These cake mix cookies are such an easy and delicious recipe to make with only 3 ingredients! Customize this recipe with your favorite flavor and mix-in’s.
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Easiest Cookie Recipe Ever
We’ve shared a few different cookie recipes using cake mix, such as the strawberry cookies, chocolate mint cookies and red velvet gooey cookies, but I thought it was about time I shared the original recipe. The options are endless depending on the flavor of cake mix you use!
I first saw this recipe in a church cookbook (along with my easy dump cake) I received many years ago and have made many different variations ever since, even cake mix brownies! These cake cookies are great for when you need to make something quick and don’t have a lot of ingredients on hand. I don’t know about you, but I pretty much always have a box of cake mix, oil and eggs on hand.
These cookies are soft, fluffy and seriously so delicious. I love how many different variations you can easily make. Plus, they are so simple that you literally can’t mess them up. My kids love to help make them too. They are always a huge hit!
3 Simple Ingredients
This recipe requires only 3 ingredients (which you probably already have on hand!). This is seriously the easiest dessert to whip up and perfect for the kids to help with.
- Cake mix: Use 1 box of cake mix (any flavor you’d like). Check out a few of my favorite variations below.
- Oil: Vegetable oil works best in this recipe. You’ll need 1/2 cup or you can use melted butter.
- Eggs: Add in 2 large eggs.
Feel free to include any extra mix-in’s like M&M’s, chocolate chips, nuts, sprinkles or candy pieces.
How To Make Cookies From Cake Mix
You can find the printable recipe and video tutorial below.
- Combine. Mix the ingredients together in a large bowl with a mixer until the dough is smooth. If I have time, I like to refrigerate the dough, so it’s easier to work with.
- Scoop. Use a cookie scoop to add place the dough onto a prepared baking sheet. Then add any extra mix-in’s if you’d like.
- Bake. Cook in the oven at 350°F for 9 to 11 minutes until the cookies are set!
Baking Tips
- Refrigerate the dough: The dough tends to be a little stickier than your typical cookie dough because of the oil, so I’d recommend refrigerating the dough for about 30 minutes so it’s easier to work with.
- Don’t over bake: You definitely don’t want these cookies to brown in the oven. Let them bake for about 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are set. You want them to have a soft texture. To help prevent the bottoms from browning, line your pan with parchment paper.
- Freeze any extras: These cookies freeze beautifully. If you have any extras, let them cool completely after baking. Then place on a cookie sheet and flash freeze for about 30 minutes. Once they’re hard, place the cookies in a freezer container or bag and freeze for up to 3 months. To thaw, remove from freezer about 2 hours before enjoying.
Cake Mix Cookie Variations
You can use pretty much any flavor of cake mix to make these cookie flavor combinations. Feel free to add in your favorite add-ins or dip in chocolate. Below are a few of my favorites. I typically prefer duncan hines.
- Red velvet white chocolate chip: If you’re a fan of red velvet cake, you’re going to love these red velvet cake mix cookies! The red velvet flavor is rich and delicious and the white chocolate chips add the perfect sweet touch. Plus the contrast of the red and white colors looks so pretty!
- M&M: You can use yellow or vanilla cake mix for this variation. The M&M’s are fun, colorful and add a delicious hint of chocolate. You could also make these with chocolate cake mix as well. Both versions are delicious. My kids love these!
- Devil’s food with Rolo’s: If you’re a chocolate lover, these Rolo cookies are perfect for you! The chocolate flavor paired with the gooey caramel inside is a match made in heaven! The Rolo in the middle is such a nice surprise.
- Chocolate-dipped strawberry: I made a version of these strawberry cookies for Valentine’s Day and they were so festive and delicious! Use a strawberry cake mix. They are super soft, full of strawberry flavor and best of all dipped in chocolate!
- Butter cookies: An easy variation of a butter cookie, gooey butter cookies are made with vanilla or white cake mixes, butter, powdered sugar, and cream cheese!
- Frosting: These also taste amazing with buttercream frosting or cream cheese frosting on top.
- Chocolate chips: Add in semi-sweet, peanut butter chips, butterscotch chips or chopped dark chocolate to a yellow or chocolate cake mix.
Frequently Asked Questions
They are cookies that come together by modifying the ingredients on the box of a cake mix. You only need 3 simple ingredients.
Aside from endless cookie options, you can also make brownies, cake mix cookie bars and cake mix pumpkin muffins.
I love to add in different mix-in’s such as chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, m&m’s or chopped oreos.
Yes, in this cake mix cookie recipe you don’t need any flour or additional baking agents.
