I stole this recipe for Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies from a website called sallysbakingaddiction.com. These colorful cookies start with boxed cake mix. Cake mix is mixed with flour and baking soda. Wet ingredients include butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. The flour mixture is slowly added to the wet ingredients. Then chocolate chips and sprinkles are folded in. After chilling the dough, the cookies are formed and baked. This recipe is a great addition to your cookie jar.
In a large bowl sift together 1 ¼ cup flour, 1 ¼ cup yellow or vanilla box cake mix, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp baking soda. Set aside.
Cream together ¾ cup softened butter, ½ cup granulated sugar and ½ cup packed light brown sugar on medium speed until smooth.
Add 1 egg and mix on high about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Next add 1 ½ tsp vanilla and beat on high until combined. Then add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low-medium speed until just combined.
Finally, add ½ cup white chocolate chips, ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips and ½ cup sprinkles, mix on low until add-ins are evenly disbursed.
Chill 2 hours or up to 3-4 days. Preheat oven to 350 F. Roll into balls using 1 ½ tbsp of cookie dough per ball. Shape into taller than wide cone shape. (I could not get the cone shape the recipe called for, the dough kept falling over. So I just scooped the dough onto the cookie sheet. My cookies were flatter than the original recipe, but still taste great!)
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool on baking sheets 4 minutes then transfer to wire rack.
These cookies box up great for a gift! Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies are a pretty twist on chocolate chip cookies that you can customize with your choice of sprinkle colors. Or for a different twist try Rocky Road Chocolate Chip Cookies.
Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These colorful cookies start with boxed cake mix. Cake mix is mixed with flour and baking soda. Wet ingredients include butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. The flour mixture is slowly added to the wet ingredients. Then chocolate chips and sprinkles are folded in. After chilling the dough, the cookies are formed and baked. This recipe is a great addition to your cookie jar.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup AP flour
- 1 ¼ cup (190 grams) yellow or vanilla box cake mix
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 egg room temperature
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup sprinkles
Instructions
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In a large bowl sift together flour, cake mix, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
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Cream butter and both sugars on medium speed until smooth. Add egg and mix on high about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Next add the vanilla and beat on high until combined. Then add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix on low-medium speed until just combined. Finally, add the chocolate chips and sprinkles, mix on low until add-ins are evenly disbursed.
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Chill 2 hours or up to 3-4 days. If chilling more than 2 hours, roll into balls on plate, then cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Roll into balls using 1 ½ tbsp of cookie dough per ball. Shape into taller than wide cone shape.
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Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Press more chips into tops as soon as you take out of the oven. Cool on baking sheets 4 minutes then transfer to wire rack.
Recipe Notes
Fold in the chips and sprinkles instead of using the mixer, if your mixer is too strong it may break the chips or sprinkles. I was unable to form the dough balls into a cone shape; the dough would not keep that shape. So I just used dough balls, my cookies came out a little flatter than the original recipe, but they still tasted great!