Name: Cake Mix Sugar Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 15.25 ounces vanilla cake mix; 2 eggs; ⅓ cup vegetable oil; ½ cup butter (softened); ¼ cup milk; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 4 cups powdered sugar; 4 drops food coloring

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I adore sugar cookies, but hate the time it takes to make them. These cookies are some of our absolute favorite, and you don’t even have to pull out the cookie cutters!

If you love these cake mix sugar cookies, you’ll love these soft and fudgy Brownie Mix Cookies. They are so easy to make and you can add in your favorite Mix-ins!

Cake Mix Sugar Cookies Recipe

5 from 1 vote

No cookie cutter needed for these darling sugar cookies.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

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Ingredients

▢ 15.25 ounces vanilla cake mix
▢ 2 eggs
▢ ⅓ cup vegetable oil

Equipment

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together cake mix, eggs and oil until well combined.
Roll into 1-inch balls and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until slightly golden. Let cool completely.

Frosting

Combine all ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies and top with sprinkles, if desired.

Nutrition

Calories: 148 kcal · Carbohydrates: 22 g · Protein: 1 g · Fat: 7 g · Saturated Fat: 4 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 16 mg · Sodium: 126 mg · Potassium: 47 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 18 g · Vitamin A: 95 IU · Calcium: 22 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Cuisine: American

Course: Dessert

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Questions & Reviews

Carrian Cheney says:

Oh my goodness! Why didn’t I think of that?!

ITheeCook says:

I love this recipe. I make these quite often. Super easy!

Eric Pepple says:

Looks amazing and simple! Definitely going to have to give these a try. Thanks for sharing 🙂

Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow

evoke_chat4@hotmail.com says:

I wonder if this would work with the sugar free cake mixes? what do you think?

Eileen says:

Do you have a favorite brand of cake mix?
Eileen
workwoman@comcast.net

Lloyds says:

I didn’t see if you said how many cookies this recipe makes? Looks great!

Lloyds says:

I didn’t see if you said how many cookies this recipe makes? Looks great!

Lisha Belliveau says:

Was just going on the computer to look up a sugar cooking recipe, decided they would be a better idea than cupcakes for my sons preschool party. Im so glad I checked my email first!!! These look so yummy, thanks for sharing!!

Janet Aaron says:

I love this

SH says:

This blog is so bad for my waistline – I just want to try every new recipe you post!! Haha, this recipe looks great 🙂

Sheree
The Hartungs Blog
thehartungs.blogspot.ca

Wanda Ann Olsen says:

Girls,
I saw you over at another party, I love your cookies. I would LOVE fot you to come to mine at http://www.memoriesbythemile.com/ It’s going on now till Thursday.
xoxo
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

Six Sisters says:

Makes 3 dozen!

Six Sisters says:

We usually buy what is on sale. Maybe partial to Betty Crocker.

Jennifer Wolfe says:

So easy…I’ve got them in the oven right now!

@lliE says:

Off to go make these right now. Just the think for a busy mother of 4!

Thanks for sharing.

Six Sisters says:

I haven’t tried it! I think it would work ok unless the ounces of the package were a lot less than 15.25 like a normal cake mix.

Lynda says:

These are really great. Can’t believe how easy they were to make. Thank you!

CBinLB says:

Absolutely fantastic recipe. Everyone needs to keep in mind that Betty Crocker makes the 15.25 ounce cake mixes while Duncan Hines and Pillsbury continue to make the 18.25 ounce mixes. I learned that the hard way. So if you use Duncan Hines or Pillsbury, you need to bump up the oil by a teaspoon or two.

I made these this weekend with a pineapple flavor mix. Rather than making the frosting called for, I mixed some pineapple juice with powdered sugar to a pouring consistency and drizzled it on the cooled cookies. Took them to a luau-themed barbeque. They were the hit of the party!

Thanks so much for sharing this. It has so very many possibilities!

Terry Hughes says:

I don’t have parchment paper…is this a must? really want to make these for work…i work with the elderly and they would love these

Six Sisters says:

The batter is a little sticky so that is why we used the parchment paper. Try spraying the cookie sheet with non stick cooking spray. Hope this helps. -The Six Sisters

Simply AJ says:

We made these cookies with our 3 yr old Grandson as one of our Easter desserts and they were a big hit! One of the best sugar cookie recipes I think I have ever made and kid friendly too! We followed your recipe exactly and wouldn’t change a thing! I really think you could use any flavor cake mix and make killer cookies every time. Thanks so much for sharing. You guys are the best!! AJ@queenofmynest

Fonda Talton says:

The sugar cookies are baking right now! Cant wait to try them!

