I’m winding up my recipes for Christmas Day. I wanted to have something sweet around the house when my children come home so they think I’ve been productive.

I am whipping up these. I love Texas Sheet Cake, and now we can make that recipe into cookies. I love the internet.

 

Texas Sheet Cake Cookies

Ingredients

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Ingredients

• 1 box milk chocolate cake mix

• 2 eggs

• 1/3 cup canola oil

• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Icing Ingredients

• 2 Tb. cocoa powder

• 1/2 cup unsalted sweet cream butter

• 3 Tb. whole milk

• 2 c. powdered sugar

 

Directions

Chocolate Cake Mix Cookie Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.

2. In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs and oil until combined and smooth. Stir pecans into batter by hand.

3. Scoop out dough balls and place them onto the cookie sheet about 2 inches apart from each other.

4. Bake for 8-10 minutes.

  5.   Remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before transferring cookies to a wire cooling rack.

Icing Directions

1. Using a medium saucepan, combine the butter, cocoa powder and whole milk over medium heat.

2. Whisk together until combined and smooth.

3. Remove from the heat and slowly whisk in the powdered sugar until smooth.

4. Place a cookie sheet under the wire rack to catch excess chocolate.

5. Scoop out a spoonful of icing and pour over the cookies.

6. Allow the icing to harden before enjoying.

Servings: 16 cookies

Adapted from The Soccer Mom Blog

 

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