Valentine Cake Mix Cookies

Vanilla cookies with heart sprinkles, and white and pink sprinkles stacked on a plate.

3 from 1 vote

Nothing is easier than homemade cookies made from a cake mix for a festive cookie for Valentine's Day. These vanilla cookies are decorated with fun sprinkles to celebrate your special loved ones on Cupid's Day.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword cake mix cookies, cake mix Valentine's Day cookies, easy Valentine's Day cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 9

cooling time 15

Total Time 39

Servings cookies

Calories 118kcal

Author Eileen Murphy Kelly

Equipment

Ingredients

1(16.50) ounce box, white cake mix Note 1
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 large eggs
⅓ cup vegetable oil
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups Valentine's Day sprinkles

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 1(16.50) ounce box, white cake mix and 1 teaspoon baking soda.
In another medium-size bowl, whisk 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, and ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract till combined.
On low speed, using a hand mixer with beaters attached, add the egg mixture to the dry cake ingredients, beat for 1 to 2 minutes to blend ingredients.
To the batter, add 1 ½ cups sprinkles and stir to mix them throughout the cookie batter.
Use a small cookie scoop to measure out the cookie balls and place each ball on the prepared cookie sheet. Leave about 2 inches between each dough ball.
Sprinkle remaining sprinkles on top of the cookies
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies begin to turn brown, about 9 minutes.
Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 3 minutes.
Transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Serve and enjoy.

Notes

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Note 1: These cookies are very versatile. You can also use food coloring to change to color to red or pink. Strawberry cake mix also works well.

Storage: Store the Easy Valentine Cake Mix cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.

Variations:

Change up the flavor of these cookies by using a flavored cake mix.
Instead of sprinkles, you can use Valentine's Day candy like M&M's or Reese's hearts just press to the cookies while they are still warm.
Make these cookies even sweeter by frosting them with your favorite frosting.

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