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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Thank you for sharing this recipe! I use triple chocolate cake mix and crush a package of Andes chocolates to mix in. The perfect Christmas cookie!
I absolutely love this recipe… I’ve used it for a while… it’s just so easy without having to bring out the flour and sugar… So far just today you I’ve made 6 different ones… Great for Christmas cookies! Y’all have a very Blessed Merry Christmas 🌲🙃
I used the carrot cake mix and added coconut, walnuts and white chocolate chips. Best cookies ever!
This is a dummy prove way to make cookies. It is so easy. I made over two hundreds cookies for Christmas, red velvet + white chocolate chips, chocolate cake + crushed candy canes, vanilla + sprinkles.
I used 1/2 cup of oil first but found it too greasy. A little over 1/3 cup was perfect and I also keep them in the over for 13 mins. The cookies got stuck if I baked them for 11 minutes. Those were my little adjustments. LOVE how my cookies turned out .
I’ve been baking cake mix cookies for a while but, lately they won’t flatten.
Fast, easy, and delicious! I used butter pecan cake mix and added chopped pecans. After cooling, I iced with salted caramel icing. Yummy!
Excellent! My cake mix was only 13.25 ounces, so I used two smaller eggs, and only 6 tablespoons of melted butter. It ended up being the perfect consistency and the cookies are delicious.
So glad you enjoyed the cake mix cookies :)
Can I refrigerate this dough overnight?
Yes you can. I would just leave out about 30 minutes before baking :)
Can this be rolled into a log, refrigerated, sliced then baked? I’d like to top with crushed candy canes like my Gramma made bur not into rolling out dough. Thank you
I haven’t tested it out with this dough but let us know if you do. Sounds delicious with candy canes :)
Made these with spice cake mix and added chopped pecans. yum!
thank you for sharing how to make cookie out of cake mix they turn out nice thank you again penny warfield lancaster ohio merry christmas to you all
Merry Christmas to you too! I’m so happy your cookies turned out well and that you loved them :)
Love this easy cookie recipe. My coworkers ask me to make these every birthday celebration. They actually prefer the sugar free yellow cake mix mixed with sugar free strawberry preserves.
Thank you so much for this!♥️
I’m so happy you and your coworkers love the cookies! :)
These tasted great! Missing one star because they turned out flat and not fluffy ☹️ Any idea how to fix this problem? Thanks!!!
Glad you enjoyed the cookies. Sorry they fell flat on you. It’s hard to say without being there, but I’m guessing they were maybe over mixed or too much oil was used (I do slightly under 1/2 cup). You can also refrigerate the dough for a more sturdy cookie.
Thank you. Very easy to follow & make.
Such an easy and versatile recipe!! I went the M&Ms route today and it was a HIT with my family. I used the scant 1/2 cup of vegetable oil and it worked great.
Do you need to flatten these before baking or leave as balls?
I just leave them in balls :)
Thank you that was going to be my question as well. Getting ready to put mine in the oven.
Can you freeze these when baked?
Yes, you can freeze them after they are baked in a freezer bag or container :)
Hi
My family has egg allergies, have you ever made with red baron egg substitute? Do you think it would be the same?
I have not tested it out, but let us know if you do!
I may never make another cookie recipe ever again. Easy. Fast. Versatile. Tasty.
They looked under-baked at 11 minutes but I’m glad I took them out then–they settled into perfectly set and soft delights after they cooled.
Yesterday’s varieties were: chocolate cake with candy coated mini Reese bits and (my fave) cherry cake mix with white chocolate chips. (Add-ins not mixed into batter, just decorated on top…looked so pretty!)
Thanks for sharing this recipe. ❤️
So glad you enjoyed the cake mix cookies! Thanks for your review :)
Because I have many diabetics, I use sugar-free cake mix and it works great. For flavoring suggestions: powdered dried fruit, instant coffee, or extracts work well.
Do you use the Duncan Hines keto cake mix? Does this work well?