• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Chocolate Cookies

• Combine cake mix and  flour in a medium bowl, whisk {or sift} together. Add eggs, melted butter and sour cream. Mix using a hand held {or stand} mixer until you have a thick dough.
• Use a large cookie scoop to measure out 12 cookies. Use your hands to press the cookie dough into a disc that is a thick round circle. Bake 6 cookies at a time. Place the cookie on a silicone mat {or parchment} lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove cookies from the oven and allow them to cool completely on the baking sheet.

Strawberry Butter Cream

• Combine the butter and powdered sugar in a medium bowl with a hand held mixer. The two ingredients will not totally combine but the butter will break down into smaller pieces. Once that happens add the strawberry jam and continue to mix. It will take 30 seconds to a minute for the mixture to come together into a spreadable buttercream. Add enough milk or cream to make the buttercream piping consistent. Add the mixture to a piping bag or Ziploc bag and set aside.

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

• In a medium microwave safe bowl, add the dark chocolate wafers. Start microwaving with one minute, stir and then add 30 second intervals until all of the chocolate is melted and smooth. Take each strawberry and hold either by the green stem or place a tooth pick into the top and dip into the melted chocolate. Shake off any excess chocolate and place each strawberry onto a parchment or wax paper lined baking sheet. Continue until all of the strawberries are dipped. Optional: Go back and drizzle additional chocolate over the top of each strawberry. Let the strawberries sit at room temperature for 30 minutes or until the chocolate is set. You can also refrigerate them to allow the process to happen sooner.

Chocolate Ganache {optional}

• Combine the milk chocolate chips and heavy cream in a small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds. Whisk the ingredients until smooth. If it is still chunky, add 15 seconds and whisk again. NOTE: To give the ganache a smooth spoonable consistency, add extra heavy cream.

Assembly

• Put all of the cookie cups onto a baking sheet. Pipe {or spoon} strawberry buttercream onto each cookie, and then a spoonful of chocolate ganache, if using. Add a chocolate covered strawberry to the top of each cookie.