Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
Enjoy an easy recipe for Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies made with simple ingredients with the most flavorful results. Use food coloring and flavored extracts to color and enhance the flavor of the cookies for any occasion.
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 99kcal
Equipment
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Ingredients
- 1 (15.25) ounce Vanilla cake mix, box
- 2 large Eggs
- ⅓ cup Vegetable oil
- ½ cup confectioners sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/177°C. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, use an electic hand mixer with beaters or hand whisk together the cake mix, eggs and vegetable oil until smooth and completely combined, about 2 minutes.
- Use a 1 ½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion out the cookie batter, then roll into balls.
- Place the confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Place each ball of dough individually in the powdered sugar and toss to coat completely.
- Place each sugar-coated dough ball at least 3" apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes until lightly golden and spread out.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet before attempting to remove to a cooling rack.
- Let the cookies cool completely on wire rack before serving, about 25 minutes.
Notes
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Do not refrigerate the dough before rolling to allow for proper cookie spreading in the oven.
Use a 1 ½ Tablespoon cookie scoop to portion out the cookie dough, then roll into balls.
Variations:
Add food gel coloring to the dough, before rolling into balls to make festive holiday cookies!
Add 1 teaspoon of flavored extract to the cookie dough batter for a more pronounced flavor. Vanilla extract, maple, or mint extract are some fun flavors to try.
Add mini-chocolate chips to the dough for a touch of chocolate and enjoy chocolate chip cookies from a boxed cake mix.
Try a different flavor of cake mix! Strawberry cake mix, red velvet, chocolate, white, yellow, or even lemon!
Before making the dough balls, split the dough in half, add in your favorite colors to make a variety of cookie colors for the holidays.
Try red and green for Christmas, orange for Halloween, any of your favorite colors will make awesome cookies with this easy recipe.
I'm not a registered dietician, I do my best to provide the most accurate nutritional values. Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation. Actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and portion sizes.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 157mg | Potassium: 20mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg