Easy Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies Made with Spice Cake and Quick Oats

Cake mix chocolate chip cookies have to be one of the easiest and quickest ways to get your chocolate chip cookie fix. With spice cake mix and just 4 other ingredients to pull together, you can be munching down on a rich and chocolaty cookie in less than 30 minutes. Yes, less than 30 minutes with just 10 minutes of prep required.

Soft and chewy spice cake mix comes together with hearty oats and sweet chocolate chips to bake up a wholesome and crave-worthy chocolate chip cookie. Perfect with a nice cold glass of milk.

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If you haven’t made cookies using a cake mix before you don’t know what you’re missing. Cake mixes save you loads of time and prep and the cookies taste great. I like to keep a few boxes in the pantry for those just-in-case situations.

These one-bowl cookies are great to have on hand for after-school snacks, school bake sales, potlucks, cookie exchanges, or any dessert occasion. They can easily be made in advance and they keep well in the freezer. Store cookies in an airtight container on the kitchen counter for up to 4 days or place them in the freezer for up to 3 months. Defrost on the counter overnight.

Looking for more cookie options? Try this Heart Shaped Valentine Cookie, this 3 Ingredient Lemon Cake Mix Cookie, or this Buckeye Cookie Recipe.

Why You’ll Love These Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Super easy to prepare
• Just 5 ingredients
• Easily customizable
• Perfect make-ahead cookie
• Great for feeding a crowd
• Ready in less than 30 minutes
• Only one bowl is required

 Equipment

• Large bowl
• Wooden Spoon (optional)
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment paper (optional)
• Wire Cooling rack
• Cookie spatula
• Wire cooling rack

Ingredients

• 15.25 oz box Duncan Hines Spice Cake Mix
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup quick oats
• ¾ cup chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips

How To Make Spice Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings: Makes 32 cookies

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Downtime: Cool for 15 minutes

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to help make cleanup easier.
• Add the cake mix, oil, and eggs to a large bowl.

• Stir ingredients until a soft dough forms.
• Stir in the quick oats and chocolate chips.

• Use a cookie scoop to form the perfect size cookie.

• Drop dough onto a baking sheet.

• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and set the baking pan on a wire cooling rack for 3 minutes, then transfer the cookies to the cooling rack using a cookie spatula.

Variations

• Use a different kind of chocolate chip; any kind will work whether it be semi-sweet chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate, butterscotch chips, or even peanut butter chips. Or use a variety of chips instead of just one flavor.
• Choose a different cake mix flavor. Instead of spice cake mix choose vanilla cake mix, angel food cake or whatever you have in your pantry if you don’t have to shop for any ingredients that’s a bonus in my books.
• Add pumpkin pie spice to the cookie dough for pumpkin-flavored cookies.
• Mix in a touch of cinnamon or shredded coconut. Yum!
• Add mini marshmallows to the cookie batter. Colored marshmallows would look really nice.
• Sprinkle the cookies with powdered sugar once they’ve cooled.
• Frost with a rich buttercream frosting in either chocolate or vanilla.
• Dip the cooled cookies into melted dark chocolate or drizzle with the dark chocolate.
• Chop up some toasted pecans or walnuts and add to the batter for a crunchy cookie.
• Throw in M&M’s, Reese’s Pieces or any other colored candy. Whatever you have in your pantry is good.

Tips and Tricks

• Use a mild flavored oil like canola or grapeseed.
• Make sure the cookies are all the same size so they bake up at the same pace.
• Allow the cookies to fully cool before decorating.
• Quick cook oat flakes work best, do not use instant oat flakes or steel cut oats.

FAQs

Can I use a cake mix to make chocolate chip cookies?

Yes, you absolutely can use a cake mix to make chocolate chip cookies. No need to pull out the flour and butter to make cookies.

What can I use in place of the vegetable oil?

Butter, margarine, or melted coconut oil will work in place of the vegetable oil. Some people have used applesauce instead of vegetable oil but I haven’t tried this so if you do let me know how it works out. Use unsweetened applesauce if you do go this route.

Can I make these cookies ahead of time?

Yes, you can most definitely make these cookies ahead of time. They will keep for a few days on the kitchen counter or a few months in the freezer.

Should I follow the instructions on the cake mix box?

No, don’t follow the instructions on the back of the box, follow these instructions instead.