Description
Discover the easiest way to make soft, chewy, and flavorful cake mix cookies with cream cheese. This simple recipe uses a white cake mix and cream cheese for delicious results in minutes. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies can be customized with your favorite cake mix flavors and decorations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 box (15.25 ounces) white cake mix
- Sprinkles or powdered sugar, for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- In a mixer bowl, beat the softened cream cheese and butter together until creamy.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing until smooth.
- Add the cake mix and mix until the batter is thick and well combined.
- Place sprinkles or powdered sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Using a medium scoop, shape the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and roll them smooth in your palms.
- Roll each ball in sprinkles or powdered sugar until fully coated.
- Arrange the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between them.
- Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers look cooked.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can use different cake mix flavors like yellow, lemon, chocolate, or red velvet.
- Add chocolate chips, peppermint, or nuts for extra flavor.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days or refrigerate for up to 1 week.
- Freeze baked cookies for up to 3 months or freeze dough balls and bake from frozen with a few extra minutes.
- Ensure butter and cream cheese are softened, not melted, to prevent cookies from spreading too much.
- Use high-quality sprinkles designed for baking to prevent them from melting in the oven.
- For gluten-free cake mix cookies, use a gluten-free cake mix.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg