Create a super-easy version of everyone's favorite sugar cookies using cake
mix as the base! Cake Mix Sugar Cookies bake up soft and chewy, have
beautifully crackled tops, and take just 4 simple ingredients to make. And as
for the taste? -- Oh, they're totally tasty, too.
Have you ever wondered, can you make sugar cookies with cake mix? Well the
answer is absolutely yes, my friends. -- Yes, you sure can make sugar cookies
with a cake mix as the base. And they're totally delicious, too.
White cake mix provides an easy and convenient base to whip up a batch of tasty Cake Mix Sugar Cookies. Just combine the cake mix with some eggs and oil, scoop the dough onto baking sheets, sprinkle the tops with sugar, and pop the pans in the oven to bake up a quick and easy batch. From start to finish, the cookies are done in all of about 25 minutes flat.
These cake mix cookies bake up into big, thin crackle-topped cookies with a very soft and chewy texture, which is just the cookie texture we love. When baked with a white cake mix, the flavor is pretty spot-on with the vanilla-and-sugar flavor of traditional soft & chewy sugar cookies, with just a hint of the flavor of their cake mix foundation.
We've also tried this recipe with a yellow cake mix, which creates cookies with a very prominent cake-batter taste. -- We recommend sticking with a white cake mix for the best, most authentically-sugar cookie result.
Cake Mix Sugar Cookies bake up soft and chewy, have beautifully crackled tops, and take just 4 simple ingredients to make.
What's to Love About This Recipe?
- Soft & chewy texture - Cake Mix Sugar Cookies bake up into big, thin, very soft and chewy cookies, which is just the cookie texture we love.
- Beautifully crackled tops - Using white cake mix as the base makes these cookies bake up with beautifully crackled tops, just like our very favorite soft & chewy sugar cookies from scratch.
- Fabulous flavor - These beauties are loaded with fabulous vanilla-and-sugar flavor in every bite, with just a hint of of the flavor of their cake mix base.
- Just 4 ingredients - A white cake mix, eggs, oil, and a bit of granulated sugar to sprinkle on the tops are all you need to bake up a batch!
- Super quick & easy to make - Give a quick stir of the ingredients, scoop the cookie dough, and bake -- That's all it takes to whip up a batch of these super easy cookies. Have them done, from start to finish, in all of about 25 minutes flat.
Cake Mix Sugar Cookie Ingredients:
It takes just 4 super simple ingredients to make Cake Mix Sugar Cookies.
To whip up a batch, you'll need:
- White cake mix - A standard 15.25-ounce box of basic white cake mix creates the foundation of the cookies. We recommend sticking with white cake mix instead of yellow because white cake mix bakes up with better sugar cookie flavor and a more crackly cookie top.
- Canola oil - Adds the fat needed for the cookies. You can use vegetable oil instead, if you'd like.
- Eggs - Two eggs provide the moisture and leavening needed for the cookie's dough.
- Granulated sugar - Granulated sugar is sprinkled on top of each cookie before baking, simulating traditional sugar cookies' signature rolling in sugar.
How to Make Cake Mix Sugar Cookies:
Cake Mix Sugar Cookies truly couldn't be much easier to make! To get started, simply beat together a box of dry white cake mix, a bit of canola oil, and a couple of eggs until the mixture is smooth.
This dough is quite soft, and too soft to roll into balls as is typically done when making traditional sugar cookies. So instead, drop or use a cookie scoop to scoop 2 tablespoonfuls of dough per cookie onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Be sure to place only 9 cookies per sheet and leave at least 2 inches between each cookie because this dough spreads a good bit while baking. -- When baked up, each cookie will turn into a pretty good-sized circle.
Sprinkle the tops of the scooped dough generously with granulated sugar. -- This mimics the sugary coating usually achieved when rolling traditional sugar cookie dough balls in sugar before baking.
Pop the pan in the oven and bake the cookies for about 7 to 8 minutes.
The Cake Mix Sugar Cookies will spread a good bit, baking up into big, thin, very soft and chewy cookies with beautifully crackled tops. We typically bake ours for 7 to 7 1/2 minutes, to create the super soft texture we love.
Once out of the oven, let the cookies stand on the baking sheet for about 30 seconds to firm up just a tad. Then gently scrape each cookie loose from the pan all around with a small spatula before lifting them from the pan to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Since these cookies are so large and soft, they truly do need that little bit of coaxing loose from the pan before lifting them off. -- Without it, they are prone to sticking and/or breaking.
Once the cookies have cooled, you're good to go with enjoying their sugary deliciousness. Keep in mind, Cake Mix Sugar Cookies' texture is very soft -- which is just the way we love them!
Recipe FAQs:
- What type of cake mix works best to make Cake Mix Sugar Cookies? - A standard 15.25-ounce box of basic white cake mix makes the best foundation for Cake Mix Sugar Cookies. White cake mix creates cookies that bake up soft and chewy, have nicely crackled tops, and a great traditional sugar cookie flavor.
- Can I use yellow cake mix instead of white cake mix to make Cake Mix Sugar Cookies? - We recommend sticking with white cake mix instead of yellow cake mix for Cake Mix Sugar Cookies. White cake mix bakes up with better sugar cookie flavor and a more crackly cookie top. With yellow cake mix, the cookies' flavor is more of a cake batter flavor, the dough spreads more while baking, and doesn't create crackly cookie tops.
- The dough for my Cake Mix Sugar Cookies is very soft. Is it supposed to be that way? - Yes, the dough for Cake Mix Sugar Cookies is much softer than that of traditional sugar cookies from scratch. For that reason, scoop and drop the dough onto a baking sheet rather than rolling it into balls as you typically would do when making sugar cookies.
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Yield: about 18-20 cookies
Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
Create a super-easy version of everyone's favorite sugar cookies using cake mix as the base! Cake Mix Sugar Cookies bake up soft and chewy, have beautifully crackled tops, and take just 4 simple ingredients to make. And as for the taste? -- Oh, they're totally tasty, too.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 8 MinTotal time: 18 Min
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 oz.) box white cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 c. canola oil
- about 2 T. granulated sugar
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together dry cake mix, oil, and eggs until smooth.
- Drop or use a cookie scoop to scoop 2 tablespoonfuls of dough onto lightly greased cookie sheets, placing only 9 cookies per sheet and leaving at least 2 inches between cookies (this dough spreads a good bit while baking).
- Sprinkle tops with granulated sugar.
- Bake at 375℉ for 7-8 minutes.
- Let stand on baking sheet for about 30 seconds. Scrape each cookie loose from the pan all around with a small spatula, then lift from the pan to a cooling rack to cool completely.
TRACEY'S NOTES:
- Cake Mix Sugar Cookies bake up into big, thin, very soft and chewy cookies with crackled tops. Scoop only 9 cookie per pan to leave them enough room to spread as they bake.
- We bake ours for 7 to 7 1/2 minutes, to create a very soft texture we love.
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