Black Forest Cookies
By: Minda, Posted: 12/11/2023
Black Forest Cookies are great for the holidays or any time of year you have a craving for a combination of chocolate and cherries. Easy to make and delicious!
Looking for other sweet treats to enjoy? Try our Red Velvet Holiday Cookies, Easy Cranberry Vanilla Pies, or our No Bake Chocolate Pecan Power Balls.
Our Black Forest Cookies
Black Forest Cookies are one of my favorite cookies to have for the holidays. My grandmother would make them each year and when she asked me what I wanted for my birthday I would tell her to make me my own Black Forest Cookies. I love the combination of the chocolate cookie paired with a cherry frosting. I just can’t get enough of them.
Now, my grandma was old school, so she made her cookies from scratch. Since, I’ve been making them the past couple years, I just don’t have time for that. Back to my trusty cake mix cookies. I’m going to be using a chocolate cake mix for the base of this cookie and I will top it off with some homemade cherry frosting. Just as good as grandmas with have the effort.
Ingredients, Substitutions, and Additions
Cake Mix – You can use any cake mix you want and turn it into cookies. For these ones, we just want to make sure we have a chocolate cake mix. I will be using my favorite, Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix.
Confectioner’s Sugar – We will need one and a half cups of confectioner’s sugar to make our frosting base.
Butter – To transform our cake mix into a cookie dough we are going to add some melted butter. You will also need some cold butter for the frosting.
Maraschino Cherries – We will use the juice as well as some of the cherries to flavor the frosting.
Eggs – Gotta have eggs for our cookie dough.
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips – We can’t have a chocolate cookie without adding chocolate chips to it.
Preferred Pairings for Black Forest Cookies
What to eat with your Black Forest Cookies…enjoy these cookies after your favorite savory dinner. Some of our favorites are French Onion Pot Roast, Savory Crock-Pot Beef Stew, and Shredded Beef Sandwiches.
French Onion Pot Roast– I don’t know about you but as the months turn colder, there are certain recipes I start to crave. Pot Roast being one of them, specifically Mike’s French Onion Pot Roast.
Savory Crock-Pot Beef Stew – Looking for an easy savory recipe to add to your dinner rotations? Our Savory Crock-Pot Beef Stew is always a winner for dinner!
Shredded Beef Sandwiches – These Shredded Beef Sandwiches are a hearty dinner the whole family will enjoy. The beef is easily made in the Crock-Pot and served on toasted Ciabatta Rolls.
Ingredients for Black Forest Cookies
Chocolate Cookie Ingredients
- 1 box Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (or any chocolate cake mix)
- 6 tbs Unsalted Butter, melted
- 2 large Eggs
- 1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
Cherry Frosting Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Confectioner’s Sugar
- 5 tbs Unsalted Butter, cold and sliced
- 1 1/2 tbs Maraschino Cherry Juice
- 1/4 cup Maraschino Cherries, quartered
Directions
Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°.
Mix Cake Mix, Butter, and Egg: With an electric mixer or whisk, combine Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, Butter, and Egg until batter is smooth.
Stir in Chocolate Chips: Add Chocolate Chips into the mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
Scoop cookie dough and Bake: Spoon cookie dough into 1 inch balls and place on non-stick cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 2-4 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Make Homemade Cherry Frosting: In a mixing bowl add Confectioner’s Sugar, cold Butter, and Maraschino Cherry Juice and mix on high until completely combined and smooth. Add in quartered Maraschino Cherries and mix until combined.
Frost Cookies: Once cookies are completely cool, frost tops of cookies with Homemade Cherry Frosting using a spatula. Set on cooling rack and allow frosting to firm for about 45 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
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minutesBlack Forest Cookies are great for the holidays or any time of year you have a craving for a combination of chocolate and cherries. Easy to make and delicious!
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cookie Ingredients
1 box Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (or any chocolate cake mix)
6 tbs Unsalted Butter, melted
2 large Eggs
1/2 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- Cherry Frosting Ingredients
1 1/2 cup Confectioner's Sugar
5 tbs Unsalted Butter, cold and sliced
1 1/2 tbs Maraschino Cherry Juice
1/4 cup Maraschino Cherries, quartered
Directions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix Cake Mix, Butter, and Egg: With an electric mixer or whisk, combine Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix, Butter, and Egg until batter is smooth.
- Stir in Chocolate Chips: Add Chocolate Chips into the mixing bowl and stir until fully combined.
- Scoop cookie dough and Bake: Spoon cookie dough into 1 inch balls and place on non-stick cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool 2-4 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Make Homemade Cherry Frosting: In a mixing bowl add Confectioner's Sugar, cold Butter, and Maraschino Cherry Juice and mix on high until completely combined and smooth. Add in quartered Maraschino Cherries and mix until combined.
- Frost Cookies: Once cookies are completely cool, frost tops of cookies with Homemade Cherry Frosting using a spatula. Set on cooling rack and allow frosting to firm for about 45 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
