Do you know what’s better than double chocolate cookies? These intensely chocolatey Triple Chocolate Cookies, of course! Using a Triple Chocolate Fudge cake mix as an easy shortcut, these soft and chewy cookies are loaded with rich chocolate chips and serve up the ultimate cookie experience! Just 4 ingredients!
Triple Chocolate Cookies
Today we’re going to fashion that mound of cookie dough into a super fudgy triple chocolate dream come true! And every last one of your chocolate loving taste buds is going to love it!
You’ll get a cookies that are rich and decadent, and oh-so-moist!
Natalie writes: "These are the best chocolate chocolate chip cookies!!"
Trust me, making your cookies with triple the chocolate is a really good idea.
The result is a spectacular avalanche of rich chocolate perfection every time you take a bite.
Just like you get with these Chocolate Chunk Cookies, these Chocolate Almond Cookies, and these wildly popular Andes Mint Cake Cookies, too!
Plus, these triple chocolate cookies are twice as easy to make thanks to a genius cake mix short cut. Then, with just 4 ingredients and a few minutes of prep… you’re ready to go!
That means these cookies are both deeply satisfying and crazy easy to make!!
So today you’ll score a double win when you make this triple chocolate delight!
Is Butter or Shortening Better for Chocolate Chip Cookies?
When it comes to these chocolate fudge cookies, butter is your best choice! It infuses a rich delicious flavor, with perfect crispy edges and a soft chewy center.
Ingredients
It takes just 4 simple ingredients to make the BEST Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies!
- Cake Mix
- Chocolate Chips
- Butter – Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil can be substituted
- Eggs
Trust me, with just 4 ingredients this will be one of the best quick and easy dessert recipes you ever make!
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Pin ItHow to Make Triple Chocolate Cookies
It’s actually SO simple to make this easy triple chocolate cookies recipe!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Start by mixing together your Cake Mix, Butter & Eggs in a mixing bowl until everything is well combined.
2. Then stir in your chocolate chips.
3. Chill the dough in the refrigerator… and while waiting, go ahead and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
4. Once the dough has chilled, start rolling your the cookie dough balls and transfer them to your parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
5. Bake the cookies in the oven per the instructions on the recipe card below.
6. Once done, allow your triple chocolate cookies to cool on wire racks.
Then… there is just one thing left to do! Grab a cookie and DEVOUR It!!!
Easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this truly are the perfect way to satisfy your chocolate cookie cravings!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Make Ahead Baking Tips
Cake mix cookie recipes are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your cookie dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your cookies.
Can You Freeze Cake Mix Cookies?
You sure can! So if you’d like to prep ahead, simply make up your dough, and freeze your cookie dough balls for later with this simple little trick for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
Storage Tips
After your chocolate fudge cookies have baked and completely cooled, they can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days, covered in an airtight container. That makes these ideal make ahead Christmas Cookies!
Triple Chocolate Cookies Variations
Want to change things up a bit? Go for it! How about triple chocolate chip cookies?
What’s a triple chocolate chip cookie you ask? Well… instead of using just semi-sweet chocolate chips, you can use…
- 1/3 White Chocolate Chips
- 1/3 Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- and 1/3 Milk Chocolate Chips or Dark Chocolate Chips
The result is a ridiculously delicious cookie that is loaded to the max with 3 different kinds of chocolate chips!
Triple Chocolate Cookies Mason Jar Gift
These triple chocolate cookies also make a fabulous chocolate Cookie in a Jar Gift you can give to your friends and family!
Triple Chocolate Cookies Reviews
Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this recipe for triple chocolate cookies…
Heather writes: “Best cookies ever!”
Pepper writes: “OMG. These are easy and quick and yummerz!”
Julie writes: “Oh. My. Gosh!!! Soooooo Good!!! And easy. And definitely needs a glass of milk.”
Natalie writes: “These are the best chocolate chocolate chip cookies!!”
Kellie writes: “This is my go to recipe! Always comes out spectacular no matter what I decide I want to put in the mix!”
Candis writes: “Baked some to have a bit more crunch and others to be chewy. Yum!”
Mollie writes: “Yum!! Super simple! I used Nestle Tollhouse Triple Chocolate Chocolate chips.”
Cassie writes: “These turned out beautifully. I used mini chocolate chips and they came out perfect. Nice, easy recipe!”
