The other day, I found the following recipe floating around the net. It
occurred to me that it was odd to use cake mix to make cookies.  Then
again I'm not the most experienced cook, so I thought I'd ask here.  Would
these cookies turn out like cake?  Why or why not? 

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   Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
   About 4 dozen
 
     * 1 package (18.25 ounces) chocolate cake mix
     * 1/2 cup vegetable oil
     * 2 eggs
     * 12 ounces (2 cups) semisweet chocolate chips
     * 3/4 cup chopped walnuts, pecans, or other nuts (optional)
 
   Preheat the oven to 3500F. In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, oil,
   and eggs. Stir in the chocolate chips and nuts, if desired. Drop by
   rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
   Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the centers are set. Remove the
   pans from the oven and let the cookies set for 2 minutes. Remove the
   cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

3 responses total.

My guess is that the non-cakishly large amount of fat would make dense little
cakes, usually known as "cookies".  The cake mix is mainly flour, sugar,
flavorings.

Actually, most box recipes of cake mix call for about the same amount or more
of fat substances, so I'd have to say that yea, they'd be pretty much like
cake, but in smaller sizes.

I've made cake-like cookies and they are a nice change from
flat cookies.  The pumpkin cookies I made last week were 
puffy and chewy and dusted with confectioner's sugar they
looked quite nice.  The consistency is cake-like in that
it is soft and spongy but not just like cake in terms of
moisture and crumb.  

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