chocolate surprise cookies

Mio, MI
Updated on Mar 8, 2011

This was a little invention of mine two days ago and yesterday I tested the frozen cookie bake time. They are a great store ahead and bake when the urge hits for chocolatey delights. These little cookies hold a secret filling inside.

prep time 4 Hr
cook time 15 Min
method Bake
yield 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 1/2 stick butter melted
  • 6 ounces cream cheese ( 2 - 3oz pks)
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1/2 cup sugar (for rollong cookies in before baking)

How To Make chocolate surprise cookies

  • Step 1
    Mix the cake mix with the eggs and butter.
  • Step 2
    Divide the cake mix into 2 even bowls and put in the fridge to get cold so it is easier to work with. 1-3 hours
  • Step 3
    Cut each block of cream cheese into 12 pieces.
  • Step 4
    Take out one bowl of cake mix at a time divide dough into 12 pieces. refriderate after doing the dividing
  • Step 5
    Take one piece of dough and wrap around a chunk of cream cheese and roll into a ball and then roll into the sugar.
  • Step 6
    Do the same with the rest of the dough and the other bowl.
  • Step 7
    At this point you can freeze the balls or bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes until stress marks no longer look wet.
  • Step 8
    If you freeze them when you are ready to bake them just put on a cookie sheet, preheat the oven and bake for 15-17 minutes. Until stress marks do not look wet. Picture above for frozen cookies about to go in oven

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Category: Cookies
Category: Chocolate
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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