Ultimate 3-Ingredient Soft & Chewy Cake Mix Cookies
Make soft, chewy cookies in minutes using just three ingredients: cake mix, an egg, and butter. This simple recipe is a fast shortcut for delicious homemade treats.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz) Yellow or Vanilla Cake Mix
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the entire box of cake mix, the egg, and the melted butter. Mix with a spoon or electric mixer until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the edges are set and the tops look slightly cracked. For softer cookies, bake closer to 8 minutes.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies, use chocolate cake mix and add 1/2 cup of chocolate chips to the dough.
- For Lemon Cake Mix Cookies, use lemon cake mix and add 1 teaspoon of lemon zest to the dough.
- For Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies, use white or yellow cake mix and add 1/2 cup of sprinkles to the dough.
- For Brownie Mix Cookies, use a box of brownie mix instead of cake mix, and substitute the egg with 1/2 cup of oil.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 180
- Fat: 9
- Saturated Fat: 5
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 16
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 25