Note: Different cake mixes will act differently. Yellow cake mix spreads out more than the other mixes. See suggested variations below.

High Altitude: Add 2 Tbsp. flour and bake as usual.

 

Easy Cake Mix Cookies Recipe Variations!

Fluffy, Chewy Cookies: Add ½ cup flour.

Sugar Cookies: Yellow cake mix. Add 1 tsp vanilla.

Chocolate Chip Cookies: Yellow cake mix. Add 1 cup chocolate chips.

Double Chocolate Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips.

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies: Yellow or white cake mix. Add ½ cup quick cooking oatmeal and 1 cup chocolate chips.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: Yellow cake mix. Add ½ cup rolled oats and ½ cup raisins.

Chocolate Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, ½ cup rolled oats and ½ cup raisins.

German Chocolate Cookies: German chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup caramel bits, ½ cup pecans and ½ cup coconut.

Chocolate Caramel Cookies: German chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup caramel bits.

Black and White Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips.

Birthday Cake Cookies: White cake mix. Add ½ cup sprinkles.

Rocky Road Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add ½ cup marshmallows and 1 cup chopped almonds.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup peanut butter chips.

Chocolate Strawberry Cookies: Strawberry cake mix. Add ½ cup chocolate chips

Red Velvet Cookies: Red velvet cake. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips.

Cinnamon Spice Cookies: Spice Cake. Add 1 cup cinnamon chips.

Carrot Cake Cookies: Carrot cake. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips.

Lemon Cookies: Lemon cake mix. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips.

Butter Pecan Cookies: Butter pecan cake mix. Add 1 cup butterscotch chips.

Chocolate Mint Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup Andes mint chips.

M&M Cookies: White chocolate cake mix. Add 1 cup M&M’s.

White Chocolate Macadamia: Chocolate or White Cake Mix -1/2-3/4 cup macadamia nuts and 1/2 cup white chocolate chips

Cherry Chip: White or Chocolate Cake Mix 1/2 cup cherry chips

Peanut Butter Chip: Yellow or Chocolate Cake Mix and 1/2 cup peanut butter chips

Cranberry Pecan: White, Yellow, Almond or Butter Cake Mix and 1/2 cup chopped pecans and 1/2 cup dried cranberries

Toffee: Yellow, Almond or Butter Cake Mix and 1/2 cup toffee bits and 1/2 cup chocolate chips or 1 cup toffee chips.

Chocolate Cherry Cookies: Devil’s food or dark chocolate cake mix. Add ½ cup chopped candied cherries and ½ cup dark chocolate chips.

S’mores: Chocolate cake mix. Add: ¾ cup marshmallow and ¾ cup graham crackers, crushed.

Snickerdoodle: White, yellow, almond or butter cake mix cake mix. Add 1 Tbsp. cinnamon. Make balls and roll in cinnamon and sugar. Then bake.

Banana Split Cookies: White or yellow cake mix. Add 1 small box banana pudding, ½ cup chocolate chips and ½ cup maraschino cherries, chopped.

Dreamsicle Cookies: Orange cake mix. Add 1 cup white chocolate chips.

Cherry Chip Cookies: Cherry Chip Cake Mix. Add 1 cup chocolate chips.

Tutti Frutti: Yellow Cake Mix. Add 1 cup Fruity Pebbles.

Double Cookie Cookies: Devil’s food chocolate cake mix. Add ½ cup Oreos, crushed and ½ cup chocolate chips.

Cherry Delight: White cake mix. Add ½ cup dried cherries, ½ cup pecans, 1 Tbsp. fresh orange zest and ½ tsp. vanilla.

Raisin Spice Cookies: Spice Cake. Add 1 cup raisins.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies: Pumpkin cake mix. Add 1 cup pecans.