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A stack of four Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies with cinnamon sugar around them.
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Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies

Soft and chewy chocolate cake mix cookies that are double dipped in a cinnamon sugar mixture for just the right hint of cinnamon flavor.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
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Total Time35 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 22 cookies
Calories: 125kcal
Author: June Albertson-Dick

Ingredients

  • 1 box chocolate cake mix
  • 2 eggs {whisked}
  • 1/3 cup butter {melted}

Topping

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2-2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Combine cinnamon and sugar {topping ingredients} in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Combine cake mix, eggs and melted butter in a medium bowl. Mix using a hand held mixer {or by hand}.  NOTE:  Dough will be thick.
  • Using a medium sized cookie scoop {or heaping tablespoon} scoop cookies and roll in cinnamon sugar topping. Place cookie dough onto a silicone mat {or parchment} lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 9-11 minutes, remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for 4-5 minutes.  Before moving to a cooling rack, re-roll them in the cinnamon sugar topping mixture.  Repeat until all of the dough is baked.  
  • Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or freeze for up to 3 months.

Notes

  • If you don't have butter, use vegetable oil in the cookie dough. Either ingredient can be used with great results. Use what you have.
  • Do not over bake the cookies. Cake mix cookies are amazing but the one thing that can easily happen is they get too hard from over baking.
Substitutions/Variations
  • For an extra spicy cookie, add a 1/8 teaspoon of chili powder to either the cookie dough or the topping.
  • Add a half cup of chocolate chips to the cookie dough for added chocolate flavor.
  • Drizzle the top of the cookies with some salted caramel for a fun twist.
  • Add a half cup of chopped almonds or walnuts to add texture.
  • Top the cookies with marshmallows the last 2-3 minutes of baking like I did with these Rocky Road Cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 125kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 190mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 110IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1mg