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Triple Chocolate Cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix , (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup, Chocolate Fudge can also be substituted)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter, (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 2/3 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, (10 ounces)
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Stir in Chocolate Chips with large wooden spoon.
- Cover dough and chill in refrigerator for 2 hours.
- After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll cookie dough into 1 1/2 tablespoon sized rounded balls and transfer to cookie sheet.
- Bake on center oven rack for 7 – 13 minutes, or until done. (Note: Bake on the shorter end of the time range for non-stick cookie sheets & longer end of the time range for aluminum cookie sheets.)
- Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheets for 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling, and ENJOY!
Notes
- Butter: When it comes to Cake Mix Cookies, salted or unsalted butter can be used, as the cake mix will have a little salt in it. However, I’ve found that salted butter will result in superior flavor.
- Triple Chip Cookie Variation: For this recipe, instead of using just semi-sweet chocolate chips, you can use: 1/3 White Chocolate Chips, 1/3 Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips, and 1/3 Milk Chocolate Chips or Dark Chocolate Chips.
- Make Ahead Baking Tips: Cake mix cookies are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your cookie dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your cookies.
- Can You Freeze Cake Mix Cookies? You sure can! So if you’d like to prep ahead, simply make up your dough, and freeze your cookie dough balls for later with this simple little trick for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
- Storage Tips: After your cookies have baked and completely cooled, they can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days, covered in an airtight container.
- FAQ’s: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
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Am baking these cookies for the first time tonight, using Ghiardelli semi-sweet chips instead. Batter tasted amazing. So looking forward to these! 🙂
Ghirardelli chocolate chips are always a great choice!
Hi this recipe looks so easy and quick I just have one question do you make the dough balls and then refrigerate or refrigerate then make the dough balls thanks in advance
Hi Tata ~ if you’d like to make the dough in advance, you can make the dough balls and freeze them ahead of time using this trick:
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2016/04/how-to-freeze-cake-mix-cookies.html
Hope that helps!
I tried these yesterday. They were very good and easy to make. My cookies turned out bigger than I expected so I had to keep them in the oven a bit longer than the suggested time. My toddler loved it!
So glad you loved them, PB! 🙂
My first batch just came out of the oven! Look and smell delicious! What a simple recipe. Thank you for sharing
You’re very welcome, Kara… so glad you’re loving them! 🙂
Awesome recipe! I will do this one again for sure! Big hit at my family party!! Maybe next time I will try with Reese’s chips instead of chocolate chips 🙂 YUM!
Thanks, Jacklyn! I’ve tried with the Reese’s Chips before too, and they’re AMAZING!! 🙂
I loved how these came out for my office cookie swap, and today I tried changing out the chocolate cake mix to a basic yellow mix and mixed in rainbow sprinkles instead of chocolate chips (and I added 1/4 tsp. black walnut extract to up the flavor, but I think I may need a full 1/2 tsp). They are a HIT with my kids! I can’t wait to try some other combinations; the ease and texture are fantastic!
Aww ~ so glad you liked them, Elisa! Aren’t they SO simple and delicious?? Your fun flavor combinations sound yummy, too! The possibilities of mix-ins really are endless. Have fun baking!! 🙂
These look great! Do you think I could substitute the cooking oil with coconut oil instead?
Hi Robyn-Leigh… I haven’t tried making them with coconut oil yet, but if you do… let us know how they turn out!
Do you think the triple chocolate cookies would freeze well. I need to make a lot for a cookie exchange that falls midweek.
Yes… you can make the cookie dough balls ahead of time and freeze to use later. Once you make the balls, just pop them on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer for a minimum of 1 hour. Then, transfer them from the cookie sheet into a freezer Ziploc, seal, and place back in the freezer. Once you’re ready to make your cookies, simply pull them out, place on a cookie sheet {with space to spread}, as you would if you were going to bake them, and set aside. Allow them to come to room temperature {about 15 minutes or so}, then bake as normal per the instructions. ENJOY!
Can you freeze this dough so you can use it at a later date?
Absolutely! Here are some tips for freezing cake mix cookie dough…
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2016/04/how-to-freeze-cake-mix-cookies.html
About to pop these in the oven! Yum!
Woohoo… they really are such tasty little treats!