out a spoonful of icing and pour over the cookies.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 277 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 277kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 233mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 113mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 25g | 50% |
| Vitamin A | 213IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.