Easy Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies
These Cadbury Mini Egg Cookies are made with a cake mix, filled chocolate ganache and easter candy. They are the perfect Easter cookie.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time52 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 204kcal
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- 1 box yellow cake mix {15.25 ounces}
- 8 ounces cream cheese {softened}
- ½ cup butter {softened}
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Chocolate Ganache
- 1 ¼ cup milk chocolate chips
- ⅓ cup heavy cream
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Combine the softened cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl. Mix using a hand held {or stand} mixer until creamy and smooth.
Add cake mix, egg and vanilla to the cream cheese mixture. Mix until everything is totally combined and you have a thick and slightly sticky dough.
Use a medium cookie scoop and scoop mounds of dough into your hand. If the dough is too sticky, flour your hands and roll the dough into a smooth ball. Place the cookie dough mounds onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet.
Bake for 9-11 minutes. Remove from the oven and make an indentation in the middle of each cookie using your thumb or a tart shaper and cool completely on the baking sheet.
- After the cookies are baked use a tart shaper to make the indentation into the middle of each cookie. Doing this while the cookies are warm will keep the cookies from cracking.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Substitutions/Variations:
Cake Mix: Change up the cake mix to any flavor that would go wonderfully with chocolate egg candies. A vanilla mix, chocolate fudge or even strawberry would be delicious.
Chocolate Chips: You can make microwave ganache with any flavor of chocolate chips. Try semi-sweet, dark chocolate or even white chocolate for a fun twist.
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 204kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg