Chocolate Crunch Cookies
Jam-packing Cocoa Krispies into every nook and cranny of your Chocolate Crunch Cookies is a really good idea. With each delightful bite, you'll indulge in a cookie sensation that is both breakfast and dessert at the same time! Talk about a whole new level of chocolate cookie awesomeness! You'll just need 4 easy ingredients!
Servings: 30 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 Salted Butter, melted (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 3/4 cups Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies Cereal
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 Cocoa Krispies 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.
- Make Ahead Tips: These cookies are SO easy to make ahead of time! Your cake mix cookie dough can be prepared today, then stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your cookies.
- How to Store Cake Mix Cookies: After your cookies have baked and completely cooled, they will last well at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days. That makes these ideal make ahead Christmas Cookies!
- 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.
