Keep the Fall treats simple this year by making a batch of Vanilla Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies! With just a few ingredients and 20 minutes, you’ll have soft, delicious cookies!
Y’all know that I love some easy recipes. For me, the easier the better. Which is just one of the many reasons I adore cake mix cookies! No measuring, no sifting – just dump, mix, and bake. If you want to get extra fancy, like I did with these Vanilla Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies, add on some frosting and you’ve got a delicious dessert!
Ready to bake? Preheat your oven and get ready for some cookies are the beyond easy to make and even easier to eat!
Ingredients Needed:
recipe card below has full measurements
- Vanilla Cake Mix
- Eggs
- Oil
- Flour
- Can Frosting
- Orange Food Coloring
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
How To Make Vanilla Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies:
No need to whip out the stand mixer for these cookies. Just dump in a bowl and get mixing!
- Preheat the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix all of the cookie ingredients in a bowl. The dough will be pretty thick.
- Roll the dough into balls and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake! You want the cookies to puff up some. You don’t want them to brown, they should start to have cracks on the top.
- Leave the cookies on the baking pan for a few minutes then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Get fancy and frost!
Why Cake Mix?
Using a cake mix to make cookies is the perfect short cut to baking up simple treats! A cake mix is just the right blend of flour and flavor!
To Chill Or Not To Chill
While it’s not required to chill the dough before baking, sticking the dough in the fridge after it’s mixed for 15 minutes or so makes for easier handling. Chilling it before rolling the dough out into balls helps protect the dough from the heat from your hands. So choosing to chill the dough is totally up to you and your patience level.
Homemade Frosting
If you would prefer not to use a canned frosting, you can very easily make a homemade version. Simply mix about 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar with a tablespoon of milk and you’re good to go.
More Cake Mix Cookies To Try:
If you loved this recipe, you are going to love my other cookie recipes! Here are a few of other cake mix cookies we love:
- Almond Cake Cookies with Cinnamon Spice Glaze
- Frozen Inspired Cake Mix Cookies
- Holiday Vanilla Pudding Cake Cookies
- Italian Sweet Creme Glazed Lemon Cookies
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Vanilla Pumpkin Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 2 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 4 tablespoons flour
For the Frosting:
- 1 container vanilla frosting
- 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- orange food coloring
Instructions
For the Cookies:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil and flour.
- Roll the dough into 1.5 inch balls and place on the baking sheet a few inches apart.
- Bake for about 8 minutes or until the cookies are done.
- Let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet and then remove to cool completely on a wire rack.
For the Frosting:
- In a small bowl, mix together the container of frosting, pumpkin pie spice, and orange food coloring. Add as few or as many drops of food coloring to reach your desired shade of orange.
- Frost cooled cookies.
- Enjoy!
Thanks for stopping by!
Jamie! These look amazing! I love an easy cookie. During quarantine, I learned how much I needed cake mix cookies in my life. Sharing these on FB and Twitter. BTW, you used to guest post on my site. Back then, it was My Favorite Finds. I’ve since rebranded, and I’m glad to see you are still writing as well! Hugs!
CARRIE!! I’m so glad that you just rebranded! I was working on broken links on all of those OLD posts and saw that yours all came up. I was so sad!! I’m so glad you’re still here too! I can’t wait to reconnect! <3