Soft and chewy, strawberry cake mix cookies are easy to make with only 3 ingredients. Cake mix, oil, and eggs make a fun pink treat for parties, potlucks, or anytime you want something sweet and easy.
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3-Ingredient Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
3-Ingredient Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
These strawberry cake mix cookies come together in about 20 minutes with one bowl and no mixer. The cake mix does the work for both the flavor and that signature pink color, so you only need to add oil and eggs to get a soft, chewy cake mix cookie that looks like it took way more effort than it did.
They’re easy to dress up too. Roll the dough in powdered sugar for a crinkle version, dip them in white chocolate, or fold white chocolate chips right into the dough. You can also press the dough into a pan for cake mix cookie bars or try the same trick with strawberry cake mix brownies.
Ingredient Notes
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Strawberry cake mix: I used Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist (15.25 oz). Pillsbury (15.25 oz) or a Strawberry Funfetti Cake Mix also work. Betty Crocker is now 13.25 oz, so if that’s what you have, reduce the oil to about 1/3 cup so the dough doesn’t get too wet. The recipe was developed for a 15.25 oz box.
- Oil: Vegetable oil is what I used, but melted butter can be used.
- Eggs: 2 large eggs at room temperature.
How to Make Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Stir the cake mix, oil, and eggs together until combined. The dough is sticky, so I like to refrigerate it for 15-20 minutes if I have the time. It makes it easier to work with once it’s chilled.
Scoop the dough onto a lined baking sheet, then bake at 350°F for 9 to 11 minutes until the cookies are set (but not brown).
Let them sit on the pan for a couple of minutes, then move them to a cooling rack. If dipping into white chocolate, wait until the cookies are completely cooled.
Tips for the Best Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
These cookies are pretty forgiving, but a few small things make a real difference.
- Chill the dough if it’s too sticky. Cake mix cookie dough is naturally sticky. A quick 15 to 30 minutes in the fridge makes it much easier to scoop and shape.
- Don’t overbake. The cookies are done when they lose their glossy sheen and look matte on top. They’ll keep cooking on the pan after you pull them from the oven, so it’s better to err on the underdone side.
- Let them rest before moving. Give the cookies a couple of minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. They’re soft when hot and firm up as they cool.
- Cool completely before dipping. If you’re adding white chocolate, make sure the cookies are fully cooled first or the chocolate won’t set.
Variations
The base recipe is great as-is, but here are a few easy ways to switch it up.
- White chocolate dipped: Dip half of each cooled cookie into melted white chocolate or melting wafers. Add heart sprinkles for a festive Valentine’s Day dessert. Milk or dark chocolate works too.
- Boost the strawberry flavor: Mix 1/4 to 1/2 cup chopped freeze dried strawberries into the dough, similar to my freeze dried strawberry cookies.
- Mix in white chocolate chips: Fold about 1/2 cup white chocolate chips right into the dough before scooping.
- Roll in sugar: For a sweeter cookie with a little crunch, roll dough balls in granulated sugar before baking. Roll in powdered sugar for a crinkle-style cookie with crackled tops.
- Cream cheese frosting and fresh strawberries: Top with cream cheese frosting and thinly sliced fresh strawberries fanned on top, a great spring or summer take.
More cake mix cookies to try include snickerdoodle cake mix cookies, the Grinch cookies and spice cake mix cookies.
More Cake Mix Cookie Recipes
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box strawberry cake mix
- ½ scant cup vegetable oil , or 7 TB melted butter
- 2 large eggs
- white chocolate melting wafers , optional
- Heart sprinkles , optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside. Combine the cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl. Stir together until combined. If you have the time, refrigerate the dough for 15-20 minutes (it will make it a little easier to work with, since it is sticky).
- Using a medium scoop or spoon, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking mat. Bake for 9-11 minutes, or until the cookies are set. You don’t want them to brown. Allow to cool on the pan for a couple minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
- If desired, melt 1/2 cup chocolate and then dip half the cookie into the chocolate. Lay cookies onto a wax paper and add sprinkles if desired.
Last step: Please leave a comment and rating after you make the recipe.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
Karen B
Made them today and will freeze for next week – haven’t tried but they look great. I rolled 1/2 of them in powered sugar and the other 1/2 in sparkling sugar!
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Fun! Hope you enjoy the strawberry cake mix cookies!
David W
made them today – have not tasted yet – I did the chocolate and the sprinkles – will be for the desert table at a wedding.
Kimberly Eaton
Made them today for our daycare Valentine’s Day party. They were really good.
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
So glad the strawberry cake mix cookies went over well at the Valentine’s Party!
Chelsea
I’ve made this recipe a couple of times now and it is always amazing! Super quick and easy to make. I actually made cream cheese frosting, instead of the chocolate, and then thinly sliced and fanned fresh strawberries to top it
Sarah @IHeartNaptime
Yum! Sounds delicious!
Eliza
I definitely suggest rolling in granulated sugar, there’s a tiny crispness to the outside and they don’t stick. The batch I made with mini chocolate chips stuck a bit to the parchment paper.
These are super light!
Nikki
LOVE & SO EASY
Erika
Recipe was SO easy, and turned out amazing! My friends loved it. I dipped into dark chocolate.
Jess
Turned out great! I even added a bit more oil and even some water because the dough was too dry and crumbly to work with. I was worried I would get flat cookies, but they actually turned out perfect both looks and flavor-wise! I just drizzled the chocloate over them and they are also very pretty. I also only baked them for 8 minutes.
I Heart Naptime Community
I’m so glad you loved the cookies Jess!
Shannon
This recipe is so easy to make. I baked them for ten minutes and they came out perfect. I will have to try this with other flavors of cake!!
I Heart Naptime Community
I’m so happy you enjoyed the strawberry cookies Shannon!
Tam
Took longer than 10 minutes to bake but came out yummy :)
I Heart Naptime
Sometimes bake times vary depending on your oven as well as altitude. So glad that you loved these cookies!
Margaret
This is the easiest cookie recipe I’ve ever made. I’ve used other flavors of cake mix also, and everyone loves them. I won’t do it any other way now.
BB
Mine came out super flat :( I used Betty crocker’s cake mix for it, followed the measurements, and it was so thin that some would break when dipping it. I tried adding more dough per cookie but it just made a large flat cookie. The taste was okay, though :)
Jamielyn Nye
Sorry they didn’t work as well for you. Maybe too much oil was added? Depending on where you live you may need to refrigerate them as well.
Lori
I’m not sure when Betty Crocker changed the amount of cake mix, but at some point, they went down on most of them from 15.25 oz to 13.25 (Duncan Hines and Pillsbury are still 15.25 as far as I can tell.) THAT might account for the flatness!