These aren’t just any pink cookies, these strawberry cookies are the most delicious cookies you’ve ever had! Made with simple ingredients, the strawberry flavor of these chewy cookies make them perfect for a baby shower, Valentine’s Day, or for any friendly gathering. These delicious strawberry cake mix cookies are the only cookies you’ll ever want to make from the very first batch of cookies!
What’s in Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies?
Wondering what goes into creating this cookie batter? This easy dessert comes with simple ingredients that are easy to follow.
- Strawberry Cake Mix: This recipe starts with a box of strawberry cake mix. This ingredient is the most important as it is what gives these perfect cookies their pretty pink color and delicious strawberry flavor.
- Vegetable Oil: Vegetable oil adds richness to the cookies.
- Eggs: Bind the cake batter together so the cookies aren’t crumbly and don’t fall apart.
- Cream Cheese: Cream cheese is the foundation of a good cream cheese icing or, in the case, drizzle. Make sure it is at room temperature to ensure it creams and blends easy!
- Powdered Sugar: Gives the icing structure and sweetness without making it gritty.
- Milk: Adding a small amount of milk gives the icing the consistency it needs to spread as a glaze over the strawberry cookies.
- Vanilla Extract: Pure vanilla extract enhances the sweetness of the sugar.
These cookies have the consistency of a snickerdoodle, thin and chewy. They are packed with strawberries, as the supreme cake mix has bits of strawberries inside of it. The glaze makes the overall taste feel like a strawberry and cream flavor. It will make your mouth water, and you won’t be able to stop eating them.
Variations on Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
These pink cookies can be topped with pink and white sprinkles, powdered sugar, or heart sprinkles. You can add white chocolate or chocolate chips. You could also use a buttercream to finish them.
Trademark Note: In the spirit of transparency, I want to note that some of these ingredients are trademarked products. Duncan Hines is a proprietary brand that I want to acknowledge and give credit to.
Cake mix and cookie mix generally contain the same ingredients, but in different proportions. The real difference here, though, is in the ingredients we add. For example, if you were making a cake, you’d need more liquid in the recipe, but since we’re making cookies, we want a doughy consistency instead of a runny batter. So no water or milk needed.
No, you can use any brand of cake mix you like. I just love Duncan Hines Strawberry Supreme for its rich strawberry flavor.
Preheat the oven to 350°F to bake these cookies.
Yes! Chilling them ensures that they won’t spread too much in the oven.
You only need about 10-12 minutes to fully bake these. they might look slightly underdone when you take them out of the oven, but that’s a good sign. It’s important not to overtake them, which happens quickly.
How to Make Ahead and Store Strawberry Cookies from Cake Mix
You can make the cake mix cookie dough up to 1 day in advance and chill it in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
Store leftover strawberry cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Let come to room temperature before enjoying.
How to Freeze Strawberry Cookies with Cake Mix
Freeze strawberry cookies in a single layer on a lined baking sheet until solid, about 1-2 hours. Transfer to an airtight container or Ziplock bag to store for up to 1 month. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before enjoying.
What to Serve with Strawberry Cake Cookies
Are you looking for more strawberry-themed desserts? Try serving these strawberry cake cookies with, Strawberry Pop-Tarts, Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes, or this Strawberry Layer Cake! If you’re looking for something to serve with this easy cookie recipe that keeps the pink without adding the strawberry flavor, you can try our Pink Moscato Cupcakes!
Strawberry Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 15.25 ounces Duncan Hines Strawberry Supreme Cake Mix 432 grams (1 box)
- ½ cup vegetable oil 100 grams
- 2 large eggs 100 grams, room temperature
For the Cream Cheese Drizzle
- 1 ounce cream cheese 28 grams, room temperature (⅛ brick)
- 1 cup powdered sugar 113 grams
- 1 tablespoon milk 14 grams
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 gram
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a cookie sheet with a nonstick spray or parchment paper. The cookies tend to stick a little if the sheet isn’t sprayed.
- In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, oil, and eggs until well combined.15.25 ounces Duncan Hines Strawberry Supreme Cake Mix, ½ cup vegetable oil, 2 large eggs
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes.
- Scoop the cookie dough, using a medium-sized cookie scoop (yields 1 heaping tablespoon), and place onto a prepared cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the top is no longer wet and the edges start to crisp up. If baked too long the edges will start to turn a brown color
- Cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to finish cooling.
- Once cooled, prepare the cream cheese glaze.
- In a medium sized bowl, mix the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add in the powered sugar, continue mixing until creamy. Add in the milk and vanilla; continue mixing until well combined. Test the consistency with a spoon.1 ounce cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon milk, ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- You want the glaze to be a little on the thicker side, almost like an icing. If the glaze is too runny then add a little more powdered sugar until the desired consistency has been reached. If the glaze is too thick, add a little more milk to thin it out.
- Tuck a Ziplock bag inside of a cup and wrap the edges over the lip to hold it in place. Pour the glaze into the Ziploc bag.
- Cut off a tiny corner on the bag and squeeze the glaze over the cookies in a zigzag pattern, or any pattern you like. Allow the cookies to sit long enough for the glaze to harden before stacking.
Notes
- Don’t overbake the cookies. I made this mistake a few times! I like these a little bit gooey on the inside and slightly browned on the outside. When you see the pink begin to brown, get them out of the oven stat!
- If you want to make variations of this recipe, you can use any type of cake mix! The sky is the limit.
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