DeNean miller says:

I added 1/4 c sugar, 1tea vanilla, then rolled them in sugar and baked them. When they cooled, I used decorater icing(left over from a bd cake) and iced them. They were good!!

diabetic snacker reviews says:

These look great but I have been making mine using only 1 box of cake mix & 1 can of diet soda. Then they are very low in calories & still taste yummy! They don’t taste like the
soda at all but you could add any extracts or flavorings you wanted. I also just mix
juices with a bit of powdered sugar for glazing cookies like someone mentioned.
You don’t really need the oil or the eggs they will still come out perfectly. I’ve also
subbed club soda for the diet soda too.

Milinda says:

I only had a box of yellow cake mix on hand and I think it worked just as well. 🙂 They turned out awesome. Fluffy, moist and tasty!! Could totally be eaten on their own. The frosting, instead of using food coloring, I added some Hershey’s strawberry syrup to the mixture and had strawberry frosting. OH! MY! YUM! Great recipe and I have now tagged several other recipes for myself just browsing. GREAT COOKIES!! 🙂

Donna says:

These were super easy. The frosting made way too much so I ended up throwing half of it away. I would suggest cutting the frosting recipe in half or making a double batch of cookies since the recipe doesn’t make that many.

Julie says:

Sticky!! Hard to roll into ball!!

Laurell says:

Did I miss something ? I did it exactly as you said 1 box mix 2 eggs 1/3 cup oil it was a disaster my doe stuck to every thing

Cyd says:

Was your cake mix 15.25 ounces? We have found that some cake mix box sizes are shrinking! That can effect your recipes. You could always try adding just a little flour. I’m not sure what could have gone wrong. We have never had a problem with this recipe!

rachellehise says:

I know this is a silly question. Could you roll and cutout these cookies?

Cyd says:

You may need a little extra flour to roll these out and cut them into shapes. We have only rolled them into balls to cook them. If you do roll them out, check them while cooking. Being thinner the cooking time may be less. Let us know how it works.

Pam says:

I thought it was too “sticky,” so I added about 2 tablespoons of flour with a little B. Powder. I stirred it in a little at a time. They were perfect! And a lot faster & easier than my “scratch” recipe!!

Tanya says:

Does the frosting harden on these cookies? I was wondering if they could be stacked. Thanks.

Cyd says:

The frosting sets up enough that you could stack them. You could put them in an airtight container. I wouldn’t stack more than 3 or 4 cookies.

Lynda says:

So quick and easy and my grandkids loved them!

Amanda says:

I just made these and wow, they are so easy and so good! I put sprinkles on mine and found the best way was to put the sprinkles on a plate and put the cookie face down in the sprinkles; it helped smooth the frosting out too!

Cyd says:

Hi Amanda. We are so glad you like the Cake Mix Sugar Cookies. They are so easy to make and delicious! Have a Merry Christmas!

pauline robles says:

I don’t know about the sugar free cake mix but I am going to try it. Will let you know.

Marilyn says:

You can’t rolled these cookies in 1” balls like the recipe say

Deborah says:

This is such an easy recipe for delicious cookies. Great anytime of the year.

Shelley Arnold says:

Y’all have some of the best recipes out there I love when I’m able to use 1 of yours.

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Carrian Cheney says:

Oh my goodness! Why didn’t I think of that?!
ITheeCook says:

I love this recipe. I make these quite often. Super easy!
Eric Pepple says:

Looks amazing and simple! Definitely going to have to give these a try. Thanks for sharing 🙂

Happy Blogging!
Happy Valley Chow
evoke_chat4@hotmail.com says:

I wonder if this would work with the sugar free cake mixes? what do you think?
Eileen says:

Do you have a favorite brand of cake mix?
Eileen
workwoman@comcast.net
Lloyds says:

I didn’t see if you said how many cookies this recipe makes? Looks great!
Lloyds says:

I didn’t see if you said how many cookies this recipe makes? Looks great!
Lisha Belliveau says:

Was just going on the computer to look up a sugar cooking recipe, decided they would be a better idea than cupcakes for my sons preschool party. Im so glad I checked my email first!!! These look so yummy, thanks for sharing!!
Janet Aaron says:

I love this
SH says:

This blog is so bad for my waistline – I just want to try every new recipe you post!! Haha, this recipe looks great 🙂

Sheree
The Hartungs Blog
thehartungs.blogspot.ca
Wanda Ann Olsen says:

Girls,
I saw you over at another party, I love your cookies. I would LOVE fot you to come to mine at http://www.memoriesbythemile.com/ It’s going on now till Thursday.
xoxo
Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile
Six Sisters says:

Makes 3 dozen!
Six Sisters says:

We usually buy what is on sale. Maybe partial to Betty Crocker.
Jennifer Wolfe says:

So easy…I’ve got them in the oven right now!
@lliE says:

Off to go make these right now. Just the think for a busy mother of 4!

