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You only need 4 ingredients and 15 minutes to prepare Aunt Bee’s Chocolate Krispies Cake Mix Cookies! Soft and moist on the inside, this easy dessert recipe yields the perfect cross between a chocolate cookie and a rich, fudgy brownie!
You know those classic candy bars that Nestle makes called Crunch bars? And the version by Hershey’s called Krackle? In case you’ve forgotten, they are solid milk chocolate bars with crisped rice throughout…and they’re delicious. So guess what?! This is the cookie version of that same flavor profile! And again, the inspiration comes straight out of Aunt Bee’s retro recipe box!
My 96-year-old “Fairy God Mother” as we refer to her around here is kind enough to send me handwritten letters on a weekly basis. She often tucks some of her family’s favorite recipes inside, with a little story or inspiration to go along with them. A couple of months ago Aunt Bee included this scrap of paper with a few simple ingredients listed. Her original dessert was called “Lemon Crisps,” which I’m sure is perfectly delicious. But since I had just whipped up a batch of Aunt Bee’s Lemon Whippersnaps, I figured I’d put a new spin on this old favorite by using a chocolate cake mix instead. I’m so daring, right?!
Trust me…you can NEVER go wrong with chocolate.
And while a batch that yields 3 dozen cookies may sound like a lot, they certainly do NOT last long in the kitchen. My kids could not get enough of these treats. Just look at the inside!
Soft, chewy, tender, and FUDGY!
I hope that you will enjoy these cookies as much as my family has. They’re fast, easy, and SO tasty!
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Aunt Bee's Chocolate Krispies Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 ounce package chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal such as Rice Krispies
- ½ cup melted butter
- 2 large eggs
- Optional: powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, combine dry cake mix, cereal, melted butter, and eggs.
- Spray hands with cooking spray or rub with a little bit of oil to prevent dough from sticking, and then shape dough into balls and place on ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake for 9 minutes. Allow to cool on the pan for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack.
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what would we do without aunt bee? LOL! kidding. kinda. You know i love these. chocolate and krispies and GOODNESS!
Hah! I feel the same way — what would we do without her?!
You know I’ll never turn down a cookie! Family recipes are the best and these look so fudgey and gooey!
I agree, Megan — family recipes that have become favorites over time are always the best!
Who doesn’t love fudgy chocolate cookies , I definitely do ! I wish my aunts write to me very often 😉 These cookies are looking so good !
Exactly! They’re a crowd pleaser! Thanks, Ruwani!
I love the inspiration for these cookies, Blair! Aunt Bee sure has some great recipes in her collection, and I love how you jazz tings up! I think I would devour these cookies in no time. Such a time saver to use cake mix, and I love the addition of rice krispies!
Yep, they don’t last long Gayle! 🙂 Thanks so much!
Wow! These look so great! & how lucky are you to have a fairy god mother? I have to check out the lemon version of these too!
Thanks, Megan!
These cookies look so fudgy! I want an Aunt Bee!! She really is a fairy god mother, full of recipe surprises. I can’t wait to see which of her recipes you’re going to jazz up next!
Everyone should have an Aunt Bee, Jen! 🙂 Thanks so much!
Love these Aunt Bee cookies! So fudgy and delicious, will definitely try them, love the use of rice crispies! Pinning!
Thanks, Mira! And congrats again on your great news!
Why decide between cookies and brownies when you can have both, right!? Love love love these, and I know for a fact my family will too! Well, if I don’t eat them all first. Oops. 🙂
Exactly, Karly…it’s hard to just eat one or two! 🙂 Thanks so much!
How many cookies are in a serving according to the nutrition information? Not that it will stop me from making these… just curious. They sound amazingly easy and soooo delicious!
Hi, Andrea! The recipe is based on a total of 36 cookies, so the nutrition information is for 1 cookie. If you get more (or less) cookies out of the batter, you’ll just have to adjust the calories accordingly. Hope that makes sense! Enjoy! 🙂
And by the way — I have not used Cocoa Krispies, but that’s GENIUS! I bet they’d be awesome!
Oh, and have you tried them with cocoa krispies??
I made these hoping they would be yummy. They do taste good however the Krispies lost their crunch and when you bite in and chew the Krispies give it a weird texture and no pleasing. To me it seems the wet ingredients made them lose their crunch. I’ll think about trying another version.