Whopper Cookies
What better way to indulge in one of your favorite childhood candies, than when you infuse them into these easy Whopper Cookies?!? Loaded with crunchy malted milk balls and mini chocolate chips, these soft and chewy chocolate cookies deliver the perfect satisfying crunch with each nostalgic bite! You'll just need 5 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 Melted Butter (Vegetable or Canola Oil can be substituted)
- 2 large Eggs
- 3 tablespoons Mini Chocolate Chips (for cookie dough)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Mini Chocolate Chips (for topping)
- 40 Whoppers
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Cut each Whopper candy into 4 pieces, and set about 80 pieces aside for later to use when topping the cookie dough balls.
- Combine Cake Mix, Melted Butter (or oil), and Eggs in large mixing bowl, and mix with hand mixer or stand mixer until well combined.
- Then add 3 tablespoons Mini Chocolate Chips, remaining pieces of Whoppers, and any Whopper powder or dust from chopping into cookie dough, and stir until well combined.
- 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.
- Then place about 3 whopper pieces on top of each cookie dough ball as well as several mini chocolate chips. (This will give the finished cookies a pretty look on top.)
- 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 Tip: These chocolate malt cookies are SO easy to make ahead of time! The pre-made dough can be stored covered in the refrigerator up to 2 days prior to baking your whopper cookies. Want to plan ahead even further? You can freeze your chocolate cookie dough using these tips for How to Freeze Cake Mix Cookies!
- Storage Tips: After your whopper cookies have baked, you can store them at room temperature, stored covered in an airtight container, for up to 3 days.
- 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.
