Texas Sheet Cake Cookies

By Talynn Walker

Texas Sheet Cake Cookies are great for a night of making cookies for no reason. They are very rich and sweet, but make for an amazing dessert.

Ingredients:

• Cookies:

• 1 box chocolate cake mix

• 2 whisked eggs

• ⅓ cup of oil

• Frosting:

• ½ cup of butter

• 2 tablespoon cocoa

• 3 tablespoon milk

• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar

Directions:

• Cookies:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees

• Combine cookie ingredients in a large bowl and mix until completely incorporated, dough will be thick.

• Use a medium sized cookie scoop ( or a heaping tablespoon ), and scoop cookies onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.

• Bake for 7-8 minutes, remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheet for 4-5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Repeat until all of the dough is baked.

• Frosting:

• Combine ½ cup of butter, 2 tablespoons of cocoa, and 3 tablespoons of milk in a small saucepan on medium heat and whisk until the mixture has melted. Remove from heat add 2 ½ cups of powdered sugar and whisk until smooth.

• Pour frosting over cookies. Use a knife or spoon to move excess frosting and be sure that each cookie is completely covered.

• Let frosting set and serve. Keep cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.