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Easy Cake Mix Cookie Bars

Cake mix cookie bars are a great recipe and one of the easiest desserts to make.

You only need four simple ingredients to make the perfect treat. And, you can bring them along to a party or whip them up in no time if you’re craving something sweet.

Plus, you can customize the bars easily with different flavored chips or cake mixes.

So, what are you waiting for?

Cake Mix Cookie Bar with a bite taken out

As I mentioned above, cake mix cookie bars are one of the easiest desserts to make, and the recipe only calls for four ingredients.

And, chances are, you already have the ingredients to make this rich and decadent chocolatey dessert.

If you love to make cookie bars, then I promise you will love these. And this is one of those recipes that you will keep making over and over again.

Cake Mix Cookie Bars stacked on top of each other.

Only Four Ingredients

I love recipes that only call for a few ingredients, and this one tops the list.

This time I made the cake mix cookie bars and took them over to the kid’s tutoring center, and they loved them!

In fact, the recipe calls for four ingredients, to be exact, and what could be easier than that?

The best part is that this recipe was a cinch to make, and I already had the ingredients at the house.

And you can switch out the cake mixes if you’d rather use a white cake, a lemon cake with lemon chips, or even a strawberry cake mix.

  • 1 Box of cake mix
  • Eggs
  • Vegetable oil
  • Chocolate chips

Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post.

Easy cookie bars on a piece of parchment paper.
  1. Add the eggs to a large bowl and beat them for a few seconds.
  2. Next, add the cake mix and the vegetable oil to the bowl and mix well. The batter will be thick.
  3. Finally, add the chocolate chips and mix.
  4. Spread the thick batter into a 9″ x 13″ baking dish and bake for about 25 minutes.

Step-By-Step Instructions

Pouring eggs into a glass bowl

Start by adding the eggs to a large bowl. Beat the eggs for about 30 seconds.

Cake mix and eggs in a glass bowl for cake mix cookie bars

Secondly, add the cake mix to the bowl.

For this recipe, I used devil’s food cake mix, but you can use your favorite mix.

Pouring vegetable oil into a glass bowl with cake mix and eggs.

Thirdly, pour the vegetable oil into the bowl.

Cake mixture in a glass bowl

Fourthly, mix all of the ingredients together until they are well blended.

The mixture is going to be very thick, and you’ll need to make sure all of the cake mix lumps are mixed in well.

I used a whisk to beat the eggs and a fork to mix the rest of the ingredients. You can also use a hand mixer or a stand mixer.

Chocolate chips in a bowl with cake mix.

Finally, add the chocolate chips to the bowl and combine.

I tend to be a bit of a piggy when it comes to chocolate chips. So, if you want a few add a few. If you want lots of chocolate chips, add them.

You can also add white chocolate chips, milk chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, or just about any type of chips that you like, and that’s what makes this a fun recipe because it’s so interchangeable.

Chocolate chip cookie bars in a 9x13 pan

Press the chocolate chip cookie bars to the edges of the pan and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.

If you don’t have a cake tester, a thin knife will work just as well.

For this recipe, I used a 9″ x 13″ size pan.

When I first made this recipe, I thought I could get away with a square baking pan and didn’t think that I would need a 9″ x 13″ dish, but they will rise quite a bit while cooking, so don’t go any smaller than this size.

TIP: I used nonstick cooking spray in the pan, but you can also use parchment paper to help lift the bars out when they cool.

Chocolate chip cookie bars with cake mix.

Let the bars cool to room temperature for at least half an hour, and then slice them.

The tops of the chocolate chip cookie bars are crunchy, and the insides are chewy and chocolatey and so delicious.

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  • Oatmeal chocolate chip cookie bars from Tastes Better From Scratch – there’s nothing that beats bar cookies and this is a fantastic recipe you’ll want to save.

Things I Love About The Recipe

  • It’s such a simple recipe to make and you only need a few basic ingredients.
  • This is the perfect dessert recipe to take to a potluck, office party, or to share with friends.
  • The chewy bars are budget-friendly and you end up with a lot to share.
  • You can wrap up the individual cookies to put in the kid’s lunch boxes or keep in the freezer and pull out one-at-a-time.
  • It can be a special dessert with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of chocolate sauce.

You can store the bars in an airtight container on the counter or in the refrigerator.

Recipe Card

Check out the chocolate cake mix cookie bars recipe card below, grab those ingredients, and start baking! This is a great dessert.

Then, share your comments below and click here to share a picture of your cookie bars on the Pinterest Pin!  If you made any changes or added something different, be sure to share with us so we can try it, too!

Cake Mix Cookie Bars stacked on top of each other.

Cake Mix Cookie Bars

Yield: 36
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Cake mix cookie bars are one of the easiest dessert recipes to make and it only requires four ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1 - 15.25 oz. box Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and grease a 9" x 13" baking dish.
  2. Add the eggs to a large bowl and beat.
  3. Next, add the cake mix and the vegetable oil and mix. The batter will be thick.
  4. Finally, add the chocolate chips and mix.
  5. Transfer dough into the prepared baking pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the cake tester comes out clean.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 70Total Fat: 5gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 11mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 6gProtein: 1g

Nutrition is approximate.

Did you make this recipe?

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Jen Crowe

Sunday 18th of December 2022

I used wax paper to spread in pan and I am going to top with a thin layer of choc frosting

Julie Pollitt

Tuesday 20th of December 2022

That sounds wonderful!

Laurie

Tuesday 25th of October 2022

I have made this recipe several times and it’s amazing. The texture is like play dough before cooking and hard to put in pan so I place parchment paper the size of my 9 by 13 pan onto counter then place another sheet on top, and roll it out to fit. Flip it into my pan then with paper still on top press into corners. I remove the top paper before baking and it turns out perfect every time. I am surprised every time how much they rise. Thank you so much for recipe.

Julie Pollitt

Tuesday 25th of October 2022

What a great way to add it to the pan. Thanks for the tips!!

Susan

Sunday 11th of September 2022

We had a box of yellow butter cake mix that was near its expiration date and I didn't want to make a cake so I searched for recipes and decided to give this a try with it instead of chocolate. I agree with 1 other comment. The hardest thing about this recipe is getting it in the pan but I used a spatula and kind of mushed it down with the end. I was worried I did something wrong. It's almost the consistency of Play-Doh. I think you could use a smaller pan but then you'd need to watch baking time. This came out perfectly and while I'm more of a chocolate lover and might like the Devil's food better, I do love a blondie and the 2 vanilla lovers in my house really liked this. I'll definitely make this again, next time with Devil's Food but I'm glad it works for other flavors. It's super easy and a big hit.

Julie Pollitt

Wednesday 14th of September 2022

This is great to hear! Thanks so much for sharing!

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