Name: Texas Sheet Cake Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Cuisine: American

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March 4, 2026

These Texas Sheet Cake Cookies are perfect if you can’t decide whether you want to make cake, cookies, or brownies. Made with cake mix, they’re a chocolate lover’s dream. They are soft and moist chewy chocolate cookie. If you like traditional Texas sheet cake then you will love these.

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Texas Sheet Cake Cookies

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Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

In a large bowl combine cake mix, eggs, and oil until well combined – mixture will be thick.

Scoop batter onto baking sheet and bake 7-8 minutes.

Cool 5 minutes on sheet before moving to rack.

Frosting

In a saucepan over medium heat whisk butter, cocoa powder, and milk until butter is melted and smooth.

Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar until smooth.

Spoon frosting on each cookie.

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Use Room Temperature Ingredients 🌡️
Bring eggs, butter, and milk to room temperature before mixing to ensure even incorporation of the cake mix and create a more uniform, tender cookie texture.
Don't Overmix the Dough 🥄
Mix just until the cake mix is fully incorporated—overmixing develops gluten and creates tough, cake-like cookies instead of the desired soft and chewy texture.
Chill Dough Before Baking ❄️
Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes to prevent excessive spreading and help the cookies maintain their shape while developing fudgy, chewy centers.
Underbake for Maximum Moisture 🍫
Remove cookies when the edges are set but the centers still look slightly underdone—they'll continue cooking from residual heat and stay wonderfully moist and chewy.
Sift Cocoa and Powdered Sugar Together 🎂
Sift the cocoa powder and powdered sugar together before mixing into the frosting to eliminate lumps and ensure a smooth, velvety frosting that coats the cookies beautifully.

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Hi! I’m Christina… welcome to my kitchen! It’s so nice to meet you! I share tried and true recipes that anyone can make. I believe, if you can read, you can cook.