Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies

CHEAT DAY. Whoo hoo, we all need these every once in a while. What would life be like without cake or cookies? Pretty sad I would say. I took my two favorite sweet treats and turned them into one. Today was no special occasion. I woke up to a beautiful morning, which then turned into a beautiful day. I went to class like normal, but felt as though I needed some excitement in my life. Not the excitement I get when I buy a new outfit (with the $ I don't have), or when my favorite show is about to come on. I wanted to do something a little different. I wanted to enjoy the beautiful day outside and truly be thankful for everything life has offered me thus far. Sorry for getting deep but it was just such a good day!

My friend Chelsea and I decided to hike the botanical gardens. It took up most of the day and was just what I needed- a great way to enjoy the beautiful weather. After the hike, Chelsea wanted to splurge and go get a cup cake from GiGi's. I contemplated giving in until I remembered a recipe I had saved on my computer the other week for cake batter chocolate chip cookies. I bought all of the ingredients but never got around to making them. I convinced her to let me make them, assuring her they would satisfy her sweet tooth, and she agreed.

They were absolutely, 100%, amazingly delicious. I had to get them out of my house because I couldn't stop eating them. It was the taste of cake batter, in a cookie. I can't even put into adequate words how yummy they are, you'll just have to take my word for it and make them yourselves. The ingredients are cheap to buy, and they are ridiculously easy to make. You'll thank me for this one later ;)

• 1 and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 and 1/4 cup yellow or white boxed cake mix
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 cup (1.5 sticks) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 and 1/4 cup chocolate chips (I used a blend of white and semi-sweet chocolate chips)
• 1/2 cup sprinkles

In a large bowl, sift together flour, cake mix, and baking soda.  Set aside.  In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugars on medium speed.  Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until creamy.

Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.  Do not OVERMIX the dough. Fold in the chocolate chips and sprinkles.
Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour.  The dough is fairly sticky, so chilling the dough is mandatory in order to avoid the cookie from spreading too much.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Scoop rounded tablespoons of the cold dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. Make sure to keep dough chilled when working in batches. Bake for 11-14 minutes until edges are slightly browned.  The centers will still appear soft, but the cookies will set as they cool.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 4 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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