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    Home » Recipes » Cookies

    Easy Upgrade Cake Mix Cookies

    Published: Feb 9, 2020 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Easy Upgrade Cake Mix Cookies
    Easy Upgrade Cake Mix Cookies

    Got cake mix? Check your cupboards now for cake mix and make these Easy Upgrade Cake Mix Cookies!  Make any variety of cookies you want with your favorite cake mix and add in your favorite yums to make them ultra tasty.

    Some other favorites?  Sprinkle Sugar Cookies and Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Cookies are on the radar!

    These are fun for lazy days when that cookie craving hits!  And most likely, you have cake mix in your pantry, right and if you don't, get it the next round at the store!

    Anyhoo, this is a great way to have a little fun with only a few ingredients.

    Oh and you can make these vegan if you want, if you use any of the Duncan Hines Cake Mixes. 

    I've been baking a lot of vegan things lately in the kitchen, using Egg Replacer.

    It worked well in these cookies, so it's highly recommended if you don't have eggs on hand.

    You can get the recipe for the vegan cake mix cookie version here at the Daily Vegan Meal and check out more here about vegan life!

    Cake Mix Cookie Recipe Upgrade Combinations!

    Wanna upgrade?  Sweet!  Here's some cool ideas!

    • Party Fun:  Of course, sprinkles win!  Add in 1 cup rainbow sprinkles or your favorite sprinkles on earth!
    • For Chocolate Chips or Chunks:  Add in 1 ½ cups of your favorite or a combination of chips!
    • Frosting:  Add your favorite frosting to the top of these cookies after they've cooled and add some sprinkles for some decor!
    • Candy Options: Add in Snickers, Peanut Butter Cups, Andes Mints, crushed peppermint, Heath Bar toffee, M&M's
    • Dried Fruit or Nuts of any kind: Add in about ½ cup to 1 cup depending on how much you want!
    • Roll in powdered sugar before baking and get that fantastic crinkle type cookie!
    • Add some chopped Oreos! The ideas are endless...you know?!

    Other Flavors of Cake Mix Cookie Recipes

    • Strawberry cake mix with milk chocolate chips, white chocolate chips and/or with cream cheese frosting with chopped Oreos on top!
    • Carrot cake mix with cream cheese frosting or coconut, nuts and raisins or both!
    • Lemon cake mix with white chocolate chips or topped with lemon or cream cheese buttercream frosting
    • Yellow cake mix with white or mini chocolate chips or with a creamy milk chocolate frosting
    • Chocolate or dark fudge cake mix with one of the following:  white chocolate chips, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, mint chips, caramel chips, butterscotch chips
    • Cherry chip cake mix with white chocolate chips or chocolate chips
    • Spice cake mix with cream cheese frosting or with cinnamon chips, raisins and nuts
    • German chocolate cake mix with chopped pecans and coconut, drizzled in chocolate
    • Orange cake mix with vanilla buttercream frosting
    • Red velvet cake mix with cream cheese frosting or white chocolate chips

    What's your ideal cookie idea?  For Valentine's Day, go for strawberry, red velvet, cherry chip or chocolate and make it happen with your favorite add-ins!

    For Vegan Version: You can get the recipe for the vegan cake mix cookies here at the Daily Vegan Meal.

    Other Yummy Dessert Ideas!

    • Tangy Lemon Cream Cheese & White Chocolate Chip {Cake Mix} Cookies
    • Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes
    • Healthy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars
    • Sixlets & Chocolate Chip Fudge Cake Mix Cookies
    • Blueberry Lemon Bliss Cheesecake Bars
    • Red Velvet Santa {Cake Mix} Cookies
    • Extreme Chocolate Lovers Cake Mix Cookies
    • Perfect Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins! Fluffy & Moist!
    • Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosted Brownies
    Easy Upgrade Cake Mix Cookies

    Easy Upgrade Cake Mix Cookies

    Kim Lange
    Got cake mix? Make any variety of cookies you want with your favorite cake mix and add in your favorite yums to make them ultra tasty.
    4.67 from 6 votes
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    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 25 Cookies
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 box any flavor cake mix
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 2 large eggs
    • ⅓ cup canola oil or melted butter if you wish for buttery flavor
    • 1 ½ teaspoon of milk or non-dairy milk
    • 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips of choice
    • see other add-in ideas in article post

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 350.
    • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper to keep cookies from spreading
    • In a small bowl whisk eggs, oil and milk together. Set aside.
    • In a medium bowl mix together cake mix and baking powder.
    • Add egg mixture to cake mixture and mix together using mixer until all the dry cake mix lumps disappear.
    • Fold in chocolate chips or any other add-ins you wish to upgrade your cookies.
    • Drop by round tablespoon balls or use a small cookie scoop onto baking sheet and do not flatten.
    • Bake for 10 minutes. Be careful to not allow for browning.
    • Allow to cool and then transfer to wire rack.
    Keyword cake mix, cake mix cookies, cookies, vegan
    Tried This Recipe?Let us know how it was by commenting below!
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    About Kim Lange

    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Kim Lange says

      March 11, 2020 at 5:27 pm

      You are so sweet Ann! I really am honored that you are a fan and I yes, they are embarrassing easy to make! ha-ha!

    2. Ann says

      March 11, 2020 at 2:05 pm

      Hey Kim!
      These cookies are absolutely fab! I’m drooling over them. So enticing. I like that the recipe is embarrassingly easy to make. Dying to give it a try (probably tomorrow). Thank you so much for sharing! I'm happy I came across your fantastic blog a couple months ago. I'm a real fan of what you do. Keep it up! <3

    3. Kim Lange says

      February 18, 2020 at 9:11 am

      My favorite is with chocolate cake, but it's fun to try them all with different combinations for sure! Thank you Jyo! xo

    4. Jyo says

      February 18, 2020 at 2:37 am

      This sounds really interesting with cake mix... definitely would love to try this😊

    5. Kim Lange says

      February 12, 2020 at 3:57 pm

      You are very welcome Susan! Hope you enjoy!

    6. Susan Beresford says

      February 12, 2020 at 3:21 pm

      These lol brilliant and tasty,I gonna have to try them,got different cake mixes in so will be making these .Thank you for recipe and add in ideas x

    7. Kim Lange says

      February 12, 2020 at 1:12 pm

      Thank you so much Laura! They are pretty easy to have in a pinch! 🙂

    8. Laura says

      February 12, 2020 at 11:14 am

      What a fabulous idea! I love all the mix-in and flavor ideas ! I’ve been wanting to try cake mix cookies, and these look so pretty, I can’t resist! Thanks, Kim!

    9. Kim Lange says

      February 12, 2020 at 9:52 am

      Thank you Valentina! xo

    10. Kim Lange says

      February 12, 2020 at 9:50 am

      Thanks Kelly!!

    11. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      February 11, 2020 at 11:06 pm

      I love the flavor of these cookies and then ALL the other combinations you listed! Cake mix cookies are so yummy and easy. Pinning!!

    12. Valentina says

      February 11, 2020 at 7:30 pm

      I haven't made cake mix cookies before, but I will give it a go. Love the look of these for Valentine's Day. And every day is a cookie craving day for me. 😉 ~Valentina

    13. Kim Lange says

      February 10, 2020 at 5:02 pm

      Agree! Thanks Kelsie!! xo

    14. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

      February 10, 2020 at 9:31 am

      Cake mix cookies rock! I love how easy they are to make and they always turn out perfectly!

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