Cake Mix Cookies – Four Ways
Cake Mix Cookies are one of the easiest and most delicious ways to make cookies. Three ingredients plus your favorite mix ins is all you need.
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Cake Mix Cookies
Cake Mix Cookies are one of my favorite baking shortcuts. The flavors are endless and you can play with all your favorite mix-ins. You need only three base ingredients: cake mix, melted butter, and eggs. If you want to make bakery-style cookies in almost no time and with minimum effort and ingredients, these recipes are for you! I made Cake Mix Cookies using the following cake mixes: Funfetti, Carrot Cake, Red Velvet, and Thin Mints Brownies.
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies Recipe:
Nothing beats the elegance of a red velvet cookie! With this recipe, you can make some in less than 30 minutes!
Carrot Cake Mix Cookies Recipe:
When you crave carrot cake, all you have to do is grab one of these cookies. Loaded with white chocolate chips, these are fabulous.
Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies Recipe:
Loaded with sprinkles, these soft and chewy cookies are perfect for birthday parties! Kids will love them!
Thin Mints Brownie Cake Mix Cookies Recipe:
A match made in heaven: chocolate and mint! These Cake Mix Cookies are chewy and chocolaty, they resemble an indulgent brownie, in cookie form.
Tips & Tricks To Make the Best Cake Mix Cookies :
- Start with your favorite Cake Mix flavor and make sure it matches the recipe quantity requirements
- Also, you can use melted butter or canola oil if you don’t have butter on hand. I prefer using butter, but oil will work too.
- The eggs should be at room temperature. So, ensure to remove them from the fridge at least 30-minutes prior to the cooking process.
- I like to roll the cookies in white granulated sugar, it gives it that crackly, sugary top
- You can use your favorite mix-ins, but don’t use fresh fruits like raspberries, as they will add extra water to the recipe
- Some great additions that I like are: chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, nuts, sprinkles, raisins, and dried fruits
- Make sure you don’t over bake the cookies and let them cool in the pan a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack, as the cookies are still very soft when they come out of the oven
Cake Mix Cookies - 4 Ways
Ingredients
Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies:
- 1 box Funfetti Cake Mix about 15.25 ounces
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 cup rainbow sprinkles
- ¼ cup sugar optional
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies:
- 1 box Red Velvet Cake Mix about 15.25 ounces
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup sugar optional
Carrot Cake Mix Cookies:
- 1 box Carrot Cake Mix about 15.25 ounces
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 2 eggs room temperature
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ¼ cup raisins
- ¼ cup walnuts chopped
- ¼ cup sugar optional
Thin Mints Brownie Mix Cookies:
- 1 box Thin Mints Brownie Mix about 14.1 ounces
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 egg room temperature
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ¼ cup sugar optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl whisk and combine cake mix, butter, and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed or just by using a fork (I prefer the fork for these recipes). Whisk until smooth.
- Stir in mix ins (like nuts, chocolate chips ext) by hand based on recipes.
- Form dough balls, about 1.5 tablespoon of dough per ball, roll them with your hands and roll in sugar.
- Drop dough balls about 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Just slightly flatten the cookies with a fork or using your fingers.
- Bake cookies 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are set. The centers will be soft, so cool the cookies on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- Store covered or in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
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