By Becky Hardin
Published Dec 3, 2017
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies are the perfect combination of gooey butter cake, chocolate brownies, and soft cookies! Being from St. Louis, we are big fans of gooey butter cake. It’s even better when you add chocolate and make it into cookie form! Chocolate Cake Cookies just got an upgrade. This Chocolate version of the Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe is one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes!
Easy Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies are a must-make for any Gooey Butter Cake lover!
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies had me at hello. Here in STL, we have a favorite dessert, ooey Gooey Butter Cake ! We served it at our wedding and some out-of-town friends were so blown away I had to ship them some a few months later.
These Gooey Butter Cookies are ooey, gooey, buttery (yep…the title works), and just oh so addicting. I love it, but I wanted to see if I loved it just as much with chocolate and in cookie form. Spoiler alert, I DO!
This CHOCOLATE GOOEY BUTTER COOKIES RECIPE is out of this world and the perfect easy (Hello, they’re made from cake mix !) baking recipe for the holidays. You can make a batch to take to work, one to take to family Christmas, and a couple to keep at home and chip away little by little.
If you’re a fan of gooey butter cake, then you’re gonna LOVE these Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies!
Be sure to also try our Gooey Butter Cookies , Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake , and Gooey Butter Cake Martinis !
Chocolate cookies with gooey texture
These gooey butter cookies have the same great texture as Saint Louis Gooey Butter Cake, but with CHOCOLATE! I’m a huge fan of chocolate and if I have my choice, that’s what I’ll always pick. Slightly crispy outside and (you guessed it) gooey inside. Are these the ultimate Christmas cookie ?! Just maybe! And they’re a great Valentine’s Day dessert too!
If you make a dozen of these for Santa I do believe you’ll get all your heart desires this year. No one making these lands on the naughty list. These cookies can win over anyone and everyone.
Chocolate Cake Cookies – Cake Mix Cookies
Chocolate Cake Cookies are an awesome Cake Mix Cookie Recipe to make for Christmas or any celebration.
Pat and I polished off more of these than I care to admit in less time than I care to admit. Hey, we are chasing around a crawling baby. A very fast crawling baby. My iPhone step counter doesn’t account for scooting across the floor at the speed of light. LOTS of calories burned around here.
I love that these Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies are made from CAKE MIX! Our Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies are one of my favorite backing hack recipes and these are just as easy and unique. A cake mix cookie recipe takes a lot of the measuring out of the equation which is great for new bakers. I want these cookies as fool-proof as possible. We are just learning around here!
Christmas Baking doesn’t have to be intimidating…it’s definitely possible to create AMAZING holiday desserts while still saving time and without being a pastry chef. I like to keep things EASY around here. I’m here to make holiday entertaining simple and still very delicious. We want to impress with the least amount of effort possible!
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies are the type of cookie recipe that could make you famous. I hope generations from now my great great grandkids are talking about Grandma Becky’s famous Chocolate Cake Cookies! I have a feeling they will be. Brownie meets cookie meets cake. What on Earth could be better?!
Looking for more chocolate recipes?
- Chocolate Truffles
- Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Homemade Brownies from Scratch
- Easy French Silk Pie
- Easy S’more Cookies
- Oreo Poke Cake
- Chocolate Sugar Cookies
- Turtle Brownie Cake
Ingredients1x2x3x
- ▢ 8 ounces cream cheese 227 grams, room temperature (1 brick)
- ▢ 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 113 grams, room temperature (1 stick)
- ▢ 1 large egg 50 grams, room temperature
- ▢ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- ▢ ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ▢ 15.25 ounces Dark Chocolate Fudge Moist Chocolate Cake Mix 432 grams (1 box)
- ▢ 1 cup powdered sugar 113 grams (SEE NOTE)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth, approximately 3 minutes. 8 ounces cream cheese, 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract. 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Add the salt and cake mix and beat on medium until smooth, about 1½ minutes. 15.25 ounces Dark Chocolate Fudge Moist Chocolate Cake Mix, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours, or until batter is firm enough to roll into balls.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. 1 cup powdered sugar
- Roll the chilled dough into 1-tablespoon-sized balls and roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Place the cookies 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Once the oven has fully preheated, bake the cookies for 12 minutes (no longer). The cookies will look and feel a little wobbly and soft.
- Place tray on a cooling rack to cool for 2 minutes, and dust the cookies with more powdered sugar (I use a mesh sieve).
- Transfer individual cookies to the cooling rack to completely cool.
- Dust with more powdered sugar, if desired.
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Sheet
- Fine Mesh Sieve (optional)
Becky’s Tips
- NOTE: If a more intense chocolate flavor is desired, mix ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder with ½ cup powdered sugar for the powdered sugar coating.
- Originally, this recipe called for an 18-ounce box of cake mix. As 18-ounce boxes are harder to come by, the recipe has been adapted for a 15.25-ounce box of cake mix. You can use either size box in this recipe!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake Cookies
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Sheet
- Fine Mesh Sieve (optional)
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese 227 grams, room temperature (1 brick)
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter 113 grams, room temperature (1 stick)
- 1 large egg 50 grams, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 15.25 ounces Dark Chocolate Fudge Moist Chocolate Cake Mix 432 grams (1 box)
- 1 cup powdered sugar 113 grams (SEE NOTE)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth, approximately 3 minutes. 8 ounces cream cheese, 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Mix in the egg and vanilla extract. 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Add the salt and cake mix and beat on medium until smooth, about 1½ minutes. 15.25 ounces Dark Chocolate Fudge Moist Chocolate Cake Mix, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours, or until batter is firm enough to roll into balls.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. 1 cup powdered sugar
- Roll the chilled dough into 1-tablespoon-sized balls and roll the balls in the powdered sugar. Place the cookies 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Once the oven has fully preheated, bake the cookies for 12 minutes (no longer). The cookies will look and feel a little wobbly and soft.
