Cookie Week: Easy Double Chocolate Cookies

This is the perfect cookie recipe for anyone who wants to bake homemade cookies but doesn't have a lot of time, because instead of measuring the cocoa, sugar, butter and vanilla, these chewy, fudgy, positively addictive cookies use brownie mix as the base. To make them extra Christmasy, sprinkle crushed candy cane on the tops before baking. It truly is one of the easiest cookie recipes you'll find.

Easy Double Chocolate Cookie
1 box of brownie mix (18.3 oz) 
⅓ cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 candy cane, crushed (optional)

Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium bowl, mix together brownie mix, eggs, and oil until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough on an ungreased cookie sheet, about two inches apart. If using candy cane, sprinkle crushed bits over the tops of cookie dough and lightly press them down into the dough, leaving them visible. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes. Enjoy!

photo by Angelica Golden