You need four things for these cookies: a box of birthday cake mix, white chocolate chunks, oil and eggs. No butter, no flour, no sugar to measure. That is the whole shopping list.
The dough comes together in one bowl in about five minutes. The oven does the rest in 10 to 12 minutes at 350°F. You get 12 big, soft cookies with sprinkles running through them.
One warning up front. These cookies are soft when they come out, and that is correct. If you wait until they look firm in the oven, they will be dry by the time they cool.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Combine cake mix, chocolate chunks, oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl.
2. Using an ice cream scoop or your hand, form golf ball-sized balls of cookie dough and transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
3. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 10-12 minutes.
4. Garnish with sprinkles.
5. Enjoy!
Tips & Tricks
- Sprinkle the tops before baking, not after. They stick to raw dough and stay put. Sprinkles pressed onto hot cookies slide off once cooled.
- Let the cookies sit on the hot sheet for 5 minutes before you move them. They finish setting as they cool.
- If your cake mix is 15.25 ounces instead of 16, don't adjust anything. The dough still works.
Pro Tips
How to Store Birthday Cake Mix Cookies
Refrigerator
Keep baked cookies in a sealed container at room temperature for up to 4 days. The fridge makes them dry, so skip it unless your kitchen is hot.
Freezer
Freeze scooped dough balls on a sheet, then bag them for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen at 350°F and add 2 to 3 minutes. Baked cookies freeze well for 2 months too.
Reheating
12 seconds in the microwave brings back the soft center. Any longer and they go rubbery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can I use a different cake mix?
Yes. White, vanilla or yellow cake mix all work with the same 1/3 cup oil and 2 eggs. You just lose the sprinkles that come in the birthday cake box, so fold in 1/3 cup of your own.
Q: Why did my cookies turn out flat?
Usually warm dough or a warm pan. The dough softens fast at room temperature, and a hot sheet starts the fat melting before the cookies hit the oven. Chill the dough 20 minutes and use a cool pan.
Q: How do I know when they're done?
The edges look set and dry, and the centers still look soft. That happens at 10 to 12 minutes at 350°F. If you wait for the tops to look firm, they're overbaked.
Q: Can I make them smaller?
Yes, but watch the clock. Smaller scoops need closer to 8 to 10 minutes. The 10 to 12 minute range is for golf-ball sized dough.
Birthday Cake Mix Cookies – 4-Ingredient Sprinkle Cookies
Four ingredients, one bowl, and sprinkles: these birthday cake mix cookies bake up soft and chewy in 10 to 12 minutes at 350°F.
Ingredients
Instructions
- 1Combine cake mix, chocolate chunks, oil, and eggs in a mixing bowl.
- 2Using an ice cream scoop or your hand, form golf ball-sized balls of cookie dough and transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
- 3Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 10-12 minutes.
- 4Garnish with sprinkles.
- 5Enjoy!
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