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.
Made lemon with strawberry, chocolate with strawberry, and chocolate with Hersey kisses.
For Christmas I rolled dough in sugar and flattened slightly for a crisper cookie
Mmm those versions sound delicious! So many fun ways to make this recipe :)
These are so easy to make and so super delicious!! Highly recommended making these for any occasion.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the cookies, Candy :)
Made the cookies with spice cake mix and cranberries….really good
Mmm sounds so delicious! Happy to hear you enjoyed them, Dorothy :)
So quick, easy & good!!! My 7 year old granddaughter made these herself with just my supervision. Next Cake Mix Cookie Bars!!!
So fun! Glad they were a success :) The bars are delicious too…enjoy!
The best and easiest cookies!! Love all the variations!
These are so good & versatile! I use white cake mix when I need something quick, add whatever holiday it is M & M’s & bam!!
So fun! Holiday M&M’s are just the best :)
Omg these were amazing !
I made a batch with devil’s cake mix and white chocolate chips, one only lemon cake mix and one butter peacan cake mix with Skor’s. Butter instead of oil. Thanks for the recipes!
Mmm those both sound so delicious! So glad you enjoyed the cookies :)
Red velvet with white chocolate chips, white cake mix with colored (for whatever holiday)funfetti sprinkles with white chocolate chips, chocolate with mint chocolate chips are a family favorite. They are what I am “required” to bring to any family function. I have yet to share with everyone how easy they are to make. 😂
So many fun variations! I’m so glad you love the recipe :)
Easy,fun, and delicious!
Last year I made these cookies per the recipe and they were a hit. When making a cake, I substitute applesauce for the oil and the cake turns out yummy and moist every time. How do you think this substitution will affect the cookie recipe?
I haven’t tried, but I think applesauce should substitute just fine. Let me know how it goes if you give it a shot!
We make strawberry cookies for Christmas every year!
Yum, that version is one of my favorites!
Where has this been all my life? I have made so many different variations, I’m obsessed! 🤣
Love to hear that! They really are the EASIEST cookies!
I used white cake mix with cherry flavoring, red food coloring, chocolate chunks… came out amazing. I find a stick of butter instead of the oil works well too (melted and stirred in slowly).
The lemon cookies are great… I’m trying to create a pear version and a mango version using flavored extracts… any suggestions?
Sounds great! I haven’t every tried a mango version. Let me know if you do!
Absolutely delicious. Try funfetti cake mix with funfetti vanilla cake morsels or spice cake with caramel bits…both were big hits in our house.
Yum! Both sound so delicious!
Do you roll dough or just drop teaspoon or tablespoon of dough onto bake pan
I just scoop the dough onto the pan with a cookie scoop. The dough can get a little sticky, so it’s easier to drop them than roll into balls :)
What size cookie scoop do you use, for regular size cookies?
I use a medium cookie scoop for these cookies :)
I made the red velvet cookies with white chocolate chips. Delicious! Easiest cookies you will ever make!
Yay! I love the red velvet version too :) So glad you enjoyed them!
Can I add the mix-ins in the batter before I bake them? Good recipe btw
Yes, definitely!
how many does this make?
24 cookies :)