Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies

Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! Lucky for us, they've given this delicious dessert it's own special day. (Google it - it's definitely a real holiday).

I, for one, can't believe that January is almost over. This month literally flew by! I've always loved January (probably because it's my birthday month), and because I LOVED playing in the snow when I was little. But now that I live in San Francisco and there's no such thing as snow, I've been counting down the days till I could decorate my apartment in red and pink for Valentine's Day. 

Let's be honest though, the best part of Valentine's Day is definitely the candy. A big thanks to my momma for sending me all my favorites: sweethearts, sixlets, peeps, and Jelly Belly petite sour heart candies (from Jolley's).

I have a special chocolate cake recipe to share with you all today, in honor of this special holiday. As much as I love chocolate cake, it's a difficult treat to package up and take to friends, and there's no way I want my husband and I to eat it all by ourselves. So that brings us to Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies.

I really wanted to dress them up for Valentine's Day though, so I dipped them in chocolate, and topped them with red, pink, and white heart-shaped sprinkles.

And now for the recipe. Here's what you need:

1 box chocolate cake mix

2 eggs

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 tsp baking powder

1 tbsp vanilla extract

Melted chocolate (I used milk chocolate chips)

Pink and red heart sprinkles

1. Add the cake mix, eggs, oil, vanilla, and baking power in a deep bowl. Mix until you have a dough-like batter. (The dough will be pretty sticky. Don't worry - that's good).

2. Chill dough in the fridge for about 20 minutes.

3. Shape dough into small round balls and place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

5. After the cookies have cooled to room temperature, melt chocolate pieces in a small bowl (at 15 second increments).

6. Dip half of the cookie in the chocolate, and toss on a few sprinkles. Let the cookies harden (about 20 minutes) before storing in an air tight container.

Now treat yourself on this extra special holiday!