If you’ve ever just wanted sweets after dinner but didn’t want to hassle with homemade, this easy vanilla cookies are the bomb. You can use any flavor cake mix you like to change it up and color them for fun too. One of our quick easy dessert recipes on our site.
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.
You want to use a mild oil so you don’t taste it like Vegetable oil or you could use melted and slightly cooled butter (or dairy free alternative).
Variations
If you want to use butter instead follow our Ooey Gooey Butter Cookies Cake Mix recipe here instead. Vanilla or any other extract flavors are optional but will enhance the taste.
Optional Add ins
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.
Then if you want to make them crinkled you’d want a bowl full of confectioners sugar to roll them in before baking. Want to add different colors like we did with our cake mix whoopie pies? That is an easy tweak too.
3 Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Equipment
- 1 baking sheet
- 1 Bowl
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or use non stick cooking spray.
- Mix together the first 3 ingredients in a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap tightly and refrigerate for an hour to stiffen dough.
- Scoop up a ball full with a small cookie scoop and roll into a ball with your hands. Roll into powdered sugar if you'd like it to look like a crinkle cookie. If not just put on cookie sheet with space between them.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until the edges are lightly browned and middle is no longer wet.
- Remove and set on a cooling rack with cookies on tray until cooled. Then remove and enjoy.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
How to Cake Mix Cookies Taste Homemade
There are a few cake mix hacks you can follow when baking into cookies or rectangular pan to fool your guests into making them think they were from scratch. One thing you can do with these is use melted and cooled butter instead of oil. That has more flavor and fat to create a chewier texture.
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.
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. Food coloring can be added during the holidays so they can be red and green for Christmas if you want.
Like our cake mix cookie bars do not follow the directions on the back, use these. Here is a real quick step by step though so you can get the drift.
Other holiday cookie recipes you’ll love
Give our chocolate 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!
FAQ
You should always wait until they cool completely before transferring them into a freezer bag. If you place a half slice of bread in the bag before you suck out all of the air it will keep them tender for longer. Leaving the bag on the countertop vs. the refrigerator is better too.
