Chocolate Orange Cake Mix Cookies with Ganache Topping

Cookie:
1 milk chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 cup vegetable oil
Mix all ingredients together. Roll into 1-1.5″ balls. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 6-8 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and let them cool.

Orange Buttercream Filling:

1/2 c. butter, softened

2 T. milk

2-3 c. powdered sugar

1 1/2 tsp. orange extract

red and yellow food coloring (optional- I just added a little bit to give it an orange color)

Mix all ingredients together and spread a generous amount on each chocolate cake mix cookie.

 

Ganache Chocolate Layer:

2 1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

3/4 c. butter

Melt chocolate chips and butter in a double boiler or in the microwave (I just microwaved it for 60 seconds and stirred, then microwaved for another 30 seconds and stirred again until it was smooth). Spread over the orange frosted cookies.