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Chocolate Mint Cookies – an Easy Cake Mix Recipe

November 16, 2020

How to easily make chocolate mint cookies with cake mix, and only a few other ingredients! They are soft, chewy and delicious.

This year on my EyeLoveKnots blog, I participated in the Festive Christmas Ideas blog hop, and one of our themes was Christmas Baking, so I shared the free crochet pattern for this Through the Window Hand Towel that you see.

Every year, I spend many days before Christmas stocking up on my Christmas cookies that I gift to family and friends. This year, I’m adding in these super easy chocolate mint cookies!

They start with cake mix as the base (I love how soft the cookies come out, and how easy it is to use), then I combine that with some softened plant based butter (because I’m lactose intolerant), two eggs, a touch of vanilla extract and the star of the show – Andes Mint Candy pieces!

When the dough is ready, I use my handy dandy cookie scoop because it makes it quicker, and even more easy.

When I bake these cookies for my husband and I, I simply cut the recipe in half so we don’t end up with so many cookies, but I’ve included instructions here to make a full batch. If you cut the recipe in half, you will need 1.5 cups of the cake mix, and you can store the rest of it in a tupperware. Don’t forget to label your tupperware with the contents, the date you opened it, and the expiration date – I do this with a Sharpie on scotch tape that I put on the side of the tupperware.

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Makes:

30 Cookies

Time Required:

About 1 Hour, 15 Minutes

  • Mix ingredients (5 – 7 Minutes)
  • Dough in Fridge & PreHeat Oven (30 Minutes)
  • Bake x 3 + Cooling (11 Minutes + 2 Minutes Each Batch)

Ingredients:

  • 1 Box of Duncan Hines Devil Food Cake Mix
  • 1 Stick of Butter (or 8 Tablespoons), Softened
  • 2 Eggs
  • 0.5 Teaspoon of Vanilla Extract
  • 1 Cup of Andes Mint Chocolate Pieces

You’ll Also Need:

  • Mixing Bowl
  • Mixer/Spoon/Spatula for Mixing Ingredients
  • Measuring Cup and Spoons
  • Pam, or Butter and Flour
  • Cookie Sheet
  • Optional, Cookie Scoop
  • Optional, Aluminum Foil for Baking Sheet
  • Plate or Cooling Rack for Cookies

Ingredient Notes:

CAKE MIX: Duncan Hines is my favorite cake mix to use. It makes the best soft and chewy cookies. I do not recommend Pillsbury for these because these will come out puffy and cakey instead (kind of like the top of a cupcake), but Betty Crocker does have a super moist series, and that might work, though I haven’t tested it.

MINT CANDIES: Feel free to add more or less depending on your preference, or switch out for chocolate chips, but keep in mind that Andes Mint Candy Pieces are going to be stronger than you think.

Recipe:

Step 1: Mix the cake mix, butter eggs, and vanilla until combined and not lumpy.

Step 2: Hand mix in the candy pieces.

Step 3: Pre-Heat the oven to 350 degrees – mine takes 6 minutes, so I did it in the last 6 minutes of the dough being in the fridge (#3).

Step 4: Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least half an hour.

Step 5: Scoop out 12 cookie balls (I do not roll mine into a ball as they shape well when baking), and dropped them onto the cookie sheet. Place unused dough back in the fridge.

Step 6: Bake cookies for 11 minutes! They will turn out soft, and chewy.

Step 8: Gently pat down the tops so the cookies flatten, and then let them cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then move to a plate, or cooling rack.

Move the cookies to a plate, or cooling rack, and repeat with remaining dough.

Store finished cookies in an air-tight container on the counter.

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Tagged with: Cake Mix Recipe, Christmas, Christmas Recipe, Cookie Recipe, Easy Recipe, Mint Recipe, Oven Recipe26 Comments

Comments

  1. Dee | Grammy's Grid says

    November 23, 2020 at 11:23 am

    YUM, looks good! Thanks so much for linking up with me at my party #UnlimitedMonthlyLinkParty 18, open until November 26 at 12:05 am. I wish you had share buttons so I could save this recipe to Pinterest.

