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No one will guess these Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies come from a box! It’s so easy to make crinkle cookies out of cake mix with only 4 ingredients. If you need an EASY cookie recipe – be sure to try this one! Easy cookies for a busy season – that’s the perfect recipe, don’t you think?
These cookies are some of my favorite ones because they’re so easy. Cake Mix Crinkles are a little fancier and no one will know they’re from a cake mix!
I always love crinkle cookies at Christmas. They seem so festive, kind of like snowball cookies. We used to make chocolate crinkle cookies when I was a kid and I remember loving them. Whatever your reason for making cookies with a mix, these are a great go-to recipe for any occasion.
4 Ingredient Cookies
- You can use ANY flavor cake mix. Lemon, chocolate, yellow, strawberry: you name it you can use it. Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are some of my favorite behind these! That makes it SO easy to make a ton of different flavor cookies for your holiday platters without all the work and extra ingredients.
- Be sure to use large eggs.
- Vegetable Oil makes these easy to mix or you can use melted butter.
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Dorothy’s Expert Tips
- The dough will be sticky but that’s ok. If it’s too hard to work with, chill it.
- Skip the add-ins for a plain cookie! We also love adding nuts, like pecans or walnuts.
- Can you freeze cake mix cookies? I always freeze cookies (learn how to freeze desserts). Simply stack them between paper towels or wax paper in an airtight container and freeze for up to a month. You may need to re-roll them in powdered sugar when thawing.
Easy Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) yellow cake mix, (or any flavor)
- ½ cup (118ml) vegetable oil, (or melted butter)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup (170g) chocolate chips, (or other mix-in, like M&Ms)
- 1 cup (113g) Powdered sugar, for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two cookie sheets with silat baking mats.
- Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs with a hand or a stand mixer until a sticky dough forms. Stir in chocolate chips. If dough is too wet to handle, chill for 30 minutes.
- Place about 1/2 cup powdered sugar in a small bowl. Scoop 2 tablespoon sized balls of dough and coat them with powdered sugar. Place on cookie sheets. Bake immediately (or powdered sugar will dissolve) for about 10-12 minutes. Cool at least 5 minutes before removing from cookie sheets.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to one month.
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How to make Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
- Choose your cake mix flavor. Use whatever flavor you like, or pick a few!
- The dough is sticky, so if it’s too soft, chill it for 30 minutes before baking.
- I like to roll these in powdered sugar before baking – that’s what makes them crinkly!
I made several batches today for my brother up in St.louis, Mo. I’ll be mailing them on Saturday. I know he’s going to love them !
I made these cake mix cookies in many different flavors using many different additives at a Christmas baking party the 2018 season. They were a huge success !! I will definitely continue to use this process.
Way too oily, even after chilling dough. Had to pat w/ paper towels.A
I made these with Butter Golden cake mix. It was a very unappealing shade of yellow, so I added blue food coloring.
My 14 year old son could not get enough of them! He especially loved the ‘crinkle’ part!!
I’m making this recipe again tonight, with Butter Pecan flavor cake mix. Yum!!
Absolutely wonderful
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