Cake Mix Cookies, plus Cream Cheese

Cake mix cookies with cream cheese are moist and chewy using any flavored of boxed mix you like. Yellow cake mix cookieslemon, vanilla or chocolate are great. All can be made with the same simple ingredients listed below, bake in oven and enjoy your dessert.

Cake mix cookies are our favorite cake mix hacks because there are so many varieties you can make. From fruity to Devil's food, or spiced for the holidays they are easy to mix together and leftovers store well too. Let us know which are your favorite. (affiliate links present)

Lemon Cream Cheese Cookies

Cookies made with cake mix are that. Instead of starting from scratch these are semi-homemade starting with a bagged mix. That means you need fewer items since the leavening agent it already in there. Most of what you need are refrigerated items to moisten into a batter, chill and then bake.

You need some type(s) of thick moisture elements to make these. In one case we used butter to make Cake Mix Cookies with Butter. Here we use both for a creamy rich flavor which if you keep an eye on them and don't over-bake them the texture will be perfectly chewy.

Cake Mix Cream Cheese Cookies

Now if you wanted to make them prettier you can add the extra step of rolling them into powdered sugar like we did with our Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies you can make into red velvet or any flavor you want. The end result looks “fancy” with cracks all across the top with two different colors peeking thru.

During the winter months we will use spiced to mix together a batch of Pumpkin Cookies with Cake Mixwith or without mini chocolate chips. Like we said, a ton of different versions out there, we have kinda' done it all….. The basics you need are

Ingredients

• 1 box cake mix lemon used, any flavor works
• Vanilla extract is a nice add in
• 1 egg should be added at room temperature
• Butter softened, or use vegan plant based sticks for dairy free option
• 8 oz cream cheese softened, there is a lactose free variety we have seen if needed

Biggest brand name is Philly like we use in our Philadelphia Cream Cheese Cheesecake Recipe. There are store brands too, don't use low fat. We have made tweaks to this for our husband who doesn't do well with dairy. Nowadays you can find alternatives that taste almost the same at your local grocery stores. If you have trouble, try a natural foods or organic market instead.

How to Make Cream Cheese cookies with Yellow Cake Mix

• In a large bowl, beat together the softened butter and cream cheese.
• Add egg and vanilla. Continue to mix until fluffy.
• Add the cake mix and beat until you have a smooth batter.
• Cover the bowl and place in your refrigerator for 2 hours.
• When you are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spoon the batter on your prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until edges are starting to crack, getting firm and middle no longer looks wet to stay chewy, or firming all the way across to become crispy.
• Cool on baking sheet when done.

Can you use any flavor of cake mix to make cookie dough?

Yes, if you want Lemon Cookies From Cake MixDuncan Hines has a great brand with that flavor you love. Some say there is pudding inside which means that the powder is present making the end result more moist. We don't think in this case that is necessary since you do want it to firm up more than a cake texture.

How do you Make Cake Mix Cookies without Butter?

Cake Mix Cool Whip Cookies is another fun one that we think is best with chocolate mix. During the holidays we like a variety when creating tins full of goodies so starting with a mix makes it easier to make more.

Cream Cheese Cookies with Chocolate Chips

You can add a bit of color making them Sugar Cookies with about 1/4 cup folded in at the end of your dough too. Ok so let's go over a few baking tips and tricks to make sure every batch come sout great every single time.

1. Make sure your cream cheese and butter are softened to room temperature so they blend together well and smooth.
2. You can tweak white cake mix by adding extracts to it or lemon flavored could use lemon juice with dried lemon zest bits inside the batter.
3. Line baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat for easier clean up.
4. Once starting to crack on outsides and center no longer looks wet you should pull them out to remain chewy.
5. Allow to cool completely or at least for 15 minutes to continue baking on the sheet for the best texture.

That is the gist of it basically. Whether you use vanilla cake mix or make a batch of red velvet cake mix cookies you're in for a real treat. Jump to recipe and get to experimenting.

Cake Mix Cookies with Cream Cheese

By Cake mix cookies with cream cheese are moist and chewy using any flavor of boxed mix you like. Lemon cake mix cookies or chocolate are great. Prep: 10 minutes minsCook: 10 minutes minsServings: 24 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

• 1 box cake mix, lemon used, any flavor works
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1/2 c butter softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened

Instructions

• In a large bowl, beat together the softened cream cheese and butter. Add egg and vanilla. Continue to mix until fluffy.
• Add the cake mix and beat until you have a smooth batter. Cover the bowl and place in your refrigerator for 2 hours. When you are ready to bake, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spoon the batter on your prepared baking sheet. Bake for approximately 10 minutes or until edges are starting to crack, getting firm and middle no longer looks wet to stay chewy, or firming all the way across to become crispy.
• Cool on baking sheet when done.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

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