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Our favorite shortcut – cake mix cookies use just 6 ingredients to create a quick and easy ooey gooey treat!
Keep it Simple!
We LOVE cookies, and we LOVE easy! Cake mix cookies are the best of both worlds!!
These favorite cookies need just 6 ingredients. Talk about SIMPLE! The cream cheese is the secret to that next-level flavor and gooey texture.
These are our go-to treat when we need something simple and delicious. Our kids love to make them for youth activities and they’re always a hit at potlucks! Best part? You can easily change the cake mix for a different flavor!
Try our Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies, Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies, Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies, Pumpkin Cake Cookies, and more.
WHY WE LOVE IT:
- Prep in 5 minutes. Using a box of cake mix makes this a favorite easy cookie recipe.
- Soft and gooey. The gooey texture from the addition of cream cheese is so addictive. It’s hard to have just one!
- Make any flavor! This recipe works with any flavor cake mix! Get creative and change it up.
Ingredients
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
CHILL TIME: 30 minutes
COOK TIME: 10 minutes
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened – How to Soften Butter Quickly
- 1 large egg – room temperature incorporates a lot easier
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix – or other flavors of cake mix
- 1 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting – sifted to remove any clumps
- optional toppings – top with Sugar Cookie Frosting or Vanilla Buttercream Frosting and festive sprinkles
- optional mix-ins – milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, or peanut butter chips
How to Make Cake Mix Cookies
- BATTER. In a large bowl, beat 8 ounces of cream cheese, ½ cup butter, 1 egg, and ½ teaspoon vanilla with a hand mixer until fluffy.
- Mix in 1 box yellow cake, stir until combined, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- PREP. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place 1 cup powdered sugar in a bowl. Use a cookie scoop to roll dough into 1½-inch balls and then roll in powdered sugar until well coated. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- BAKE. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on the baking pan for about 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool.
- Sift more powdered sugar on top, if desired.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (15.25-ounce) box yellow cake mix
- 1 cup powdered sugar, plus more for dusting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, egg, and vanilla with a hand mixer until fluffy.
- Mix in cake mix until combined, and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Place powdered sugar in a bowl. Scoop out and roll dough into 1½-inch balls and then roll in powdered sugar until well coated. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cookies sit on the cookie sheet for about 10 minutes, then remove to a rack to cool.
- Sift more powdered sugar on top, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe FAQ
Place the dough in an airtight container or wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 3 days or see How to Freeze Cookie Dough.
Place cooled cookies in an air-tight container on the counter for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to 3 months.
