Cake Batter Cookies

My hometown BFF introduced me to these gems while I was on bed rest for my first pregnancy. Take any flavor of cake mix, add a few simple ingredients, use some imagination for flair and BOOM, you’ve got delicious, super soft, homemade cookies.

I’ve done these cookies as triple chocolate, chocolate peanut butter chip, chocolate mint chip, cinnamon sugar, and even pumpkin chocolate chip! I think my favorite though would have to be lemon cookies with a powdered sugar dusting.


Cake Batter Cookies

• 1 box cake mix
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup oil, natural applesauce, or a combination of the two

Mix all ingredients together, add whatever your heart desires, then bake at 350 until done (about 11 minutes in my oven).

*Some tips – when not using oil, you should lightly grease your cookie sheet or use parchment paper to avoid sticking. I  make sure I have a very hard, thin plastic spatula and I remove the cookies promptly.  I’m usually not a stickler for brands, but they do turn out best with Super Moist cake mix and not the generics.

An example of possible variations: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip [Cake Batter] Cookies

• 1 box spice cake mix
• 1 c. canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix, they are typically sold side by side)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c. water
• 1/4 c. canola oil, applesauce, or a combo of both (I’ll fill my measuring cup most of the way up with natural applesauce, then just top it off with the oil – you can cut the oil completely, but I find that it adds a little extra weight and moisture to the cookies.)
• 1/2 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Mix first 5 ingredients together in a big bowl – I find that a hand mixer works well for this, but by hand gets the job done too.  Once blended and lumps are out of batter, fold in chocolate chips.  If not using oil, spray your cookie sheets before scooping dough to prevent sticking.  Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes.
Happy Cooking!