This Chocolate Cookies recipe with 4 simple ingredients will cure your chocolate craving in nothing flat!
Friends, I have to apologize. My brain just isn’t really in cooking mode this summer. No cooking mode = no blogging mode = I’m really slacking on just about everything around this space lately!
Plus I’m on Weight Watchers and cooking = temptation = eating more than I should. It’s hard to be a food blogger and be on Weight Watchers at the same time! I’m better off just not cooking. And not leaving my house, ever, for that matter. I get too tempted in uncontrolled settings. So that’s it… I’m just going to become a non-blogging, non-cooking hermit so I can stay within my Points range each day, ok?
I did finish my 6 mile half marathon training run yesterday, so I had 6 extra Activity Points by 9am. And heaven help me if I was going to let those hard earned Points go to waste! Naturally, the best solution was to make cookies. I was too tired from my run to do anything that required much effort so I made Cool Whip Cookies. I had an extra tub of Cool Whip in my fridge from my Wendy’s Copycat Frosty making day and always have a box or two of cake mix on hand. It was the perfect solution!
I’ve seen this recipe for Cool Whip Cookies around the web for so many years now… I’m not sure where the origination was, but I should probably bow down and thank whomever it was because these are the tastiest cookies, ever. Especially for the ease. It’s so versatile too! From plain vanilla Cool Whip cookies, like Cookies & Cups made to the Lemon Burst cookies from TidyMom, it’s pretty neat to see what deliciousness 3 ingredients can turn into when combined. Well, and Yummy Healthy Easy says her Strawberry version is practically guilt-free… I’m going to go ahead and say her word is gospel, because I may have had more than one 😉
I’m going to give you the recipe, grab another one of these chocolate cookies, and head back outside and enjoy summer! I hope you are doing the same!
Super Simple Cool Whip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 Box Cake Mix any flavor (I used Devlis Food)
- 1 8 ounce container Cool Whip thawed
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup Confectioners Sugar
Instructions
- Combine cake mix, Cool Whip and egg in a large bowl. Stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Batter will be sticky and thick.
- Place Confectioners sugar in a small bowl. Drop cookie batter into the sugar by the spoonful. Roll the dough around in the confectioners sugar, forming a ball.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheet for 3 minutes then move to a cooling rack.
I am sooo totally trying these. And simple is good!
You totally should! They are some of the tastiest cookies I’ve eaten 🙂
I used a small melon baller, made dropping the batter into powdered sugar much easier. Roll it into a ball, makes about 2-1/2 dozen cookies.
I’m super impressed with 4 ingredient cookies that come out looking amazing.
I was too – can’t wait to try them with other flavors!
I’m right there with you in lacking motivation for cooking/baking this summer. I just want to hang out with my kids and do Summer Bucket List stuff. Actually, baking cookies is one of the bucket list items, and I believe these cookies couldn’t get any easier and kid proof! Keep up the good work with WW, you are doing awesome!! 🙂
My son pretty much made these… the sticky dough was a bit tricky for him, but they are so simple!
Thanks for the encouragement, friend!
Happy summer!
Who knew you could make cookies from a cake mix and cool whip? That’s crazy and so fun! Nice work sticking to WW!!
I’m trying! Thanks for the support 🙂
I didn’t believe it about the cookies until I actually made them. They are pretty darn good!
Oh!! I never thought to try these in chocolate but if you can find orange cake mix…. to.die.for!!
are these just the bomb?! LOVE your pics too Kristen!!!
They are so good! I’ve been meaning to try these for years, but kept forgetting about them. They may be my go to cookie from now on though… so good!
I haven’t tried the Cool Whip cake mix cookies yet, but now that I am staring them down on my computer, I think it’s about time! Of course I just started a new diet/work out program and I’m not supposed to have any sugar…but I think I really need these!!!
I bet you could do it all sugar free. See, there you go. Have your cookies and diet too!
I love this simple recipe. Less is more in this case. Thanks.
I totally agree, Chloe. Simple is sometimes best!
I’ve STILL never tried these cookies…and your chocolate version is speaking to me!!!
You MUST try these, Kristan!
I know what you mean about diets and food blogging–I keep trying to do a low-carb diet and keep getting thwarted. Oy! These cookies look lovely and somewhat low cal though, so it’s a good start!
It’s totally not easy… I do really good when I don’t blog and cook though 😉
How have I never heard of Cool Whip cookies?? MUST try! (And, chocolate is definitely first up for me!)
You’ve got to try them, Nikki. They are so very good. I was quite impressed!
These look so good!!
It always feels so hit or miss in the summer with cooking. We eat a lot of sandwiches, pita pizzas and salad!
SIX MILES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ahhhhhh I’m so proud of you!!
