Ingredients (~30 cookies)
- 1 box devil’s food cake mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (divided)
Make the Dough
Preheat your oven to 350F.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the cake mix, oil, vanilla, eggs, and 1/3 cup of the sugar until you get a cohesive dough. The mixture will look wet at first but comes together as you mix.
Cover the bowl and refrigerate for ~15-30 minutes. This firms up the dough and makes it much easier to roll into uniform balls.
Shape and Bake the Cookies
Put the remaining sugar (a bit more than 1/3 cup) in a small bowl for rolling.
Using a cookie scoop or spoon, portion out about 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Roll each portion into a ball with your hands, then roll it in the sugar to coat completely.
Place the sugar-coated balls about 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. They’ll spread as they bake.
Bake for ~9-11 minutes, until the centers look set but still soft. The cookies will appear slightly underdone when you pull them out, but they’ll finish cooking on the hot pan.
Let them cool on the baking sheet for ~2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. This prevents them from breaking apart while they’re still tender.
Devil’s Food Cookies
Ingredients
Ingredients (~30 cookies)
- 1 box devil’s food cake mix
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Mix cake mix, oil, vanilla, eggs, and 1/3 cup sugar in large bowl until combined.
- Refrigerate dough for 15-30 minutes.
- Roll dough into 2 tablespoon balls.
- Coat each ball in remaining sugar.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake 9-11 minutes until centers look set but soft.
- Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes before transferring to wire rack.