Thanks for sharing.
Six Sisters says:

I haven’t tried it! I think it would work ok unless the ounces of the package were a lot less than 15.25 like a normal cake mix.
Lynda says:

These are really great. Can’t believe how easy they were to make. Thank you!
CBinLB says:

Absolutely fantastic recipe. Everyone needs to keep in mind that Betty Crocker makes the 15.25 ounce cake mixes while Duncan Hines and Pillsbury continue to make the 18.25 ounce mixes. I learned that the hard way. So if you use Duncan Hines or Pillsbury, you need to bump up the oil by a teaspoon or two.

I made these this weekend with a pineapple flavor mix. Rather than making the frosting called for, I mixed some pineapple juice with powdered sugar to a pouring consistency and drizzled it on the cooled cookies. Took them to a luau-themed barbeque. They were the hit of the party!

Thanks so much for sharing this. It has so very many possibilities!
Terry Hughes says:

I don’t have parchment paper…is this a must? really want to make these for work…i work with the elderly and they would love these
Six Sisters says:

The batter is a little sticky so that is why we used the parchment paper. Try spraying the cookie sheet with non stick cooking spray. Hope this helps. -The Six Sisters
Simply AJ says:

We made these cookies with our 3 yr old Grandson as one of our Easter desserts and they were a big hit! One of the best sugar cookie recipes I think I have ever made and kid friendly too! We followed your recipe exactly and wouldn’t change a thing! I really think you could use any flavor cake mix and make killer cookies every time. Thanks so much for sharing. You guys are the best!! AJ@queenofmynest
Fonda Talton says:

The sugar cookies are baking right now! Cant wait to try them!
DeNean miller says:

I added 1/4 c sugar, 1tea vanilla, then rolled them in sugar and baked them. When they cooled, I used decorater icing(left over from a bd cake) and iced them. They were good!!
diabetic snacker reviews says:

These look great but I have been making mine using only 1 box of cake mix & 1 can of diet soda. Then they are very low in calories & still taste yummy! They don’t taste like the
soda at all but you could add any extracts or flavorings you wanted. I also just mix
juices with a bit of powdered sugar for glazing cookies like someone mentioned.
You don’t really need the oil or the eggs they will still come out perfectly. I’ve also
subbed club soda for the diet soda too.
Milinda says:

I only had a box of yellow cake mix on hand and I think it worked just as well. 🙂 They turned out awesome. Fluffy, moist and tasty!! Could totally be eaten on their own. The frosting, instead of using food coloring, I added some Hershey’s strawberry syrup to the mixture and had strawberry frosting. OH! MY! YUM! Great recipe and I have now tagged several other recipes for myself just browsing. GREAT COOKIES!! 🙂
Donna says:

These were super easy. The frosting made way too much so I ended up throwing half of it away. I would suggest cutting the frosting recipe in half or making a double batch of cookies since the recipe doesn’t make that many.
Julie says:

Sticky!! Hard to roll into ball!!
Laurell says:

Did I miss something ? I did it exactly as you said 1 box mix 2 eggs 1/3 cup oil it was a disaster my doe stuck to every thing
Cyd says:

Was your cake mix 15.25 ounces? We have found that some cake mix box sizes are shrinking! That can effect your recipes. You could always try adding just a little flour. I’m not sure what could have gone wrong. We have never had a problem with this recipe!
rachellehise says:

I know this is a silly question. Could you roll and cutout these cookies?
Cyd says:

You may need a little extra flour to roll these out and cut them into shapes. We have only rolled them into balls to cook them. If you do roll them out, check them while cooking. Being thinner the cooking time may be less. Let us know how it works.
Pam says:

I thought it was too “sticky,” so I added about 2 tablespoons of flour with a little B. Powder. I stirred it in a little at a time. They were perfect! And a lot faster & easier than my “scratch” recipe!!
Tanya says:

Does the frosting harden on these cookies? I was wondering if they could be stacked. Thanks.
Cyd says:

The frosting sets up enough that you could stack them. You could put them in an airtight container. I wouldn’t stack more than 3 or 4 cookies.
Lynda says:

So quick and easy and my grandkids loved them!
Amanda says:

I just made these and wow, they are so easy and so good! I put sprinkles on mine and found the best way was to put the sprinkles on a plate and put the cookie face down in the sprinkles; it helped smooth the frosting out too!
Cyd says:

Hi Amanda. We are so glad you like the Cake Mix Sugar Cookies. They are so easy to make and delicious! Have a Merry Christmas!
pauline robles says:

I don’t know about the sugar free cake mix but I am going to try it. Will let you know.
Marilyn says:

You can’t rolled these cookies in 1” balls like the recipe say
Deborah says:

This is such an easy recipe for delicious cookies. Great anytime of the year.
Shelley Arnold says:

Y’all have some of the best recipes out there I love when I’m able to use 1 of yours.