Cake Mix Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

  • Prep 40 min
  • Total 1 hr 20 min
  • Servings 54

Ingredients

Cookies

Frosting

  • 1 1/2 tubs (12 oz) Betty Crocker™ Whipped Fluffy White Frosting
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 teaspoons milk

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick cookie sheet). Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, 3/4 cup peanut butter, the water, vanilla and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until blended. Gently stir in chocolate chips. Onto cookie sheet, drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
  • 3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
  • 4
    In medium bowl, stir together frosting ingredients. Frost cookies with frosting. Store covered.

  • For a decorative touch, spoon frosting into pastry bag fitted with star tip, then squirt frosting on each cookie. You can also use a star tip inside a food-storage plastic bag!
  • The secret ingredient in this recipe, cake mix, makes these cookies very light and the perfect chocolate base for the creamy frosting.

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