Chocolate Birthday Cake Cookies

Yep, more birthday cake cookies.  These are super similar to the Birthday Cake Cookies, just chocolate!  And who can resist chocolate birthday cake.  If only there was frosting... Oh well.  Another day perhaps.  Wait,who am I kidding?  There will be birthday cake cookies with frosting soon for sure.  Recipe adapted from here.

Chocolate Birthday Cake Cookies

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon butter flavoring
1 cup all purpose flour
1 1/4 cups chocolate cake mix 
2 Tablespoons instant chocolate pudding mix
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup multicolored jimmies sprinkles
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.  Beat in the egg, vanilla extract, and butter flavoring until incorporated.  Add the flour, cake mix, pudding mix, baking soda, and salt, and beat until just combined.  Stir in the sprinkles and chocolate chips until evenly distributed. Scoop the dough into tablespoon size balls and place on a tray lined with waxed paper.  Cover and chill for several hours, or overnight. 

Place the dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving a bit of space in between for the cookies to spread.  Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until just set in the center.  Remove cookies from the oven and let cool on the pan for several minutes.  Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.  Makes about 42 cookies.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy