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Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies are made with a strawberry cake mix which is doctored up with additional flour, sugar, and butter for a delicious bakery style strawberry cookie! They are topped with a homemade cream cheese frosting.

Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Even though the weather says otherwise, it is springtime and I am dying to cook and bake with spring flavors! I have everything lemon and strawberry on my mind, and I've been wanting to make Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies for weeks. Oh and I'll be making Strawberry Dump Cake very very soon, too!

I have a handful of cookie recipes made with cake mixes, from my Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies and Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies to my Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies, and I just knew I had to make a strawberry version when I eyed strawberry cake mix at the store!

All of my giant bakery style cake mix cookies are "semi-homemade" as they use a cake mix for their flavoring, which also keeps them super soft. The addition of other ingredients like butter, sugar, and flour, give them a chewiness and keeps them sturdy. These cookies are not cake-like at all!

Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients in Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

  • Unsalted Butter - cold butter is used in the cookies, which keeps the cookies from spreading too much. There is also room temperature unsalted butter in the frosting with the cream cheese.
  • Granulated Sugar
  • Eggs - this recipe uses two eggs and one egg yolk
  • Pure Vanilla Extract
  • Baking Powder
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Strawberry Cake Mix - the strawberry cake mix gives these cookies their pretty pink color and their strawberry flavor.
  • Flour
  • Cream Cheese
  • Powdered Sugar
  • Milk
Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

How to Make Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

As mentioned, this recipe uses cake mix, so no fresh strawberries are needed.

Beat cold butter. To start, beat the cold cubes of butter until they're well combined. This usually takes about a minute. Next, add the sugar and beat until well combined. You'll likely need to scrape down the edges of the bowl, as the cold butter tends to stick to the edges of stand mixer bowls.

Add eggs and vanilla. Once the butter is well combined, add the eggs and egg yolk one at a time. Again, you'll need to scrape down the edges of the bowl. Add vanilla extract and beat to combine, followed by baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Add cake mix and flour. The last addition is the cake mix and flour, beating until well combined.

Make the cookies. To form the dough into dough balls, use a ⅓ cup measuring cup. I like to spray the measuring cup with cooking spray, which makes the dough easy to remove. Otherwise it is quite sticky. Roll the dough into nice large balls and then place them on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Since these cookies are very large, I usually only have 3 cookies per baking sheet. Press gently down to flatten them slightly.

Bake. Bake the cookies for 9-10 minutes in a 375 degree oven. The edges should be slightly golden and the middle should be set. Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheet and then carefully transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.

Make the frosting. To make the cream cheese frosting, beat together cream cheese and room temperature butter until creamy. Add the vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar until well combined and then add some milk to thin it out just a little.

Frost. Frost the cooled cookies with the cream cheese frosting and then enjoy!

Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Tips for Making Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

Don't over bake. The cookies may not seem completely baked after 9-10 minutes, however they will set up as they cool.

Use a measuring cup to measure out the cookies. These cookies are much larger than regular cookies. I recommend using ⅓ cup measuring cup. If you'd like slightly smaller cookies, use a ¼ cup measuring cup and bake for closer to 8-9 minutes.

Line your baking sheet with parchment paper. This will ensure the cookies don't stick to the baking sheet. Alternately, you can use a silicone mat on the baking sheet.

Store in an airtight container. Place the cookies in a large Tupperware or Ziplock baggie. Since it has cream cheese frosting, I recommend storing them in the refrigerator. These also freeze well and can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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Strawberry Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

A bakery style strawberry cookie made with strawberry cake mix, topped with cream cheese frosting!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Calories: 682kcal

Ingredients

Strawberry Cookies

  • 1 cup unsalted butter cold, cut into 1 tablespoon chunks
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 box strawberry cake mix I prefer Pillsbury
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 4 tablespoon unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat the butter until slightly creamy, about 1 minute.
  • Add the sugar and beat another minute, until well combined.
  • Add the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, scraping down the edges between each addition.
  • Add the vanilla, and beat to combine.
  • Add the baking powder, baking soda, and salt, and beat to combine.
  • Add the cake mix and flour, beating until combined.
  • Spray a ⅓ cup measuring cup with cooking spray (this keeps the dough from sticking) and form the dough into ⅓ cup balls.
  • Place 3 dough balls on each baking sheet (you will need to do this in two batches).
  • Bake for 9-10 minutes in preheated oven. The edges should be slightly golden and the middle set. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack to cool COMPLETELY.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a separate bowl, add the cream cheese and butter and beat until well combined.
  • Add the vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar, and beat until well combined.
  • Add milk and beat until combined.
  • Spread on cooled cookies.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

  • Don't over bake. The cookies may not appear done at 9-10 minutes, but it is important not to bake them longer. They will set up as they cool.
  • Make them into smaller cookies using a ¼ cup measuring cup and bake them closer to 8-9 minutes.
  • Store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator. 

Nutrition

Calories: 682kcal | Carbohydrates: 99g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 114mg | Sodium: 510mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 74g | Vitamin A: 908IU | Calcium: 125mg | Iron: 2mg
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