Cake Mix Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

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Cake Mix Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

Prep 40 min
Total 1 hr 20 min
Servings 54

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated October 20, 2014

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

Cookies

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ chocolate fudge cake mix

3/4

cup creamy peanut butter

1/4

cup water

teaspoon vanilla

eggs

1 1/2

cups semisweet chocolate chips

Frosting

1 1/2

containers Betty Crocker™ Whipped fluffy white frosting

3/4

cup creamy peanut butter

teaspoons milk

Steps

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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.

Expert Tips

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.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 70

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8g; 12%
Saturated Fat 2 1/2g 12% Trans Fat 1/2g
Cholesterol: 10mg; 4%
Sodium: 115mg; 5%
Potassium: 85mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 17g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4% Sugars 12g
Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 2%; 2%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;