I have NEVER heard of these but YIKES I’m so tempted to make them now!
I’m not doing WW, but I am still working on losing weight post-baby and I’ve had to start only blogging things that are healthier or send a huge batch of goodness to work with my hubby. Cheering you on girl!
Go you with the training!
So, how did you resist not eating every one of those? They look so perfectly chewy.
Thanks, Brian! I’m actually enjoying the training too, which is the crazy part. Who am I?
Luckily I had lots of eating helpers with these cookies, or I would have devoured every last one!
I love these. I’ve been seeing them for awhile now and I MUST make them! And it’s so easy to make them fat-free or sugar-free by adapting ingredients. Score!
Exactly – I think there are so many different ways you could do them. I’m going to try fat free cool whip next to see if it works!
Also on WW. Would this recipe work with a sugar free cake mix and fat free Cool Whip?
I know it would work with the sugar free cake mix and lite Cool Whip. Yummy Healthy Easy blog did some strawberry ones with the lite version and sugar free, but she also added an extra egg. Her cookies look delicious –> http://www.yummyhealthyeasy.com/2013/01/strawberry-cool-whip-cookies.html
I have made with Sugar Free cake mix (by Pillsbury) and the low fat cool whip ! Delicious. I too found dough sticky so I just dropped by teaspoonful and sifted powdered sugar over them. Turned out perfect !
These cookies look SO easy, and I adore that they incorporate cool whip!
I did WW for a while and it was definitely tough to blog during it…let’s just say I ate a lot of soups…and tried to earn a TON of activity points! You can do this!
These cookies are almost TOO easy to throw together!
Need to try these cookies! I have never heard of cool whip cookies, but now they are all I want. Yours look incredible!
My fave kind of cookie! I have been walking five miles a day for that extra bowl of summer ice cream! I love the whole Cool Whip concept going on here too!
I need to make those cookies! So many fun ways to change them up and create something different each time! Love this one!
I can’t believe how easy this recipe is! Thank you, because I have been very lazy lately and haven’t felt like cooking or baking either. I have felt like eating though, which means I do have to cook. At least now I have an easy, fool proof cookie recipe to bake!
Kristen,
Wow…you go girl! I’m so proud of your half marathon training. One day I hope to get back to that. Last October I got up to 10 miles as my longest run. 🙂 But the timing was not right within my family to continue at the time. Right now I’m happy to get out and walk 1 to 1 1/2 miles and run 1 mile a day for a total of 2 to 2 1/2 miles total. It’s really invigorating, and helps me to combat the weight while on vacation.
Now I’m back and trying to clean up my eating and drop a few pounds. I only put on 2-3 on vacation…good thing I was running and walking. Once I lose those…I’ll be back at goal.
Enjoy your kids and your summer!! It’s precious time that’s for sure. 😉
Denise
I contemplated going on weight watchers after Christmas. I give you kudos girl! I couldn’t do it! You are so right, too many temptations!!! I am also in the midst of a summer strike when it comes to cooking. I have been making the same things week after week, but I don’t care because I refuse to operate the oven.
I can get on board with these. Simple & they look delish. I’m feeling the pain in your words when it comes to not being able to get in the kitchen without the worry. Maybe if you pass it all to the kids before you get some – but that doesn’t help during the photo process which always results in some sampling of the parts that were in the shot. Because once they have been touched & played with they certainly can’t go in the container with the rest- they just have to be eaten right?!! 🙂
These sound so easy and simple!
Love the Cool Whip, and the fact you can use a variety of Cake Mixes! =)
It’s funny but chocolate cookies (of any description) are the one sweet eat I just never get bored of eating. Bake me a fresh box of cookies and I’m anyone’s 🙂
Wow! These are super simple 🙂 I love this recipe!
These are so good and tasty!
Just made these with my daughter (she did the sugar rolling). They are so yummy and EASY! LOVE IT!! I keep saying, “just one more… just one more…” Wow, they are so good! 🙂
I got this recipe through my WW meeting years ago. When you say batter is sticky, you aren’t kidding. Just couldn’t get the cookies right. Might give it another try. If you have any suggestions on how to handle the extra sticky batter, I’m all ears. Also, congrats on training for a half marathon.
If I remember correctly I tried to keep my hands slightly wet as I worked with the dough. It was still very sticky, but they turned out great!
Thanks for the congrats 🙂 It’s in 2 weeks and at this point I’m just really ready to get it over with 🙂
I was hoping to find a recipe to use an extra tub of Cool Whip and was excited to find this one. Unfortunately, it’s probably down to more like 6-7oz or so now…we just used a little as a topping on some fruit. Do you think the recipe would still work out?
I make a gluten free dairy free version with Pamela’s gluten free
Cake mix and So Delicious CocoWhip. They are amazing!