Searching for a cookie that’s out-of-this-world good? With whipped nougat, gooey caramel, and rich milk chocolate, these soft and chewy Milky Way Cookies deliver a galaxy full of flavor! Plus, with just 4 ingredients, they’re ridiculously easy to make!
Milky Way Cookies
Loaded to the max with bits of a caramel Milky Way candy bar, these soft chocolate cookies are your answer to literally every… single… cookie craving!
Deede writes: "My husband's co workers gobbled them up! Super easy."
Trust me, when the cookie cravings hit, this cookie is your answer!
Milky Way candy bars are amazing all by themselves, but something magical happens you start adding them to your cookie dough.
The result is an out-of-this-world combination of caramel and chocolate in the divine form of a cookie!
Believe me, with this chocolate cookie recipe, every bite is pure pleasure!
It’s almost a little scary just how good these cookies are. Even wilder, you wouldn’t expect a cookie this good could possibly be so easy to make!
You can thank the cake mix for the wildly easy part. With cake mix cookies recipes, you’ve got the ultimate lazy girls baking solution!
How can I be so confident? Just try this fabulous Snickers Cookies Recipe, these scrumptious Twix Bar Cookies, and these oh so marvelous Kit Kat Cookies. Then you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about!
So what are you waiting for?
It’s time for a cookie celebration, and our favorite Milky Way bar is going to be the star!
Here’s what you’ll need to get started…
Ingredients
It takes just 4 simple ingredients to make the BEST chocolate Milky Way cookies!
Here’s what you’ll need to pick up at your local Walmart grocery store…
- Cake Mix
- Milky Way Minis
- Butter – Vegetable Oil or Canola Oil can be substituted.
- Eggs
No kidding, with just 4 ingredients these cookies truly are one of the EASIEST Christmas Dessert Recipes and Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes ever!
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Pin ItHow to Make Milky Way Cookies
It’s actually SO easy to make rich, chewy chocolate cookies jam-packed with little bite sized pieces of a Milky Way bar!
Here’s what you’ll do…
1. Mix your cookie dough ingredients until well combined.
2. Then chop your Milky Way Minis into smaller pieces.
3. Gently stir your candy pieces into your cookie dough with a large spoon.
4. Cover your dough and transfer it to the refrigerator to chill.
5. After your dough has chilled, line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
6. Roll your cookie dough into balls, and place on cookie sheets.
7. Bake in the oven, then cool on wire racks.
Now all that’s left is to sit back, relax, enjoy & DEVOUR!
Believe me, easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this… are the perfect way to satisfy your homemade cookie cravings!
Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.
Make Ahead Baking Tips
These Milky Way cookies recipes like this are SO easy to prep ahead of time! Your Milky Way cookie dough can be made ahead of time, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking.
Want your chocolate cookie dough to last even longer? Just follow my simple step-by-step instructions for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
Storage Tips
After baked, these cookies will last well at room temperature, simply stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
Reviews
Here’s what your frugal friends are saying about this easy Milky Way cookies recipe…
Carmen writes: “Quick and easy cookies to make with the kids!”
Amber writes: “Very good”
Deede writes: “My husband’s co workers gobbled them up! Super easy.”
Emily writes: “Delicious little treats”
Christie writes: “So good!!! That texture is sooo yummy”
Deb writes: “Delicious”
Lionna writes: “Super good! Everyone loved them”
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Milky Way Cookies
Ingredients
- 13.25 ounces Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, (if using a 15.25 oz. box, increase butter to 1/2 cup)
- 1/3 cup Melted Butter, (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 9.7 ounces Milky Way Minis
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.
- Unwrap Milky Way Minis, and carefully cut each one into 4 equal sized pieces
- Stir chopped Milky Way candies into cookie dough gently, 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
- Make Ahead Baking Tips: These Milky Way 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. Want your chocolate cookie dough to last even longer? Just follow my simple step-by-step instructions for How to Freeze Cookies!
- Storage Tips: After baked, these Milky Way cookies will last well at room temperature, simply stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- 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.
- 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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I’m going to try these with Milky Way dark!! Maybe dark chocolate cake mix too!!
Ooh ~ that sounds delicious, Teri!
Cookies are very good
So glad you liked them, Rosario!
These cookies are so cute! And what a great flavor . I bet they are just delicious!
They really are SO tasty!
Can’t wait to make these for my co-workers!
That’s a great idea… these would make lovely little coworker gifts!