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I know Christmas is long gone, but you want another chocolate mint cookie recipe right?
This week I worked on cleaning out some of the cupboards in our kitchen. I organized my baking liners and drink mixes, got rid of extra plates and cups we don’t use, and looked through my baking supplies. Turns out I am a baking supply hoarder.
I stopped looking through that particular cupboard after I counted 15 bags of different baking chips. It was easier just to shove it all back in and close the door. That cupboard is scheduled for clean out on another day because I don’t think I really want to know how many bags of chips, marshmallows, and cake mixes I have accumulated.
This chocolate mint cookie uses a cake mix up and some of the baking chips that fell out when I opened the cupboard door. Apparently I overbought on the Christmas baking chips this year because I still had 2 bags left of the mint and dark chocolate pieces. Every time I went to Walmart, I felt the need to buy a few bags of Christmas baking chips, so now it is quite possible that I am stocked for Christmas 2013.
Who am I kidding?
If I don’t bake with them, chances are very possible that I will eat them when I am craving chocolate like a mad lady at midnight! Anyone else do this???
Now I am really hoping that some of you crazy bakers have the same problem as me because this is one cake mix cookie you need in your life. And I am talking like now…as in right this very minute. Don’t do another thing today until you have this cookie in your oven. You will thank me later…or curse me when you can’t button your pants. Either way…you’re welcome.
This chocolate mint cookie is kind of a cheater.
It starts with a cake mix, but by the time it comes out of the oven, you will not recognize it as cake anymore. These taste like a deep fried Oreo, minus all the fat from frying, if you eat them right from the oven. It was so super chocolate-y and divine that I was glad I had someone else to give them too.
The thought crossed my mind that I should just hide these from everyone and make something else to give. But my tight jeans reminded me why that wasn’t such a good idea. Curse you holiday bulge!!!
If you make these chocolate mint cookies (AND you definitely should) I want you to know that I hold no responsibility for the tight pants that will come from eating the whole batch. Now I know I just told you to bake these before anything else today, BUT I don’t recommend making these cookies if no one is home with you. You will probably want to eat all of them…at least hide them in the back of the kitchen closet for your midnight raids.
Or you could freeze the leftovers like I did. I enjoyed the last two before I went to bed last night.
Just pop the bag in the microwave for 10-20 seconds, and it’s like they are fresh from the oven.
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Easy chocolate mint cookies from a cake mix.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Whisk together the butter, egg, cream cheese, and vanilla. Add half of the cake mix and mix well. Add the other half of the cake mix and cookie chunks and mix again. Stir in the chocolate mint pieces by hand.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Roll dough into 1 or 1 1/2 inch balls. Place on un-greased baking sheet or a Silpat. Bake at 350* for 9 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in a covered container for 4-5 days. Makes 36 cookies.
Notes
If you can't find the chocolate and mint baking chips, you can substitute the Andes mint baking chips.
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Jocelyn is the baker, photographer, and writer behind Inside BruCrew Life. She is married to her best friend, and they have three great kids. She spends her days baking sweet treats, and then trying to find ways to give the treats away without eating them all. Grab a cup of coffee and visit while she shares life from their kitchen.
Tastes like a deep fried OREO, huh? I always wanted to try one of those at the fair, but always seemed to pick the deep fried twinkie instead! I love how fat and chewy the cookie looks.
Jenn@eatcakefordinner recently posted..Mini Breakfast Pizzas
You must try the deep fried Oreo next time! They were so amazing my husband and I came home and made some homemade ones!!! Fat chewy cookies are my favorite ones
Chocolate and mint is one of the BEST combinations. Those sound divine. And your photos, especially the first one….are amazing.
Rebekah recently posted..Countdown to 2013 – Best Desserts of 2012
Awe thank you so much Rebekah! And I agree chocolate and mint is amazing!!!
I still have lots of Christmas baking chips and supplies left over from Christmas too. You’ve just given me more reason to use them up!
Liz recently posted..Cinnamon Roll Donuts
Yes, break out the holiday candy and find new uses for it! I’m still trying to think of a way to incorporate some peppermint chips into more things.
These look incredible. I make a similar version and my kids say they taste like Girl Scout Cookies! YUMMERS. I’m pretty sure I have several bags of these in my pantry too!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Butterscotch White Chocolate Wonderful Krispie Treats
It doesn’t surprise me anymore that we bake so much of the same things
We are long lost twins remember? And if you have bags of these chips, I say make lots and lots of these cookies. And then I will come over and help you eat them…yup that good!!!
I’ve never had a fried oreo but these sound tempting!
I hear you Jocelyn! I just finished today nibbling on the last piece of peppermint bark but I still have bags of Hershey kisses candy cane and mint plus other bags of Christmas candy.