    I invite you to check out all of my themed link parties. Any link you add to my parties can also be added to my Unlimited Monthly for more views and shares!!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      November 27, 2020 at 7:06 pm

      You can download the Pinterest extension for free, and then can pin from any website at any time with just the click of a button 🙂

      Reply
  2. Allyson says

    November 25, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    I can’t resist a mint and chocolate recipe ~ pinning to give it a try!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      November 27, 2020 at 7:06 pm

      You and me both! Enjoy 🙂

      Reply
  3. Marielle says

    November 25, 2020 at 3:11 pm

    I love Andes mints, and this looks like a delicious cookie. I love the simplicity too. Thanks for sharing. Pinning for later! Have a great day Alexandra!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      November 27, 2020 at 7:08 pm

      Mmmm – me too! They were delicious, hehe. Thanks for pinning and visiting 🙂

      Reply
  4. Joanne says

    November 28, 2020 at 5:41 pm

    Those sound delicious and I just love an easy cookie recipe. Pinned.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 10:07 pm

      Mmm – they were delicious, hehe! I am with – all about the easy cookie recipes. I love to make and share them!

      Reply
  5. Marilyn Lesniak says

    November 28, 2020 at 7:47 pm

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    Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too! Please stay safe and healthy. Come party with us at Over The Moon! Catapult your content Over The Moon! @marilyn_lesniak @EclecticRedBarn
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  6. Marilyn Lesniak says

    November 28, 2020 at 8:35 pm

    Congratulations! Your post was my feature pick at #OverTheMoon this week. Each Hostess displays their own features so be sure to visit me on Sunday evening and to see your feature! I invite you to leave more links to be shared and commented upon. Please don’t forget to add your link numbers or post title so we can be sure to visit!

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    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 10:08 pm

      How exciting! Thank you so much, Marilyn!

      Reply
  7. Rachel Harper says

    November 30, 2020 at 10:09 pm

    These sounds so yummy. So excited to feature you on Wednesday’s Charming Homes & Garden Link Party

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 10:08 pm

      That’s so exciting! Thank you so much!

      Reply
  8. Kristin | White Arrows Home says

    December 1, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing this delicious recipe! I am excited to feature you this week at Charming Homes & Gardens!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 10:06 pm

      Happy to share! Thank you so much for the feature! How exciting!

      Reply
  9. Kim | Shiplap and Shells says

    December 1, 2020 at 10:06 pm

    These look absolutely amazing! Pinned so I can make them.We will be featuring you at Charming Homes and Gardens this week. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 10:05 pm

      Mmmm – they were delicious, hehe! I appreciate you sharing 🙂

      Reply
  10. Jerri says

    December 3, 2020 at 12:43 am

    I love mint and chocolate, especially at Christmas time! Thanks for sharing at Friday Favorites. I’m featuring you this week.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 10:01 pm

      Mint does make me think of the holiday season! Ah, really helps put me in the spirit. Thank you so much for the feature – I really appreciate that!

      Reply
  11. Danielle says

    December 3, 2020 at 11:33 am

    These look delicious! Chocolate and mint are one of my favorite combos!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      December 10, 2020 at 9:58 pm

      Mmm – they were delicious, hehe! I feel like chocolate is a good companion to many flavors, but I especially like it with mint too.

      Reply
  12. Irene says

    December 17, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    So festive!

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      April 9, 2021 at 7:14 pm

      Hehe. Thanks! Though I love mint flavored anything any time of year.

      Reply
  13. Verna Bradshaw says

    April 4, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    These look really good! I’m not a huge fan of mint, I know-sorry, but you never know.

    Reply
    • Alexandra says

      April 9, 2021 at 8:04 pm

      You could always do white or milk chocolate chips instead! I enjoy cookies with all kinds of add ins.

      Reply

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