Cake Mix Cookie Dough Truffles

In an effort to make raw cookie dough easily accessible to the entire universe, and also to procrastinate on my never ending list of really important stuff that I need to get done like yesterday, and because I had a box of cake mix staring at me every time I opened my cabinet door, and because I was craving something really sweet that was cookie dough, I offer this to you today.

Yes, cookie dough truffles have been done before but mine are a little different because the recipe calls for an entire cake mix, which makes the whole process a little easier.  Or maybe just in theory.  I'm not really sure about this because regular cookie dough truffles are not hard to begin with.  But I think utilizing a cake mix has a psychological effect on the brain that says "you will have that dough whipped up in no time, monkey."

These made my family so happy.  I had some really uplifting moments during my consumption, too.

Here are my notes:

-These are super sweet, probably due to the cake mix, brown sugar, and sweetened condensed milk, which is not a problem for me, but may be a problem for you.

-I like mini chips.  Gosh they are fun.

-Yes, you will have some sweetened condensed milk left over and that will bother some people.  I stuck mine if the fridge, but I am contemplating making another batch.  That would use it up.  But I don't know.  These are really a temptation to me.  We'll see.

Cake Mix Cookie Dough Truffles

Printable Recipe

1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature

1 (18.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix (I used Duncan Hines Butter Golden)

1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

1/3 cup light brown sugar

1 cup mini chocolate chips

Chocolate bark for dipping

Beat together the butter, cake mix, sweetened condensed milk, and light brown sugar until smooth.  Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.  Roll into 1 inch balls and place on a wax paper lined baking sheet.  Refrigerate for about 30 minutes.

Melt chocolate bark and stir until smooth.  Dip cookie dough balls in chocolate, letting excess drip off, and place on baking sheet.  Refrigerate just until chocolate hardens