Cherry-stuffed Cake Mix Cookies (with Video)
Today’s 4-Ingredient Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies are a delicious take on a cherry cordial, in a fudgey cookie form!
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookie Recipe
Our Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookie recipe is the latest in our collection of easy cake mix cookies.
Cake mix cookies are an awesome solution when you’re pressed for time, or baking with little ones, for a variety of reasons:
- they only require a few ingredients
- they take less than 10 minutes to whip up
- depending on the ingredients you add, you can make a thick and cake-y cookie, or a crunchy, chewy cookie (check out this cherry cake mix cookie for a thicker cookie version)
- and they turn out incredibly delicious – maybe even better than some from-scratch cookies!
These Cherry-stuffed Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are rich, almost brownie-like cookies, with crispy, exteriors and chewy, tender interiors with a sweet and juicy maraschino cherry surprise nestled in the middle.
I like the crunch of the red sugar crystals on top and how they kind of evoke the color of the cherry centre, but you can leave it off or roll the cookie dough in powdered sugar before baking.
Cherry Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Tips
You can alter this recipe to make a variety of different cookie flavors:
- use cherry cordials instead of just plain maraschino cherries for an even more decadent cookie
- swap in Thin Reese’s Cups and peanut butter chips to make a Peanut Butter Chocolate Cookie
- swap in caramel-stuffed chocolate squares and caramel baking bits for a Chocolate Caramel Cookie
- stuff with a peppermint pattie like we did in our Peppermint-stuffed Cake Mix Cookies
- swap out the sugar crystals for sprinkles that match a special occasion or party theme
- add a chocolate drizzle to the top of the cooled cookies with some melted chocolate chips
How to store these chocolate cherry cake mix cookies: these cherry-stuffed cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week, although they will be freshest within the first 4 days after baking.
Can these cherry chocolate cake mix cookies be frozen? Yes! Allow them to cool completely, then use small parchment squares to prevent them from sticking together when you store them in ziptop freezer bags or your favorite freezer containers. (This set of freezer containers is a crazy bargain.)
More Cherry Chocolate Confections:
- Cherry Cordial Brownies
- Chocolate Cherry Dessert Lasagna
- Chocolate Chip and Cherry Blondies from Averie Cooks
- Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies (with Video)
- No-Churn Cherry Garcia Ice Cream (with Video)
- Chocolate Cherry Upside Down Cake from Rock Recipes
- Healthy Cherry Fudgesicles
Check out our quick video to see how to make our chocolate cherry cake mix cookies recipe – and then don’t forget to scroll down to grab your free printable recipe card:
Ingredients for Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
- Chocolate cake mix
- Eggs
- Oil
- Cherries (can cut up or leave whole)
- Red sugar crystals, optional
Scroll down to the printable recipe card for full measurements.
Tip: you can swap out the maraschino cherries for cherry cordials for an even more decadent cookie.
Kitchen Tools You May Find Helpful
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Mixing Bowl
- Electric mixer <– this is a great hand mixer if you don’t want to make the investment into a stand mixer
- Cookie Scoop
- Cookie Sheet
- Silicone baking mat
How to Make Cherry Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Preheat oven to 350F
Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Combine the chocolate cake mix, eggs and oil together until completely combined.
Portion the dough into 1-Tablespoon sized scoops.
Flatten each scoop and place a cherry in the centre. Wrap the cookie dough around the cherry so that it is completely enclosed.
Place the sugar crystals in a small bowl and dip the cookie ball into the sugar crystals.
Place the cookie ball sugar-side up on the prepared baking mats.
Bake for 8-10 minutes.
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Cherry Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 20 Cherries (can cut up or leave whole)
- 1/4 cup red sugar crystals, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Combine the chocolate cake mix, eggs and oil together until completely combined.
- Portion the dough into 1-Tablespoon sized scoops.
- Flatten each scoop and place a cherry in the centre. Wrap the cookie dough around the cherry so that it is completely enclosed.
- Place the sugar crystals in a small bowl and dip the cookie ball into the sugar crystals.
- Place the cookie ball sugar-side up on the prepared baking mats.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
20Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 77Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 18mgCarbohydrates: 5gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g
Sugar, Spice and Glitter uses an auto-generate nutrition calculator. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate unless analyzed in a scientific lab, so these should be considered more of a guideline than medical information.
Cherry Chocolate Cookies are perfect for Christmas, Valentines or anytime you’re craving that divine combination of chocolate and cherry!
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