Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

These soft strawberry cookies are semi-homemade using a shortcut with boxed cake mix. Dress them up for Valentine’s Day with colorful confetti sprinkles and heart quins.

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

It’s not often that I bake with prepackaged cake mixes, but I’m certainly not against using them. I’ve learned that a box can be a helpful shortcut for busy cooks – and tasty! – provided the right other ingredients are used along with the mix.

These cookies are a good example of such a shortcut. They are as tasty as they are cute, and quick to make.

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

I tested a few batches of these cookies before I settled on my favorite version. The flavor and texture of these are just about perfect using one box of strawberry cake mix in combination with a little white cake mix in the batter.

Why the addition of white cake mix? The strawberry cake mix on its own imparted an ever-so-slight play-doh note. The small addition of white cake mix removes this completely and gives the baked cookies a creamy vanilla note – yum!

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

The confetti sprinkles I used are a color combo called Lollipop (how sweet!). They are so bright and cheerful, I felt they were perfect for these pink cookies. I also added a few heart quins from this Valentine sprinkle mix from Wilton (minus the purple hearts).

Enjoy!

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

Heather Baird
A combination of strawberry and white prepackaged cake mixes gives these cookies delicious flavor and a chewy texture.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 9 minutes
Total Time 29 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 20 cookies

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1/2 cup 113g unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 3 oz. cream cheese at room temperature
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 box 15.25 oz. prepackaged strawberry cake mix (dry mix)
  • 1/3 cup 65g prepackaged white cake mix (dry mix)
  • 1/2 cup 3 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup mixed confetti sprinkles

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F; line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • To the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the butter, cream cheese, and eggs. Mix together until well incorporated. Add the cake mixes to the bowl and paddle on medium speed until just combined. Scrape down the bowl, turning the batter over to make sure no pockets of cake mix are hiding underneath. Beat again briefly, about 30 seconds. Add the chocolate chips and stir together on low speed. The dough should be thick and not very sticky. If the batter seems sticky, refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  • Portion the dough onto the prepared pans using a cookie scoop (4 teaspoon capacity) or by the slightly heaped tablespoon. Roll each portion into a ball and flatten each with your fingertips. Add mixed confetti sprinkles onto the dough rounds.
  • Bake the cookies for 8-9 minutes, or until just set. Cookies should be a little soft and not browned (avoid over-baking). Allow cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheets, and then transfer them to wire cooling racks when they are firm enough to move. Store the cookies in an air-tight container.
Keyword rainbow sprinkles, semisweet chips, strawberry cake mix, white cake mix
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jazzkhanna
jazzkhanna
4 years ago

these cookies look so good

Mathias Becan
Mathias Becan
4 years ago

Fantastic recipe! I love them. So impressed for the results!

Cat
Cat
4 years ago

What can I use to substitute strawberry cake mix?

Jana
Jana
4 years ago

I a double batch of these for my husband to take to a meeting this past week (and for my kids to enjoy here at home as well). What a fun and easy recipe, perfect for the week of Valentine's Day! Thank you so much. I was able to find both the heart-shaped quins and the sprinkles locally so mine looked just look yours. The light (non-play-doh-ey) strawberry flavor was really wonderful, and everyone enjoyed the soft texture of these, too. Now . . . would you kindly share a recipe for using up the rest of the box of… Read more »

Brian Hebert
Brian Hebert
4 years ago

The color is awesome on these. Love the idea for either spring or summer. I’ve made a fair few batches of red velvet and chocolate (devil’s food of course!!!) in the past. I have to track down a box of strawberry and give that one a try. Great idea!

Rivermarket Kitchen
Rivermarket Kitchen
3 years ago

Taught my g-daughter this recipe to teach her how to read a recipe and cook it. Came out delicious.
Thank you, Heather!

Marina
Marina
3 years ago

I added some choco chips and my kids ate them all, thanks for your sharing.
This recipe is quite simple and easy to make, highly recommend for everyone.

Sweet Dixie Kitchen
Sweet Dixie Kitchen
3 years ago

I show your photos to my little kids and they seem love it, pink cookies, they said lol.
So we are going to make these magic pink cookies for their party this weekend. Thanks alot!

sonia
sonia
3 years ago

Now it is holiday and I have a lot of time to cook whatever I want and your strawberry cake mix cookies recipe is so helpful, it is always one of my favourite choice! Happy New Year!