Vanilla Cake Mix Cookies – Easy and Delicious Dessert Recipe
When you’re craving cookies but don’t want the hassle of baking from scratch, this easy recipe for vanilla cake mix cookies will be your new best friend!
These delicious chewy cookies come together in no time with just a few simple ingredients and your favorite box of vanilla cake mix.
Perfect for last-minute dessert ideas, kids’ baking adventures, or when you need a quick sweet fix, these homemade cookies are as easy as it is delicious. Ready to whip up a batch?
Follow along to learn how to turn cake batter into cookies.
How to Make Cookies from Cake Mix
Making cookies from cake mix is a breeze! With just a box of cake mix, eggs, and vegetable oil, you can whip up soft, delicious cookies in no time.
Set it to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the box cake mix, eggs, and oil in a large bowl and stir until a thick dough forms.
For thicker cookies, chill the cookie dough for 30 minutes before baking.
Fold in any extras like chocolate chips or sprinkles to customize your cookies.
Use a cookie scoop for evenly sized cookies that bake uniformly.
Drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Leave space between each cookie.
Pop them in the oven for 8-12 minutes, or until the edges are set and slightly golden.
Let the cake mix cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Yes! Try different flavors like chocolate cake mix, red velvet or funfetti cake mix, or even lemon cake mix for variety.
Keep them in an airtight container for up to a week.
Absolutely! Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet, freeze until solid, then store in a freezer bag. Bake straight from frozen when ready.
Both butter and oil work well, but they give slightly different results. Butter adds a rich, creamy flavor and can make the cookies slightly firmer. Oil, on the other hand, keeps the cookies soft and moist. If you prefer a softer texture, stick with oil, but for a more buttery flavor, opt for melted butter.
Not quite! Cake mix is formulated for light, fluffy textures, while cookie mix is designed for a denser, chewier result. However, cake mix can be easily adapted to make cookies by adjusting the ingredients, giving you a soft, tender cookie with minimal effort.
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If you love this easy cookie recipe, you’ll definitely want to explore more sweet treats! Try your hand at other cake mix cookie recipes for fun flavor twists, or bake a batch of homemade chocolate chip cookies for a timeless classic everyone adores. If you’re craving something extra festive, vanilla crinkle cookies are a must-try with their soft texture and sugary coating. For those busy days, our easy dessert recipes like cake mix brownies make indulgence simple and stress-free.
Vanilla Cake Mix Cookies
From cake mix to cookies in no time! These vanilla cookies are perfect for any occasion and so simple to make.
Ingredients
- 1 box of Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- Anywhere from 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of sprinkles!
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix cake & baking powder,
- Add in eggs, vanilla, oil; mix,
- Add in sprinkles and mix,
- Drop around 1 tablespoon of batter onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- Bake cake batter cookies 10 minutes.
- Let your cake batter cookies cool for a minute or so and then transfer to a wire cooling rack.
Notes
Customize your own cake batter cookies with different types of cake flavors and sprinkles!
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I love cake mix cookies! Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat link party.
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These sound yummy…thanks so much for sharing such a great recipe just in time for the Holiday.
Her face cracking the egg is priceless. Great easy recipe!
I love making cookies with my girls! Looks like a lot of fun!
I love that you’re doing this and look forward to following Mini Chef Mondays because I love cooking with my kids!
looks like your children loved baking!
oohhh i often wonderd how to do this. thanks so much for the recpe!
Looks delish, great for the holidays! Thanks for sharing
Never heard of using cake mix for cookies before, neat! They look great.
oh wow cake-batter-christmas-cookies? Sounds like alittle bit of heaven to me and the kids look like they had so much fun
I like that it’s so easy the kids can make them so maybe I can make them too. They look good thanks for sharing.
I love making holiday cookies with my kids. We give them as gifts to our neighbors. I love these cake batter cookies, they’d be great to try out this year – so festive!
