Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are soft & delicious lemon cookies made using a Lemon Cake Mix, butter and eggs. Topped with a sweet lemon glaze, this quick & easy lemon cake mix cookie recipe is the best!
What are Cake Mix Cookies?
Cake Mix Cookies are cookies made using a store bought cake mix. They used to be one of my go-to desserts.. somewhere along the path I stopped making them. After making this batch of Lemon Cake Mix Cookes they are officially back on my radar and my dessert rotation list. What.. you don’t have a dessert rotation list? 😉
I love stocking up on all of the cake mixes once per year during the case lot sales. Chocolate, vanilla, funfetti, lemon, strawberry.. you name it, this recipe works!
Always having a cake mix on hand means always being 20 minutes away from warm, absolutely drool-inducing, delicious cookies. Today I’ve elevated the Cake Mix Cookie a bit by adding a lemon glaze. Not only does it take the look of the cookie up about 10 notches, the flavor is out of this world!
Tips for the perfect Cake Mix Cookie recipe
Use a mixer. Either a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer will work, just use one! Using a mixer helps get the cookie dough extremely smooth which results in perfectly chewy cookies.
Add the eggs first and then the melted butter. This helps with the overall texture of the dough, therefore the final cookie.
Use a cookie scoop! I bought mine on Amazon, this is so handy when it comes to making cookies! Using a scoop allows you to easily create the exact same size of cookie time and time again. When the cookie dough balls are different sizes, the cook time isn’t even among all of the cookies. I used the medium cookie scoop for this recipe. It uses 1.5 TBSP of cookie dough for each cookie.
Parchment paper is another thing I would recommend if you are looking for the absolute perfect Cake Mix Cookie. Never worry about cookies sticking to the pan again! That piece of mind is worth the price of the parchment paper in my book.
Lemon Cake Mix Cookie Ingredients
Here’s what you need to make Lemon Cake Mix Cookies:
–one 15.25 oz box lemon cake mix
–2 eggs
–1/3 cup butter melted
to make the lemon icing you’ll need:
–3 tbs butter, softened
–3/4 cup powdered sugar
–1 tbsp milk
–1/4 tsp lemon extract
How to make Lemon Cookies from a cake mix
The order of the ingredients are important and will effect the final cookie. First, add the cake mix and two eggs into a medium sized bowl.
I used my electric hand mixer, but you could use your stand mixer if you’d rather. Mix the eggs into the dry cake mix. The mixture will be similar to wet sand.
Melt the butter in the microwave and add it to the mixture.
Mix thoroughly. The dough will be very thick and sticky.
Let the dough sit for 5 or so minutes before scooping and rolling. Letting the dough rest for a few minutes will make it easier to scoop and roll.
Use a cookie scoop to create uniform balls. To achieve the perfect cake mix cookie, roll the dough in your hands after scooping to smooth all of the edges.
Skipping this step will effect the final cookie. The final cookie will show its rough edges.
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. You’ll want to pull them out of the oven when the middles of the cookies are puffy and no longer glossy.
While the cookies are cooling, make the lemon icing (if you are adding it! 😉).
The lemon icing consists of butter, powdered sugar, milk and lemon extract.
Combine until extremely smooth and creamy. Ice the cookies one by one, spooning and spreading a little icing onto each cookie.
Store in an air tight container for up to 3 days.
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies are soft & delicious lemon cookies made using a Lemon Cake Mix, butter and eggs. Topped with a sweet lemon glaze, this quick & easy lemon cake mix cookie recipe is the best!
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake mix cookies
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories: 74 kcal
Ingredients
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
- 1 15.25 oz box lemon cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup butter melted
Lemon Icing
- 3 tbs butter softened
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk
- 1/4 tsp lemon extract
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
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Using an electric mixer, combine the cake mix and eggs. The texture of the mixture will be similar to wet sand.
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Add the melted butter to the cake mix and egg mixture. Combine until smooth. The cookie dough will be very thick and slightly sticky.
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Allow the cookie dough to rest for a couple of minutes, this will make scooping and rolling easier. Scoop the cookie dough and then roll each ball to smooth the edges before arranging them on the parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
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Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes, pulling them out when the cookies are puffy and the tops are no longer glossy. Let cool for 3-4 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
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To make the icing, combine all of the icing ingredients using an electric mixer until smooth. Spoon and spread a small amount of icing onto each slightly warm cookie.
Nutrition Facts
Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 74 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 32mg 11%
Sodium 54mg 2%
Potassium 6mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Sugars 4g
Vitamin A 3.8%
Calcium 0.5%
Iron 0.5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
How do I soften butter?
The traditional way of softening butter is leaving however much you need for a recipe out at room temperature for long enough to soften. However, there are some other, quicker ways to soften butter such as: cutting up the butter, pounding the butter, beating the butter and if it comes to it, microwaving the butter. If microwaving, use the defrost setting for only about 15 sec. You don’t want your butter to melt!
Are cake mix cookies soft?
Yes, cake mix cookies are soft and chewy cookies! That’s part of the appeal of using a cake mix to make cookies; you get that soft texture very easily. Do not overbake cake mix cookies and let them cool on the cookie sheet for 3-4 minutes after removing them from the oven.
