Description
Easy Cosmic Chocolate Cookies are a delightful treat made with a chocolate cake mix base, enhanced with semi-sweet chocolate chips and colorful rainbow candies. These soft, chocolaty cookies are topped with rich dark chocolate frosting and sprinkled with vibrant candy pieces to resemble a cosmic galaxy, making them perfect for both casual snacking and special occasions.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookie Dough
- 1 box dark chocolate cake mix (or any chocolate cake mix of your choice)
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter, cooled)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Rainbow chocolate chips or mini M&M’s (amount as desired)
Frosting
- 2 tubs dark chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Combine Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs. Mix together just until all ingredients are incorporated, avoiding overmixing to keep the cookies tender.
- Add Chips & Candies: Stir in the semi-sweet chocolate chips and rainbow chocolate chips or mini M&M’s until evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Preheat Oven & Prepare Baking Sheet: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, a silicone baking mat, or lightly spray it with nonstick cooking spray for easy cookie removal.
- Form Cookie Dough Balls: Using a medium cookie scoop, portion out even-sized balls of dough. Place them on a plate and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes while the oven finishes preheating. This chilling helps maintain cookie shape when baked.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the chilled cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart to allow for spreading during baking.
- Bake: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes. Cookies should be set around the edges but still soft in the center.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire cooling rack. Allow them to cool completely before frosting.
- Frost Cookies: Once cooled, frost each cookie using an offset spatula or put the dark chocolate frosting into a piping bag and pipe it onto the cookies for a neat finish.
- Decorate: Sprinkle additional rainbow chocolate chips or mini M&M’s on top of the frosting for a colorful cosmic effect. Let the frosting set before serving.
Notes
- Chilling the cookie dough before baking helps the cookies hold their shape and results in a thicker texture.
- If you prefer, substitute vegetable oil with melted and cooled butter for a richer taste.
- For uniform-sized cookies, use a cookie scoop to portion the dough evenly.
- Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting to prevent melting and sliding of the frosting.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: chocolate cookies, cosmic cookies, easy chocolate desserts, chocolate chip cookies, festive cookies, dark chocolate frosting
