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Dirt Cake Cookies


Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 6 cookies
Big dirt cake cookies on a wooden board on a green surface.

Everyone loves that childhood favorite Dirt Cake. Now you can have all that classic flavor in these Dirt Cake Cookies. Rich, fudgy cookies topped with chocolate frosting and crushed Oreos. Don’t forget that signature gummy worms! These cookies will always be a favorite!

Ingredients  

Cookie Dough


Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil.
  • In a mixing large bowl or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the 1 cup granulated sugar, ½ cup black cocoa powder, ½ cup salted butter, 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, 1 large egg, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract until well mixed.
  • Mix in the 1⅓ cups all-purpose flour, 1 (3.4 oz.) box instant vanilla pudding mix, ½ teaspoon baking powder, and ½ teaspoon salt, until a thick dough forms.
  • Mix in the ½ cup mini chocolate chips.
  • Divide the dough into 6 (5-ounce) balls and place the onto the cookie sheet. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes for puffier cookies or bake right away for firmer cookies.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. You want the cookies just baked so they stay soft.
  • Cool on a cooling rack.
  • While the cookies cool, prepare the 16 ounces chocolate frosting if using homemade. Then frost the cookies once they are cooled.
  • Crush the 9 Oreos in a Ziploc bag with a rolling pin
  • Sprinkle the Oreo crumbs on each cookie. Pressing them down gently so they sink into the frosting a bit.
  • Top the cookies with the 12 gummy worms, adding 2 to each cookie, or more if you'd like.

Notes

  • Store in an airtight container for 3 to 5 days.
    You must refrigerate these cookies before baking to keep them chewy. But if you like a slightly firmer but still fudgy cookie, you can bake them right away.
  • This recipe makes 6 large cookies, but you can divide the dough into 12 regular-size cookies (2.5 ounces each) if you like, or you can even make mini ones!
  • Unsweetened cocoa may be used in place of black cocoa with no other substitutions.

Nutrition

Calories: 924kcal | Carbohydrates: 145g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 557mg | Potassium: 380mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 103g | Vitamin A: 572IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 65mg | Iron: 6mg

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