Cake Mix Cookie Bars

Cake mix cookie bars are an easy dessert recipe with just 5 ingredients. The moist and chewy cake bars are loaded with gooey chocolate chips or change the add-ins for endless flavor combinations!

Prep Time: 7

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 27

Servings:

Ingredients

15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
⅓ cup butter , melted (can sub for canola oil)
2 large eggs , whisked
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips , more for top if desired

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13" pan with parchment paper and set aside.
Combine the cake mix, butter, eggs and vanilla in a large bowl. Stir together until combined. Add in the chocolate chips and mix just until combined.
Scoop the dough into the prepared baking dish. Press down evenly with a piece of parchment paper, or the palm of your hand. Top with additional chocolate chips if desired. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes clean. You don’t want them to brown.
Allow to cool in the pan for about 15 minutes. Then remove and slice into squares.

Notes

Variations: You can use pretty much any flavor of cake mix to make these cookie bar. Feel free to add in your favorite mix-ins.

Red velvet white chocolate chip: If you're a fan of red velvet cake, you're going to love this version! Use a red velvet cake mix and mix in 1 cup of white chocolate chips.
Devil's food cake: If you're a chocolate lover, use a chocolate cake mix.
M&M: You can use white or yellow cake mix for this variation. Mix in 1 cup M&M's.

Storage: Store in a covered container for up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

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