What’s in This Strawberry Cookie Recipe?
You can turn a box of cake mix into the most delicious strawberry cookies with just a few ingredients, most of which will already be in your pantry.
Strawberry Cake Mix: This is such a great hack for easy cookies. Cake mix contains all of the basic ingredients in cookies (flour, sugar, leavening, and colorings and flavorings), making this recipe super quick! Baking Powder: Be sure to use fresh baking powder for best results. This helps to create a fluffier texture. Eggs: Whole eggs bind the ingredients to build structure in any baked good. Without them, these cookies would end up dry, dense, or crumbly. Oil: Vegetable oil adds moisture to the cake mix. Any neutral oil works well here. Vanilla: Pure vanilla extract enhances the sweet flavor of these cookies. Chocolate Chips: White chocolate complements the strawberry flavor perfectly. For chocolate strawberry cake mix cookies, swap the white chocolate chips for milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate chips!
Variations to Try
If strawberry isn’t your thing, you can make cake mix cookies with any flavor you like by following the same basic instructions. If you don’t want strawberry cookies, try chocolate cake mix cookies, vanilla, red velvet, or yellow cake mix instead. I love to let my sons pick a cake mix flavor and create their favorite cookies for their birthdays.
How to Store and Reheat
Let the strawberry cookies cool completely before storing them in an airtight container or Ziplock bag. Keep them at room temperature for up to 3 days, or move them to the refrigerator for longer storage (up to 5 days). Let come to room temperature before enjoying.
How to Freeze
To freeze these strawberry cookies, place them in flat layers in a Ziplock bag, and place sheets of parchment paper between layers to prevent sticking. Once they’re frozen, you can rearrange them as needed. Freeze for up to 1 month, then thaw in the fridge before serving.
Serving Suggestions
These easy strawberry cake mix cookies are delicious all by themselves or served with a cool glass of oat milk or a Starbucks pink drink. They’re also delicious as cookie sandwiches filled with vanilla frosting, chocolate buttercream, or red velvet ice cream. Yum!
Notes from the Test Kitchen
Wondering if you can still use that box of cake mix that’s been sitting in your pantry a little too long? Most likely, the only issue will be the leavening agent (aka baking powder or soda). But since we’re already adding more to our recipe, the problem should be solved! It will freshen things up for cakey cookies that get nice and fluffy.
How to Make Strawberry Cookies Step by Step
Whisk the Dry Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, combine 15.25 ounces (1 box) of strawberry cake mix and 1 teaspoon of baking powder. Stir the Wet Ingredients: In a separate smaller bowl, whisk 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup of vegetable oil, and ½ teaspoon of pure vanilla extract together by hand. Make the Cookie Dough: Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with cake mix and stir with a spoon until a dough forms. Be sure to fully combine. Mix in 1 cup of white chocolate chips. Portion the Cookies: Using a small portion scoop, drop rounded balls of the dough onto your baking sheet. These cookies flatten out quite a bit, so make sure the balls are taller than they are wide, and give them quite a bit of space between each cookie. Bake the Cookies: Bake for 9-10 minutes. Do not let them brown in the oven. They will appear slightly undercooked, but that is a good thing. They will firm up and flatten as they cool. When you take them out, you can add a couple more white chocolate chips to the top to make them look pretty (this is a little food blogger trick!) Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.
More Cookie Recipes To Try
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