More Cake Mix Cookies
- Lemon cake mix cookies – Fresh lemon flavor with a powdered sugar top
- Funfetti cookies – Full of sprinkles and that classic cake batter flavor
- Cake mix pumpkin cookies – Soft and flavorful with chocolate chips!
- Spice cookies – The perfect spice flavor for fall
- Snickerdoodle cake mix cookies – A classic holiday favorite made easy
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Cake Mix Cookie Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box cake mix
- ½ scant cup vegetable oil , or 7 TB melted butter
- 2 large eggs
Optional Mix-in’s: Chocolate chips, M&M’s, Rolo's, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir the cake mix, oil, and eggs until combined. If you have time, refrigerate the dough 15 to 20 minutes (it will make it a little easier to work with, since it is sticky).
- Using a medium scoop or spoon, scoop the dough onto the baking sheet. Top with additional toppings, if desired. Bake 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are set. You don’t want them to brown.
- Let cool a couple minutes on the baking sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack. Store in a covered container up to 3 days.
Notes
- Red velvet white chocolate chip: If you’re a fan of red velvet cake, you’re going to love this version! Use a red velvet cake mix and mix in 1 cup of white chocolate chips.
- M&M: You can use white or yellow cake mix for this variation. Mix in 1 cup M&M’s.
- Devil’s food with Rolo’s: If you’re a chocolate lover, these Rolo cookies are perfect for you!
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
Hi
I picked up a 18 oz box of Dolly Partons
Chocolate cake mix. Being more cake mix should I add any extra?
You shouldn’t need to, but if you find it looks dry you could add a pinch more melted butter or oil.
love making cookies with cake mix. thank u
The best, right! Can’t beat the ease of the cake mix cookies!
Best cookies eVVVer 😍🤗
It takes the stress out of holiday baking. Easy to make cookies and unlimited cake mix/mix-in combinations. Thanks for this recipe.
I am going to try using a ginger bread cake mix. And put a maple glaze on them.
Did a vanilla cake mix and did a coconut ube cookie. Then used homemade buttercream and rolled it I’m unsweetened coconut. Everyone loved them ❤️
How many cookies does this recipe make
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Can these be done in silicon molds specific shaped cookies?
Hi! That has not been tested and I would worry that they would be too thick and not get done in the middle. If you try though let us know!
I made this with yellow cake mix using the butter option instead of oil. I also cut it back to 1/3c vs 1/2c based on another comment that 1/3 cup made them too oily. They taste pretty good, but boy was the dough sticky even after refrigerating it for nearly 30 minutes. Mine also stayed very puffy and took much longer than 11 minutes to cook. Hm. Not sure what went wrong. I’m can’t wait for the chocolate rolo version though!
Hi Terri, without being in the kitchen with you it can be hard to say why they took longer to cook. That being said, cookies will continue to ‘cook’ on the pan after removing them from the oven. The dough is stickier agreed as it is cake mix. :) Thanks for the review!
I sometimes add 1/4 cup of flour depending on the box mix size. Some are just over 13 oz. A long time ago when this type of cake mix cookies came out they were 18 oz. Then manufacturers lowered it to 15 with others going as low as 13. I too lowered my oil to 1/3 cup but sometimes I start out with a 1/4 cup to see how sticky the dough is going to be.
Delicious and easy recipe.
Thanks for the cookie review!
I love these so much.
So glad you love the cake mix cookies!
Yes I did. Have made several different ones. I’ve used the Butter Pecan cake mix and added chopped pecans and cinnamon baking chips. It’s the one the husband always asks for.
That sounds like a delicious combination! Thanks for the review!
This was so easy and delicious. I added dried cranberries to a spice cake box mix and they turned out perfect. I then drizzled a glaze on top. The only issue I have is trying not to eat the whole amount by myself.
Those sound like a very delicious version of the cake mix cookies! I would have trouble keeping my hands out of them, too!
Do you have to use parchment paper? Can you just grease pan?
Yes, I recommend it, it not only prevents sticking but helps the cookies bake evenly as they are not in direct contact with the hot baking sheet.
They are so easy and so good! Very good for people who love to bake but can’t get around good anymore. I’ve made them for years now any everyone loves them! Thank you for the recipes and a great product 😀
So glad to hear these cake mix cookies work great for you and have been a well-loved favorite!
How many cookies does 1 box of mix make?
It should make around 24 cookies depending on the size of cookie scoop you use. Enjoy!
Yum 😋
Thanks for the review of the cake mix cookies!