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)
The Dough
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine cake mix, oil, vanilla extract, eggs and 1/3 cup of sugar in a large mixing bowl and mix until you have formed a smooth, uniform dough. The mixture will seem “wet” at the beginning but will come together as you mix.
Cover and refrigerate dough for approximately 15-30 minutes to allow it to firm up and make it much easier to roll into uniform balls.
Shape Cookies and Bake
In a separate small bowl, place the remaining sugar (a little more than 1/3 cup) for rolling the cookies in.
Using a cookie scoop, if one is available, portion out approximately 2 tablespoons of dough per cookie. Roll each portion into a ball using your hands, then roll the ball in the sugar until completely coated.
Space sugar-covered balls of dough at least 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets, as they will spread during baking.
Bake for approximately 9 to 11 minutes or until the cookie centers appear set but still soft. Cookies will appear slightly undercooked after pulling them out, but they will continue to cook on the baking sheet from the residual heat.
After removing cookies from the oven, allow them to rest for approximately 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. This prevents them from breaking apart while they are 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.
