Easy Lemon Cake Mix Cookies Recipe

Lemon cake mix cookies are so delicious and you only need 4 ingredients for this great recipe.  They are so light and fluffy and using a cake mix makes the cookies incredibly simple to make.

Lemon Cake Cookies

Cake mix cookies are so fun to make and one of our favorite desserts around here. They come together quickly and make it so easy for us to enjoy dessert anytime we want.

Since the recipe starts with a cake mix, you can have delicious cookies in just minutes. We all love these and the lemon flavor is so light and refreshing.

I love making cookies with a cake mix. You don’t have to worry about perfectly creaming together the butter and sugar. Or not over mixing the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

The cake mix is already mixed together, so the hard part is already done.

Try making these cookies for your next bake sale, school party and more. We have also made the cookies for holidays and they were gone in just minutes.

Ingredients you need for lemon crinkle cookies:

• Lemon Cake Mix
• Container of Cool Whip
• Egg
• Powdered Sugar

As promised, you really only need 4 ingredients to make this! I told you it was very simple.

How to make lemon cake mix cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray Cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, cool whip and egg. The mix will be VERY fluffy. Just keep mixing until well combined.

Since the mixture is thick and fluffy, I find that it’s easier to mix this batter by hand instead of using an electric mixer.

Use a small cookie scoop or two spoons to drop rounded cookie dough into powdered sugar.

Roll dough ball until completely covered. Set cookies on cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes or until very lightly golden around the edges.

Let cool on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

How to Store:

Store at room temperature in airtight container. These are best eaten within a day or two of baking. They probably will be gone long before that if your family loves them as much as we do.

When storing leftovers, I usually put a piece of white bread with the leftover cookies as this keeps them soft and moist.

They are just so easy and have the best lemon flavor. You don’t have to top them with a lemon glaze. Also you don’t have to use lemon extract or lemon zest for this easy recipe.

Freezing:

You can easily freeze these cookies. Once they have cooled completely. Place the cookies on a baking sheet for at least 1 hour to flash freeze them.

After this time, move the cookies to a freezer bag to freeze for up to 3 months. Just defrost out at room temperature when you’re ready to enjoy them

Can you freeze the cookie dough?

Yes, roll the cookie dough into balls. Place them on a baking sheet to freeze for at least 1 hour. Then you can transfer the frozen cookie dough to a freezer bag to store for up to 3 months.

When cooking from frozen, you’ll need to add 2-3 minutes to the cook time in this recipe.

Tips to make the best lemon cake mix cookies:

• Use a Cookie Scoop – I highly recommend using a cookie scoop. You will thank me later because it saves so much time on spooning out the cookies. I also think they look more uniform when you use a cookie scoop.

• Use Baking Liners or Parchment Paper. – Another handy kitchen item I like to use are these  baking liners or parchment paper to bake my cookies. Clean up is easy and the cookies turn out perfectly every time!

• Do not Brown – These cookies do not turn brown like other cookies do while in the oven. Remove after the cook time when they are lightly golden brown around the edges and let them sit on the baking sheet. They will continue to cook as they rest.

• Add Fresh Lemon Juice or Lemon Zest. – You can add a small amount of lemon juice or lemon zest to the batter prior to baking for a stronger citrus flavor.

Variation Ideas:

• Make this easy and delicious cream cheese frosting and make sandwiches with the cookies. Yum! You could even add a little lemon zest to the icing.
• You can omit the powder sugar from this recipe or use granulated sugar instead.
• Once I added in ½ cup white chocolate chips to the batter prior to baking for a delicious white chocolate lemon cookie. They were delicious.

Try using other cake flavors!

Feel free to experiment with other cake mix flavors. Anything will work and they are all so delicious.

I love making this cookie recipe with chocolate, strawberry, red velvet and vanilla cake mixes to get a variety of flavors of cookies.

You can also make this delicious lemon dessert with a gluten free cake mix as well to make gluten free cookies.

This recipe really is so versatile and easy to adapt to other cake mix variations.

Do I need to chill the dough before baking?

You can chill the dough for 30 minutes before to baking if you want thicker cookies. However, I usually make them without chilling the dough and I love the way they turn out.

Can I double this recipe?

Yes, you can easily double this recipe by doubling the ingredients in this recipe.

Since the dough is thick, I recommend mixing up 2 separate batches of dough.

A Family Favorite Recipe:

My kids love that these are easy enough to whip up after school for a treat. It is the perfect cookie recipe to make for friends or an after school snack.

It is very inexpensive to make. You can make a ton of cookies with very little time or expense.

In less than 10 – 15 minutes, you will have cookies ready to enjoy!

The kids love to help roll in powdered sugar. This is the fun part and the confectioners sugar makes the lemon cookies so pretty.

This cake mix worked like a charm. They turned out great and we will definitely make these again.

Try these easy cake mix cookies recipes:

• Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies
• 4th of July Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
• Cake Mix Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
• Red Velvet Cookies Recipe
• Lemon Cool Whip Cookies
• Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Recipe
• Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
• Valentine’s Day Cake Mix Cookies