Those look so good! I’m thinking I’ll make these and top them with some peppermint frosting. Mmm. Frosting…
I need to make up a batch (or three) of these cookies for Christmas. They’re so festive, and cake batter cookies are SO good!
Get in my belly, you delicious sparkle-fun cookies! Boom! For real. Cake batter cookies are the greatest cookie ever devised.
I have never made cake batter cookies before. It sounds like something I would really like making.
These cookies look so festive and yummy. Thanks for sharing the recipe, I can’t wait to make it.
I am all about fast and easy, especially these days with home renovations taking place, so this recipe comes at the perfect time. Extra sprinkles are a must around here too.
Yes! I love how easy these are to prepare. Also love the fact that it’s super budget-friendly.
Thank you for the recipe! I have never tried making cookies from cake mix before. I think these will now be on the list.
I love the flavor of cake batter. I would really love these cookies I am sure of it. I will have to try these someday.
My kids will surely enjoy making and eating this! Looks so delicious! Yummy!
I’ve never had a cake mix cookie. Sounds like something my girls would have fun making.
These cookies look so delicious and easy to make. I will have to get the ingredients I need and whip some up.
Christmas cookies are my absolute favorite! I am definitely trying out this recipe!
These look so delicious. I need to start some of my baking early, and making my cookie batters. This looks like something my whole family would enjoy and I could wait to bake a little bit!
YUM! My boys and I always bake cookies at least once during December. We may have to try some cake mix cookies this time around! These looks so good.
I wish I could make these tonight! I am ALL about cake batter anything, so totally trying these out super soon!
haha this makes me wish my nephews and nieces lived closer! I would totally do something like this with them!
These look so amazing! We are working on cookies soon for gifts so we may have to try this.
These look fun and easy for kids to make. My 8 year olds would love to try to do it all by themselves.
it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas! looks like you guys had a great time making these and they sure do look delish! Will they be leaving these out for Santa or eating them haha
This looks like a tasty recipe. I appreciate that it’s so easy and take so little time to make.
We love baking cookies together, especially during the holidays. I’ve never had a cake mix cookies though. I’ll add them to my grocery list.
These are the perfect cookies for baking with the kids. I love baking with my niece and nephew even if they only wanted to taste the chocolate chips and tell me my cookies were to crispy.
These cookies look delicious! I love things that look like they belong on a Christmas table!
Every year for my birthday, my husband makes me funfetti cake batter cookies because I hate cake. I love that man! They are my absolute FAVORITE way to make cookies!!! Love the sprinkles in yours.
Wow! That’s a great idea! Those cookies are looks fantastic and I’m glad that you kids enjoyed making it.
Such a wonderful idea. My kids would love to make it for sure. Saved this awesome recipe this coming Christmas.
This looks super tasty! I love that your children helped you make the cake. My children love doing that too.
How have I never heard of this! A cookie/cake hybrid! That sounds so good! I will have to add these to my Christmas baking list!
How have I never heard of this! A cookie/cake hybrid! That sounds so good! I will have to add these to my Christmas baking list!
Those look so good! I can’t wait to try this recipe at home with my kiddos.
Cake batter is my daughter’s favorite ice cream flavor so I think she’ll like these too. I will have to make these… or maybe she can make them herself. Yeah, she’ll have fun.
What good helpers!! My boys complain, but then want to eat the cookies haha. I never thought of using cake mix to make cookies, they must be nice and soft and very easy!
I’m bookmarking this for my daughter! She wants to be in charge of Christmas cookies this year! She is 11 and loves to bake!
I love it when the kids help around in the kitchen and most of the time they’re most excited when it comes to baking! These cookies look wonderful and it’s a great way to get them excited for Christmas!
These look so good. My nieces love to bake with me and they are going to enjoy making these and decorating them.
Oh these cookies look yummy and so good. These look like they were supper fun to make just look at those faces, the kids looks happy 😉
If I use a lemon cake mix, should I leave out the vanilla? Jan
I would since it is already flavored.
Thank you so much for responding, I am not much of a baker. Jan
I hope you enjoy the cookies!