3 Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies

Our easy 3 ingredient cake mix cookies recipe with butter and eggs are delicious and so easy to bake. A simple dessert that is cheap to make under $5 dollars in any flavor you like, pretty like our cake mix crinkle cookies or with sprinkles.

Yes we have made tons of different boxed cake mix recipes. Why?? Because amping up an already ready bag of goodness just makes things more simple. We will share with you how to make boxed cake mix better here. From cookie recipes to brownies and even cooking them all in your air fryer, there are tons of possibilities.

If you’re finding this in the Fall you may want to give our pumpkin cookies with cake mix a whirl too. Using spiced instead of vanilla you can create the ultimate October treat. Love red velvet? That is a fun one to use especially during Valentine’s Day too.

Ingredient Notes

You will need a box of your favorite cake mix, ou could use a gluten free variety too if you wanted

Large Eggs, organic free range are preferred, should be added at room temperature for a fluffy texture.

Use melted and slightly cooled butter (or dairy free alternative). If you do use butter our Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies Cake Mix are made that way too. Vanilla or any other extract flavors are optional but will enhance the taste. Or you could use a mild oil like vegetable oil.

Can you add chocolate chips?

Yes you could sprinkle some white chocolate chips or rainbow sprinkles on top of each one before popping them into the oven like our Chocolate Chip Yellow Cake Mix Cookies. For a crinkle look you just roll each in some powdered sugar before baking.

Should you refrigerate cake mix cookie dough before baking?

Once simple ingredients are blended together it will be a bit soft. To fix this just leave the batter in the bowl, cover with saran wrap and put it into your fridge for an hour and 30 minutes or so. That will stiffen it up a bit so you can handle it easier to roll and prevent them from spreading on the baking sheet too.

How Long to Bake Cake Mix Cookies

Almost all cookies require the same bake time. About 8-10 minutes for soft and 10-12 for crispy. Of course that timing will vary slightly depending on how large your balls of dough are but using a small cookie scoop I think that 9 minutes is ideal, then allow to cool on the hot pan for a soft chewy outcome.

How do you make cookies look crinkled?

Then if you want to make them crinkled you’d want a bowl full of confectioners sugar to roll them in before baking. That is all you do to make them look super fun like this!! It will seep into the cracks and when they bake they become prettier than “normal”.

Want to add different colors like we did with our cake mix whoopie pies? That is an easy tweak too.

How do you know when cake mix cookies are done?

Like our brownie mix crinkle cookies you do NOT want to overbake them. The key is to wait until edges are golden brown but center still looks just a tad wet to stay soft and chewy. The centers will look a bit underdone, but not wet like there is still batter that isn’t cooked. It is a fine balance so stay close the last minute or so. AND remove from the baking sheet or they will continue to bake a dry out, put on cooling rack instead.

There are a few cake mix hacks you can follow when baking like our cookie bars from cake mix that do not follow the directions on the back either but are always a huge hit with guests.

Other holiday cookie recipes you’ll love

Give our pecan shortbread bars a whirl. You will need far more items to make these like egg and vanilla, flour, baking powder and salt etc. but it’s a homemade dough recipe we make each year during the holidays.

Every year we make our family lebkuchen recipe too. Now jump to recipe and get started! Then use chocolate cake mix for your next batch with cream cheese frosting!

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