Easiest Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Easy Cookies with 3 main ingredients can be customized as you wish with any mix-ins or flavoring - one bowl no mixer!
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 124kcal
Cost: $8
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter melted or softened
- 1 15.25 ounce box cake mix (any flavor; see notes)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups mix-ins see notes for variations
Instructions
- Place butter, cake mix, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Stir or mix until combined and no lumps remain. Stir in mix-ins.
- Scoop 2-tablespoon balls of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment or silicone baking mats. No need to space them; we are chilling the dough. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a second baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Space cookies 2-inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 10-13 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they just lose their glossy sheen. These cookies stay puffy and will settle a bit as they cool but don’t become flat.
- Immediately after removing from the oven press a few more mix-ins on top for decoration. Cool at least 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack or cooling rack.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
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Notes
- If using softened room temperature butter, you’ll need a hand or a stand mixer. If using melted butter, you can use a mixer or do the following by hand.
- Use any brand or flavor cake mix that is approximately 15-16 ounces in size.
- You can do this same recipe using sugar-free cake mix as long as it’s around the same size box.
For Strawberry Cookies: use white chocolate chips or sprinkles
For Lemon Cookies: use white chocolate chips or sprinkles
For Red Velvet Cookies: use a combination of white and semi-sweet chocolate chips
For Vanilla Cookies: use chocolate chips or M&Ms
- Other Variations (use 1 ½ cups of the following):
- Oreos
- Chopped peanut butter cups or other candy
- Reese’s Pieces
- A mix of chocolate chips
- Nuts like pecans or walnuts
- Coconut
- Sprinkles
- Leave them plain and frost cookies with buttercream or other frosting
- Add the zest of a lemon, lime or orange
- Add 1 tsp vanilla extract or 1/2 teaspoon any other extract
- Sugar-Free Cake Mix works also!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 124kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 162mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 138IU | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg