Make rich and chewy Dark Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies in minutes! This easy recipe uses cake mix, butter, and chocolate chips for the ultimate homemade treat.
Dark Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
If you love rich, decadent cookies but don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen, these Dark Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies are going to be your new favorite! They’re thick, chewy, and loaded with melty chocolate chips. Best of all, they come together quickly with a simple box of dark chocolate cake mix as the base. These are almost as good as my Softest Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe.
Cake mix cookies are one of the easiest desserts you can whip up, and this version takes things to the next level with the addition of cream cheese and brown sugar for extra softness and flavor. Add nuts, raisins, or dried cranberries if you’d like to customize them, but they’re just as delicious with chocolate chips alone.
Why You’ll Love These Cookies
- Quick & easy: Start with a cake mix for a no-fuss cookie dough.
- Rich chocolate flavor: Dark chocolate cake mix + chocolate chips = pure bliss.
- Perfectly chewy: Brown sugar and cream cheese add moisture for a soft, chewy texture.
- Customizable: Add nuts or dried fruit for extra flavor and crunch.
- Crowd-pleaser: These cookies disappear fast at parties and gatherings.
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Whether you need a last-minute dessert for a party, a sweet treat for family movie night, or a chocolate fix after a long day, this recipe won’t disappoint.
Dark Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box Dark Chocolate Cake Mix
- ½ cup melted butter 1 stick
- ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon cream cheese
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup nuts optional
- ½ cup raisins or dried cranberries optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or lightly grease it.
- Mix the wet ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the cake mix. Stir in the dark chocolate cake mix until well blended. The dough will be thick.
- Fold in extras. Gently fold in the chocolate chips, along with nuts or dried fruit if desired.
- Scoop the dough. Drop rounded spoonfuls (about 1 ½ tablespoons) onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake. Place in the oven and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are set but the centers are still slightly soft.
- Cool. Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2–3 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Nutrition
Cookie Tips & Variations
- For extra indulgence, drizzle the cooled cookies with melted white chocolate.
- Swap the semi-sweet chocolate chips for dark chocolate chunks for an even richer taste.
- Chill the dough for 20 minutes before baking if you prefer thicker cookies.
These Dark Chocolate Chip Cake Mix Cookies are the perfect balance of convenience and indulgence. No one will ever guess they came from a box mix! Bake up a batch today and share the chocolate love with your family and friends.
Looks absolutely delicious! I love a good cookie and these dark chocolate cookies look fantastic.
Thanx for a wonderful & easy recipe…tried and tested already. they are gr8
I love making cookies like these!
YUMMMY. You have me wanting to dive into my pantry to see if I have all these ingredients!
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Great blog with a mix of everything! I like to make my dark chocolate cookies with a brownie mix. Super easy…and super easy to eat!
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I am sooooooooo glad that your hubby is bugging you online as much as mine bugs me now!!! That comment just totally made my day. HAAAA!!
Sorry Mr. Locurto – these look too yum to be poop though. *snort*
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Made your soft choc chip cookies yesterday. They were really good! Thanks!
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thank you for sharing!! 🙂 Have a WONDERFUL Father’s day weekend! 🙂
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Amy, these look so good! Thanks
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YUM!
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I really like the design and layout of your recipe! Keep them coming!
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looks delish! how many eggs, though? the ingredient list leaves them out but the directions say add them.
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Sorry folks! Looks like my silly husband is now commenting on my blog. He just couldn’t stand being quiet:-) He was teasing me when I was taking pictures of his cookies!! LOL!
Try chocolate chips & cranraisens…..yum
Thanks for the recipes- I’m now putting together a Living Locurto cook book- fun
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Amy, I am so making these!!!!!! I think I even have that exact cake mix in the cupboard already!
Thank you! Sorry I haven’t been around much. Glad I could check in on you today.
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Looks like Poop
My husband would LOVE these cookies (so would the kids!) I think I am going to make them and then try to stay away from them:)
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They look delicious! I just printed out the recipe and will be trying those with the soft chocolate chip cookies for this Sunday. Thanks so much for sharing.
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