- Place tray on a cooling rack to cool for 2 minutes, and dust the cookies with more powdered sugar (I use a mesh sieve).
- Transfer individual cookies to the cooling rack to completely cool.
- Dust with more powdered sugar, if desired.
Notes
- NOTE: If a more intense chocolate flavor is desired, mix ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder with ½ cup powdered sugar for the powdered sugar coating.
- Originally, this recipe called for an 18-ounce box of cake mix. As 18-ounce boxes are harder to come by, the recipe has been adapted for a 15.25-ounce box of cake mix. You can use either size box in this recipe!
Nutrition
By Becky Hardin
Published Jul 12, 2017
This Essential Grocery List is an absolute life saver for my family on the busy weeks. When I started this journey to learn how to cook, I quickly realized that the first step in cooking is having staple ingredients on hand. I want to avoid having to run out to the grocery store every single time I prepare a new recipe. Having a well-stocked pantry has made my life in the kitchen so much simpler, because when it’s time to cook, I have what I need.
Essential Grocery List
It’s so helpful to have a basic grocery list to help me remember which foods to buy at the store. This food shopping list is my go-to!
It’s better to stock up on things like grains, seasonings and spices, baking essentials, oils, condiments, canned and frozen foods, etc. so I can just grab them when I need them. These things have a long shelf life , so I keep them in my kitchen for convenience.
However, I do have to go to the supermarket sometimes, and there’s a way to make that trip easy and hassle-free: I keep a grocery list! If I go in blindly, I’ll leave with things I don’t need, and nothing that actually helps me prepare a good meal.
In the list below, I’ve compiled everything I always have on my stock-up grocery list.
I’ve got you covered! I created an easy grocery list filled with all of the essentials. Plus there’s a free printable version that you can take with you to the grocery store. It has everything you need to stock your pantry, your freezer, and your refrigerator.
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List
What to Buy at the Grocery Store
This is the perfect grocery list filled with all the basics and essentials. It should help get you going if you’re new to cooking, or if you’re just left staring helplessly at an empty pantry and don’t know how to fill it.
When I first started cooking, things could seem overwhelming. I quickly realized that they more prepared I could be, the more confident I felt. If you already have the basics in your kitchen, then you can shop stress-free.
So print out our easy grocery list, stock up your pantry and fridge, and you’ll be cooking in no time!
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Fresh Produce
- Apples
- Bananas
- Strawberries
- Avocados
- Bell Peppers
- Carrots
- Broccoli
- Garlic
- Lemons/Limes
- Onion
- Parsley
- Cilantro
- Basil
- Potatoes
- Spinach
- Tomatoes
GRAINS
- Breadcrumbs
- Pasta
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Sandwich Bread
- Tortillas
MEAT/PROTEIN
- Chicken
- Eggs
- Ground Beef
- Sliced Turkey
- Lunch Meat
DAIRY
- Butter
- Sliced Cheese
- Shredded Cheese
- Milk
- Sour Cream
- Greek Yogurt
BAKING GOODS
- Baking powder
- Baking Soda
- Granulated Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Flour
- Honey
- Vanilla Extract
- Dry Yeast
- Chocolate Chips
- Cocoa Powder
- Powdered Sugar
FREEZER
- Fruit and Berries
- Frozen Veggies (Corn, Peas, Broccoli, etc)
- Juice Concentrate
- Pizza or Other Convenience Meals
- Pie Crust
- Cookie Dough
CANNED/DRIED GOODS
- Chicken stock/broth
- Salsa
- Diced Tomatoes
- Jam/Jelly
- Peanut Butter
- Pasta Sauce
- Beans (Black Beans, Chickpeas, Baked Beans, etc)
- Soups
- Tuna
- Green Chiles
- Canned Veggies
- Coffee or Tea
Get more details on the best non-perishable and pantry foods
CONDIMENTS/SPICES
- Black Pepper
- Chili Powder
- Cinnamon
- Crushed Red Pepper
- Cumin
- Garlic Powder
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayo
- Nutmeg
- Paprika
- Salt (Course Sea Salt and Kosher Salt)
- Soy Sauce
- Steak Sauce
- Hot Sauce/ Buffalo Sauce
- Salad Dressings
OILS/VINEGARS
- Apple cider vinegar
- Balsamic vinegar
- Coconut Oil
- Olive Oil
- Vegetable/Canola Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- White Vinegar
- Cooking Wine
- White Wine Vinegar
SNACKS
- Crackers
- Nuts
- Quick Oats
- Popcorn
- Tortilla Chips
- Cereal
Click to get my Free Printable Grocery List for the perfectly stocked pantry and freezer!
Click ☝🏻 for my FREE Grocery List Printable!
I hope this essential grocery list can help you buy what you need and make your home cooking so much easier!
Stock Your Kitchen
Find more ideas for your grocery list, stock up your kitchen, and print more cooking guides and charts to keep handy!
Non-Perishable Foods to Stock Up On
Frozen Vegetables to Stock Up On (and Recipes to Make)
Ultimate List of Cooking Herbs for Your Kitchen
Ultimate List of Cooking Spices for Your Kitchen
Cooking Oil 101: Types of Cooking Oils to Use
26 Types of Pasta and When to Use Them
What Fruits and Vegetables are in Season?
Meat Temperature Chart (Free Printable)
How to Meal Prep (Guide for Beginners)
Basic Cooking Measurements & Kitchen Conversion Chart
