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Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies With Peanut Butter

These jumbo cookies are super decadent and easy to throw together with just a few ingredients you may already have in your pantry.

Ingredients

    • 1 pkg (15.25 oz/432g) chocolate cake mix
    • ½ cup (125 mL) vegetable oil
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup (125 mL) semisweet chocolate morsels
    • Frosting
    • ½ cup (125 mL) creamy peanut butter
    • ½ cup (125 mL) butter, softened (1 stick)
    • 2 cups (500 mL) powdered sugar
    • 3 tbsp (45 mL) milk
    • Garnish
    • ½ cup (125 mL) chopped peanuts, optional

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (190°C).
  2. Add all of the cookie ingredients to the bowl of the Deluxe Stand Mixer fitted with the scraper beater. MIX for 45 seconds.
  3. Use the Extra-Large Scoop to scoop 4-5 cookies onto a sheet pan; spacing 2” (5 cm) apart.
  4. Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until tops crack slightly and don’t look wet. Allow to cool on the pan for 5 minutes before removing.
  5. To prepare the frosting, add all of the frosting ingredients to the bowl of the Deluxe Stand Mixer. CREAM for 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
  6. To assemble, spread frosting onto each cookie and top with chopped peanuts, if using.