Butterfinger Cookies are so delicious as they have the perfect crisp to chewiness ratio. If you are a fan of this fabulous peanut butter candy, then you will love these cookies. You’ll never believe this recipe only uses 4 ingredients!
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Making these Butterfinger Cookies is foolproof. You couldn’t mess up this recipe if you tried. That’s how simple they are. Box cake mix cookies are going to become a staple cookie recipe whenever a craving hits or you want to impress your family and friends. Additionally this is great recipe to use up those mini size Halloween candy bars.
For more easy boxed cake mix recipes, check out this recipe collection. We’re also loving these SKOR cookies with toffee bits.
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What We Love About This Box Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
- 4 Ingredients: All you need is 4 ingredients to make this chewy cookie.
- No Chilling: No need to chill the dough, bake in oven directly after making the boxed cake mix cookie dough.
- Boxed Cake Mix: This easy cookie recipe starts will with a box of yellow cake mix.
Ingredient Notes
- Cake Mix: Any brand of yellow cake mix will work just fine. If you already have white cake white in your pantry that will work too!
- Candy: Butterfingers candy bars. Chopped.
Variations and Substitutions
- Sea Salt – To bring out the sweetness of the cookies sprinkle on a bit of sea salt over the baked cookies while they are still warm.
- Chocolate Chips – For extra sweetness add chocolate chips to the cookie dough in addition to the butterfinger bits on the inside.
- Chocolate Cake Mix – For all my chocolate lover out there, use chocolate cake mix to get the most decadent double chocolate and butterfinger cookies.
- Chocolate Drizzle – To make these chocolate look extra pretty, melt chocolate chips along with a bit of chocolate oil in the microwave for 30 second intervals until completely melted. Then use a fork or spoon to create a chocolate drizzle over the cookies.
How to Make Box Cake Mix Cookies
These are the basic steps for making Butterfinger Cookies. Please refer to the recipe card below for more detailed instructions and nutrition information.
STEP 1: PREPPING
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees before you start prepping the cookies, so it’s to temperature when you are ready to pop the cookies in the oven. Then use parchment paper or a silicone mat to line a baking sheet.
STEP 2: MAKE THE DOUGH
Melt the butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave or on the stove top using the double boiler method. In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, melted butter, and eggs. Stir or use a hand mixer until fully combined, the consistency with be a softer dough.
STEP 3: SCOOP ONTO PAN
Then use a rubber spatula or wooden to gently fold in the butterscotch bits. Use a cookie scoop get even scoops or roll cookie dough balls, drop each dough on a baking sheet with 2 inches of space between get scoop.
STEP 4: BAKE COOKIES
Transfer to the oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and allow the cookies to stay on the hot cookie sheet on the top of a wire cooling rack for 3 minutes in order to let the cookies set. Use a spatula and gently remove each cookie from the pan and transfer to the cooling rack.
Prep and Storage Tips for Peanut Butter Cookie
HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE AHEAD OF TIME
To make this recipe ahead of time, follow the instructions as usual and store as recommended.
HOW TO STORE THIS RECIPE
Store box cake mix cookies in. an airtight container or plastic bag along with a slice of bread to keep that chewy texture, See expert tips below for further explanation!
HOW TO FREEZE THIS RECIPE
Freeze boxed cake mix cookies in a freezer safe plastic bag. Store in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Frequently Asked Questions for these Butterfinger Bites
If you can’t find butterfinger bits, just get 2 king size butterfinger candy bars and chop into small bits.
Easily double this recipe by increasing all your ingredients x2.
The crispy flakes in butterfinger car bars are crisp peanut butter and butterscotch.
Cake mixture is typically mix of dry ingredients including all purpose flour, vanilla powder, baking soda, and sugar.
Expert Tips for Making This Recipe
- Store Cookie with Slice of Bread: Storing your cookies with a slice of white bread is an old school cookies hack that is life changing, doing this will helpt to preserve maximum freshness in your cookies as will absorb the moisture from the bread helping to maintain them for longer.
- Double Boiler: Watch this video on how to melt chocolate in a double boiler, the same method goes for butter but it will melt a lot quicker.
- Brown Butter: If you to elevate your cookies and compliant the nutty butterscotch flavor from the butterfinger buts, brown your butter, as it will be enhance the butter and give it a rich and decadent nutty flavor. Visit Sally’s Baking Addiction to learn how to brown butter.
- Eggs: When baking cookies for best results, make sure you take your eggs out of the fridge ahead of time to reach room temperature.
What to Serve with Butterfinger Cookies
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Easy Butterfinger Cookies
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Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces Yellow BUTTER Cake Mix, 1 box
- ½ cup butter, 1 stick melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup Butterfinger Baking Bits
Instructions
- First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees before you starting prepping the cookies.
- Then use parchment paper to line a baking sheet.
- Next melt the butter in a glass measuring cup in the microwave or on the stove top using the double boiler method.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the cake mix, melted butter, and eggs. Mix until fully combined, the consistency with be a softer dough.
- Then use a rubber spatula or wooden to gently fold in the butterscotch bits.
- Use a cookie scoop get even scoops, drop each dough on a baking sheet with 2 inches of space between get scoop.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and allow the cookies to stay on the hot baking sheet on the top of a wire cooling rack for 3 minutes in order to let the cookies set.
- Use a spatula and gently remove each cookie from the pan and transfer to the cooling rack.
Christina’s Notes
- Store Cookie with Slice of Bread: Storing your cookies with a slice of white bread is an old school cookies hack that is life changing, doing this will helpt to preserve maximum freshness in your cookies as will absorb the moisture from the bread helping to maintain them for longer.
- Double Boiler: Watch this video on how to melt chocolate in a double boiler, the same method goes for butter but it will melt a lot quicker.
- Brown Butter: If you to elevate your cookies and compliant the nutty butterscotch flavor from the butterfinger buts, brown your butter, as it will be enhance the butter and give it a rich and decadent nutty flavor. Visit Sally’s Baking Addiction to learn how to brown butter.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
Nutrition
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