Soft and chewy funfetti cake mix cookies made with 3 ingredients and fun colors sprinkled throughout. The irresistible classic cake mix batter flavor is great for birthday parties or anytime!
Need more easy cookie recipes? Try these soft sugar cookies, lemon cake mix cookies or strawberry cake mix cookies!
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Easiest Funfetti Cookies
We love to make all kinds of cake mix cookies. They’re one of the easiest cookies to make and have amazing soft texture. This funfetti version was an instant winner in my house and tastes soft, chewy and buttery with classic cake batter flavor.
These funfetti cake mix cookies are my kid’s favorite! Making cake mix cookie recipes is the best baking secret, you need just 3 ingredients including cake mix, eggs and oil. Other favorites include gooey butter cookies, cake mix chocolate chip cookies and Rolo cookies.
This easy cookie recipe is so simple and perfect for any celebration. Serve with cake pops for guaranteed smiles!
3 Simple Ingredients
These three-ingredient funfetti cake mix cookies are just what you need for a quick treat! My kids love to add extra rainbow jimmies to the dough for an extra pop of color.
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Box of funfetti cake mix: Yes! It is that simple! You only need the box of cake mix to use. It is similar to a flour or dry ingredients that will be used for these cookies.
- Vegetable oil: Oil is the fat in the ingredients. When baking you need this keep the cookies moist and soft.
- Eggs: This binds the cookies together and helps hold the shape of the cookie dough while being baked.
How to Make Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies
From kids to adults, everyone loves these funfetti cake mix cookies, plus with easy prep and only 10 minutes in the oven, they couldn’t be more simple to make!
- Mix. Mix the ingredients together in a large bowl with an electric mixer.
- Chill the dough. Fold in the sprinkles if desired. Then chill the dough in the fridge for 15 to 20 minutes, so that it’s easier to work with.
- Scoop. Use a medium cookie scoop or spoon to scoop the dough into balls. Roll in extra sprinkles if desired. Then place on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake. Bake at 350°F for 8 to 10 minutes in the oven. You want the sprinkle cookies to be set, but not brown. Cool on pan for a few minutes, then move to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Tips for Making Cake Mix Funfetti Cookies
Follow these tips to make these funfetti cake cookies even better!
- Sprinkles: Change the sprinkles depending on the time of year and celebration you are having. We used rainbow sprinkles, roll the dough in extra sprinkles if desired.
- Funfetti chocolate chips. If I can find them, I sometimes add a few funfetti chocolate chips or white chocolate chips to the dough.
- Roll dough: Use a cookie scooper to make 1-inch balls of cookie dough for baking. You will want your cookie dough in even amounts when baking to cook them all at once.
- Baking: Don’t over bake your cake mix cookies! They will finish baking on the baking sheet for 1 to 2 minutes.
- Cookie bars: Make bars instead of cookies by pressing the dough into a small baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Frosting: If you love to frost your cookies, you are in luck! Try using this classic cream cheese frosting or marshmallow frosting.
5 star review
“My kids love these cookies and so fun and easy!!”
-Lisa
Recipe FAQs
Funfetti is a specialized cake mix that is loved by most kids! It is a boxed vanilla cake base with long, colorful sprinkles in the flour mixture. When using the cake box you will use the dry flour mixture for the cookies but not the ingredients on the box.
The sprinkles are already in the cake mix box. I like to add more sprinkles after I have made the cookie dough and roll them into sprinkles for them to be on the inside of the cookie and out.
They will slightly melt in the oven but not too much that they will bleed or change color of the cookies. Once the cookies cool the sprinkles will firm back up in and on the cookies.
No, use whatever brand of cake mix you prefer to make these cookies.
Make Ahead, Storing and Freezing
Use these make ahead and freezing tips so you always have cookie dough on hand for birthdays and celebrations.
- Make in advance. Just mix the cake mix cookie dough, scoop into balls then store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- Store baked cookies. Cool completely then store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days if they last that long!
- Freeze: Baked cake mix cookies can be frozen. Cool completely, then flash freeze on a baking sheet until frozen. Once frozen, add to a freezer container or bag and store for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 2 hours.
- Frozen cookie dough: Simply place the cookie dough balls on a baking sheet and flash freeze. Once frozen, place in an airtight container or freezer bag. When ready to bake, bake frozen cookie dough at 375°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
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Funfetti Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce box funfetti cake mix
- ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 large eggs
Optional: 1/4 cup Jimmies sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper and set aside.
- Mix the funfetti cake mix, oil and eggs in a large bowl with electric beaters. Then stir in the extra sprinkles if desired and mix until combined. Refrigerate the dough for 15-20 minutes.
- Using a medium scoop or spoon, scoop the dough onto the prepared baking mat. Roll in extra sprinkles if desired. Bake for 8-10 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.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: American, Birthdays, Cake Mix Cookies, Cookies, Desserts, Freezer-Friendly
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is also the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook. Here you will find easy family-friendly recipes for every occasion.
Your recipes rock! So easy to make and absolutely yummy.
Thanks for sharing your recipes.
You’re so kind! Thank you so much Jill! I’m so glad you love the recipes :)
My daughter and I didn’t have funfetti mix on hand so we just used yellow cake mix and added our own sprinkles. Worked beautifully! Great, easy recipe for a 7 year old to do on her own.
So fun you could make these with your daughter! I’ glad you enjoyed the recipe :)
Baked for 14 min and it’s still not cooked. Did everyone have a good time w the baking time? How long did it take everyone ? They smell delicious so once they are fully cooked I can’t wait to try one 😊😊
Kids could t keep their hands off these 😂 we sandwiched two together with icing for even more delicious fun.
Sounds delicious! So glad you enjoyed the funfetti cookies!
Seriously the easiest recipe ever! So yummy too! My cousin LOVES Funfetti so I will definitely be making these for her!
My girls love anything with sprinkles! They want me to make these all the time!! They are the perfect party cookie!
My daughter made a batch of these to share with her friends. Thanks for the easy recipe! She of course rolled them in the extra sprinkles – that girl loves sprinkles! :)
Easy & taste great! Everyone loves Funfetti!
Glad you liked these, Karen. Funfetti is always a party!
Can you just mix by hand? I do not have a mixer.
Yes, definitely!
My kids love these cookies and so fun and easy!!
Yay, so glad they’re a hit with your little ones!
Love it, thank you!
You are so welcome!
How much oil and eggs do you think I would need for a 10. 58 0z cupcake mix??
1/3 cup oil, 1 egg and 1 egg yolk should be fine
Do I follow the amounts on the box? I have a box but it has different amounts than what’s listed on this recipe
Nope, you’ll just follow the amounts listed in the recipe card :)
Everyone loved them! So simple!
My thinned out. I followed the recipe what do you think could have happened
I’m sorry they spread thin. You could pop the dough in the fridge to chill to help them keep their shape!
i love it.
The best funfetti cake! Can’t wait to make this for all of my birthdays! :D
My family would love this! Can’t wait to try it.