If you're a fan of brownies and cookies, then get ready to fall in love with the perfect combination of the two: Brownie Mix Crinkle Cookies!
These cookies have all the deliciously fudge-y qualities of a chocolate brownie, but in convenient bite-sized form. The cookies are coated in powdered sugar which adds sweetness and emphasizes the crinkle effect that happens with baking.
Using brownie mix is one of my favorite baking hacks: less time measuring and mixing, so the cookies are ready to eat that much faster!
Why You Will Love this Brownie Mix Cookie Recipe!
As I mentioned, using a brownie mix makes these so easy, perfect for anyone new to baking or just because you are short on time.
The cookies are packed with that intense chocolate flavor that we all love in our brownies. And the powdered sugar frosting is the perfect coating. It makes the crinkles so obvious and makes the cookies so visually appealing. The sweet taste makes me feel like these cookies are a combination of a brownie and a powdered sugar donut. YUM!
Brownie Crinkle Cookies Ingredients
**Be sure to scroll to the recipe card for detailed quantities and directions**
How to Make Cookies from Brownie Mix
- Of course, you need brownie mix. But it needs a little extra "structure", otherwise the batter will just spread out on your pan and make……brownies. LOL
- I've tried various approaches to this. Most people seem to add either an extra egg or flour. Adding egg helps a little but the cookies still spread out too much for me. Using flour works so much better!
- Empty the brownie mix into a large bowl and add flour. Whisk these together to break up any lumps and evenly distribute the flour throughout.
- Now add the eggs, melted butter, and vanilla extract. Mix well to make a thick batter.
- With a small cookie scoop, form balls with the dough and roll each in powdered sugar to coat all around. Set the coated balls on a parchment lined baking sheet, about 2 inches apart to allow room for the cookies to spread.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes at 375F. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the pan for 10 more minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
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How to Serve Brownie Mix Cookies
Milk and cookies! Yes, these cookies are just perfect with a glass of milk, or a nice cup of coffee or tea.
If you really want to take it over the top, put a little vanilla ice cream in between 2 cookies to make an amazing ice cream sandwich. Heavenly!
Maybe you'd like these cookies with a little hot cocoa on a cold winter day. If you keep some hot cocoa mix on hand, it makes it easy to whip up!
Also keep this recipe in mind for the holidays - they make a fantastic addition to a tray of Christmas cookies!
How to Store Brownie Cookies from Mix
Keep these cookies in an airtight container up to 4 days. For longer storage, freeze in a well- sealed container and thaw a couple at a time to enjoy as needed.
Brownie Mix Cookies Recipe FAQs
I haven't tried this yet, but I plan to, with my toll house brownie recipe. I would expect it to work just fine, as long as you add the extra flour to thicken the dough.
Your dough might need a little extra flour. Add one to three tablespoons of flour to help give the dough more structure.
I used "chocolate fudge" brownie mix which was plenty rich for me! But if you want more, add in about a half cup of chocolate chips to the dough. This will be especially amazing if you eat the cookies warm, when the chips are still melty....yum!
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Brownie Mix Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box 18 to 18.4 ounce brownie mix
- ¼ cup flour
- 2 eggs large
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Place the powdered sugar in a small bowl and set aside.¾ cup powdered sugar
- Add the brownie mix and flour to a large bowl. Whisk to break up any lumps and evenly distribute the flour throughout the mix.1 box, ¼ cup flour
- Add the eggs, melted butter, and vanilla to the bowl and mix well to make a thick dough.2 eggs, ¼ cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Use a small cookie scoop to form even sized balls of dough. Drop each ball in the powdered sugar and roll around to evenly coat. Place the balls of dough on the baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches in between.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes at 375F. Remove the baking sheet and let the cookies cool on the pan for 10 more minutes before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data.
Miya
I loved this recipe! I used a chocolate fudge mix with semisweet chocolate chips and 63% chocolate chunks. I also wanted a larger gooey cookie so I sized my cookies to be about the size of a golf ball and baked for 12-13 minutes. They turned out perfectly gooey!
Sula
Sounds positively drool-worthy! Thank you for sharing your tweaks!
Melanie
Oh my goodness! Thank you SO much for putting the ingredient amounts down in the directions! I can't tell you how many times I have to scroll back up to the top to see the measurements and it is SO annoying.
You are a genius!
Sula
You're so welcome - I feel the same way about scrolling, that's why I do it!!
nancy
Can I add finely chopped pecans to this?
Sula
I think that would work!
Tiffany
Oh my, these were oh so good! It’s like a fluffy, chewy brownie cookie! I made them for gifts and now I’m going to go back to the store so I can make some for myself! I was a little worried about the reviews that said theirs were flat so I just refrigerated my dough for about 20 mins and put the cold balls into the oven. They were perfection. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
Sula
I'm so glad they worked out for you Tiffany. I agree, they are JUST like a fluffy chewy brownie, in cookie form!
Mary Gray
Tried this recipe today to take to work on Monday. Quick easy recipe. I was a little scared when 11 minutes was up and they really hadn't spread at all. Didn't want them to burn so I took them out and lightly pressed on the top and bingo perfect crinkle whew. And I had to sample to see if they were good and oh my gosh the guys are going to love them!!!
Next time I'll add the little bit of milk to the dough. But even without doing so they were goey good because I used giradelli double fudge brownie mix and it actually has chocolate chips in the mix.
Thank you for my new go to cookie recipe.
Sula
Fantastic, thank you for the kind review!