Cake Mix Cookies are sure to be some of the softest, most mouthwatering cookies you have ever had! Amazing cookies made easy with only one bowl for mixing, these come together fast!
Cake Mix Cookies:
These are one of my all time favorite cookies along with Cake Mix Cookie Bars! They’re so simple and we always keep a box or two of cake mix on hand so we can whip these up. I started making these cookies a long time ago, they’re great for a beginner baker or to make with your kiddos. I love homemade cookies like Peanut Butter Cookies, of course, but it’s nice to have something super quick when you have a craving or want to make cookies for a last minute get together.
Is It Better To Use Oil Or Butter In Cake Mix Cookies?
Personally, I use both! I love the flavor that the salted butter gives to the cookies and it keeps them nice and super soft too. I also like to add a little olive oil because it adds just a touch of crispness around the edges which makes these even more crave-able.
How to Make Cake Mix Cookies:
- Gather your cake mix, butter, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract and get it all into a large mixing bowl.
- Use a hand or stand mixer to beat the dough for 2-3 minutes until well combined. Don’t overmix.
- Now, your dough will be sticky so if you wish you can chill the dough for for 20-30 minutes for easier handling. Drop the dough by Tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet and they only take 8-10 minutes!
What Can I add to Make These Box Mix Cookies Better?
- Baking Chips: You can experiment with your favorites! Milk, dark, or semi-sweet chocolate chips are great with any flavor! I love butterscotch or peanut butter chips with white or chocolate cake mix.
- Nuts: Any type you like best! I love using chopped pecans or walnuts with spice cake mix or pistachios with lemon cake mix.
- Candy: M&M candies are an easy go-to! You can also use any of your favorite chopped up candy bars like Butterfinger, Peanut Butter Cups, Milky Way, Hershey’s, Snickers.
Cake Mix Cookie Recipe Notes and Tips:
- Cake Mix: This recipe works with any flavor of cake mix you like! Make sure to use a 15.25 ounce box, some are smaller or larger.
- Butter: I use salted butter, but unsalted works just fine too. I have not tested this recipe with shortening or margarine.
- Olive Oil: It might seem strange to use butter and oil, but trust me it makes the best cookies! You can sub olive oil for vegetable oil, canola oil or avocado oil.
- Vanilla Extract: I really like adding this for an extra layer of flavor but it is optional. You can also use almond extract, coconut extract, banana extract….etc depending on what flavor you are going for.
Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 15.25 Ounce Box Cake Mix, Any Flavor
- 8 Tablespoons Salted Butter Softened
- 2 Large Eggs at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons Olive or Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper, or spray with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- Combine the cake mix, butter, eggs, oil, and extract if using in a large bowl with a hand mixer.
- Beat for 2-3 minutes until all ingredients are well combined.
- Drop cookie dough into prepared baking sheet in rounded Tablespoon fulls.
- Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes just until you start to see some golden brown on the edges.
- Frost cookies if desired after cooling.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Baking these right now!
I love quick and easy cookies like these💕💕
A little strawberry flavored drizzle icing on top made them perfect!
Thank you for the inspiration 💗
Can you use other cake mixes?
Yes! This recipe should work with any flavor 🙂
I found using dehydrated strawberries crushed up and added to batter a big taste explosion. Can make a frosting with frozen defrosted strawberries in sugar and adding some of the dehydrated strawberries plus your frosting mixture was a winner.
Love this recipe! My new go to!!!
Great recipe! I tried it with myer lemon olive oil and the taste like pink lemonade cookies!
I followed recipe exactly as stated and used Pillsbury. I thought there would be a lovely explosion of mouthwatering taste but these were very unimpressive. They are really soft, like a cake cookie. The batter tastes weird and the aftertaste lingers forever. The cookies themselves bake into a beautiful round shape with little effort other than dropping spoonfuls onto baking sheet, and 1 tablespoon of batter yields a pretty large cookie. The photo looks better than they taste. Easy but unremarkable…won’t make again.
Well, they are soft “like a cake cookie” because they’re made of cake mix 🙂 sorry it’s not what you were looking for!
I just found this page and it is wonderful.I have been searching the web for a strawberry cake mix cookie recipe for days.I can not wait to make this today and I was planning on using olive oil..perfect & thank you.
Did you use pillsbury cake mix
Yes 🙂
What frosting did u use (prefer)?
I used Pillsbury strawberry frosting for these 🙂