Your cookies look great! perfect with a glass of cold milk
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What is it about holiday candy that makes us buy so many bags at a time? I think that I have a bag or two of kisses hiding too!!!
These sound heavenly. Who cares if they use a box mix to start. These would be great for St Patty’s Day if I can wait that long to try them.
Joan@Chocolateandmore recently posted..Chocolate Overload Loaded Brownies
I don’t recommend waiting even a day! I have more of these chips…I think I need a repeat batch. Just to make sure they were good
Oh, yes please! I, sadly, have none of these chips in my cabinet. I do, however, have 10 boxes of pudding and 4 bags of mini marshmallows. ???
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Biscoff Cookie Butter Pretzels
Oh that is sad that you don’t have these chips. Haha your cupboard sounds like mine though!!!
These cookies look out.of.bounds. YUMMY! Pinning for sure! Feel free to unload your baking extras on me anytime… cookies, cake, brownies… I don’t discriminate : )
Can’t wait to meet up on Wednesday!
Love Always,
Liz
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Now that my husband has changed jobs and can’t take the stuff to the guys at work, I need more people to unload on
I can’t wait for Wednesday too!!!
These look delicious! Do you think it’s too late to get some mint chips? I don’t recall ever seeing them.
Brandy Miller recently posted..Busy busy busy
I haven’t seen them in Walmart, but I really think the Andes mint chips would taste just as good!!!!
Oh yum yum yum! I’ll have to try that!
Brandy Miller recently posted..Busy busy busy
i LOVE these! mint chocolate is my favorite combo.
Mmmm… mint & choco… my favorite combo! I like to stock up on these chips in the holiiday clearance and use them all year!
Jess @ Flying on Jess Fuel recently posted..Fig and Goat Cheese Muffins
HAHA! You know I just posted about how I cleaned out the pantry and found all those baking chips?? Well, one of the bags were these same dark chocolate and mint chips!! So yeah…now I know what I’m using those for. These look awesome!!
Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl recently posted..What’s In Your Kitchen Wednesday
Oh yum! I must show this post to my husband! He thinks that I am the only one who has a cupboard full of baking chips
Can’t wait to try this recipe..I too have a few extra bags of the holiday chips in my cupboard!
Wow, these are definitely chocolate mint heaven! I love them, J
I, too, overbought waaaaay too much stuff from Christmas and now have a surplus of gingerbread and peppermint lol.
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These sound (and look) amazing! I loved those mint and dark chocolate chips. They should make them year round! Your pictures look great, and I love the way you set up this shoot! (:
Teresa Young recently posted..baking & a little Max
I love mint + choc and the last time I made chocolate cake mix cookies was a year or longer ago but they turn out soooo rich and fudgy, love em!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Maraschino Cherry White Chocolate Cookies
At midnight when I have a chocolate craving, i stuff little chocolate chips into mini marshmallows! I also have a cupboard that sounds just like that! Thanks so much for Linking up at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!
Chandra@The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen recently posted..Show Me Your Plaid Mondays #6
YUMmm!! Pinning & can hardly wait to try these!
WOW. A deep-fried Oreo taste…yes, please!! These look fabulous! And I’m a bit of a baking hoarder, too!
{HUGS},
kristi
Glad to hear that I am not the only baking hoarder out there! Thank you for stopping by!!!
No offense…not easy to read your blog while I am shredding and eating salad! I will dream of these cookies tonight!
Holly Lefevre recently posted..Green Tea and Orange Infused Vanilla Cake
LOL no offense taken. It’s not easy to live in my kitchen while trying to exercise and eat salad
Oh I love these! I will be pinning to make! Thanks so much for sharing!
Pamela recently posted..Homemade Vanilla Mini Donuts and Donut Holes
These look so delicious! yum! I would be one to eat the entire batch
Thanks so much for sharing at Wednesday’s Adorned From Above Blog Hop.
Debi and Charly @ Adorned From Above
Bethany @ Whistle and Ivy
Let’s just say if I didn’t give them away, I would have eaten the whole batch too!!! So yummy!!
These are just so pretty! I love how puffy they are!
Thanks for linking up to What’s Cooking Wednesday!
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Thanks Karly. Puffy cookies are my favorite ones!!! Of course then I eat way more than I should
I’m featuring YOU today over on my blog! I never knew that there were mint chips! Yum!
Ginger @ GingerSnapCrafts.com
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I made these cookies last weekend and they are sooo good. I also had some mint/chocolate chips left from Christmas. They came out just perfect. Thanks
Woo hoo! I am so excited to hear you made them! They are my favorite cookie of the moment!!!
These cookies are amazing! My daughter and I are making our second batch in less then a week! Love!
Woo hoo! Those are some of my favorites too…now you have me craving a batch