Name: Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 8oz tub of whipped topping thawed (IE cool whip or another brand); 1 package of cake mix of any flavor you like (shown are lemon cake mix cookies); 1 cup powdered sugar; 2 eggs

If you're pressed for time with a busy lifestyle and love doctored cake mix recipes these crinkle cookies, (otherwise known as cool whip cookies) will be your new favorite cookie to bake for the holiday season.

Just one doctored cake mix that takes 4 ingredients to make these crinkle delights that will be transformed into pretty snow-topped delicious tasting cookies perfect for a holiday baking tray or cookie exchange party.

Any flavored cake mixes can be used and a variety of colorful cookies make an easy full beautiful tray for the Christmas holiday.

We love using Red Velvet, Spice, and Lemon will make such a pretty array of colors and you can even add some mix-ins for a delicious change from plain to chunky cookies.

These cake mix cookies are very light in texture ( using the whipped topping of choice) and with a few mix-ins like chocolate chips, nuts, sprinkles, or dried fruits, you can create all different kinds with our tips and suggestions below.

This easy-to-make cookie recipe can also be made with also flavors, and brands you prefer of cake mixes, however, to get a vast variety we usually choose a yellow or a white mix to start off with.

The cookies are great to bake for that last-minute parties and will take half the time to make all those different kinds just with one dough and one mix.

If you love easy doctored cake mix recipes try our Turtle Cake Mix Brownies, Sour Cream Coffee Cake Mix Cupcakes, and our Half Moon Cake Mix Cookies we make often.

Scroll down to the recipe card and don't forget to read my tips and suggestions that have some creative ideas for other flavored cake mixes.

crinkle lemon cookie using a doctored cake mix

Step By Step Doctored Cake Mix Cookies

preheat the oven and prepare your baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat mats
add the additional ingredients to a bowl with the cake mix
freeze the dough for 1 hour wrapped
using a melon ball scoop roll the balls into powdered sugar
bake, cool, and enjoy!

cake mix cookies rolled in powdered sugar to make crinkles

Other Mix-In Suggestions:

peanut butter chips
mint chocolate chips
toffee chips, butterscotch chips, lemon chips, milk or white chocolate chips
substitute sunflower seeds, chopped pretzels or cereal for nuts
dried fruits like cranberries
for Christmas, colors add chopped maraschino cherries and white chocolate chips
white, milk, and dark chocolate chunks
chopped peanut butter cups or another chopped candy you prefer
mint-filled chocolate candies chopped
chopped unwrapped caramels, pistachios, pecans, macadamia nuts, coconut
pumpkin seeds for nut allergies
cookies cant be left plain, rolled in cinnamon sugar, powdered sugar, or frosted
add coconut and chocolate chips
For Chocolate Cake Mix Combinations:
coconut, chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, and almond or vanilla extract
1 teaspoon anisette extract, dark chocolate chips, and anisette chocolate frosting
chocolate teaspoon of cinnamon, chocolate chips, a dash of allspice, drizzle with chocolate icing, and top with pistachios

Ingredients You Will Need (scroll down for exact measurements)

yellow cake mix or another flavor
eggs
whipped topping thawed
powdered sugar

Tips

roll cookies into powdered sugar before baking
bake on parchment paper
chocolate chips of any kind can be added to around 1 cup
use any flavored cake mix
only use thawed whipped topping
add some funfetti sprinkle to the batter for a festive look
add extracts to a white cake batter for another flavor combination
if using only one cookie sheet keep the remaining dough in the freezer until the pan is cooled and make another batch
store these in airtight containers

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lemon cake mix batter turned into cookies

Cake Mix and Extract Suggestions

Of course, you can use a spice cake mix, yellow, or red velvet any cake mix will turn into beautiful holiday crinkle cookies in no time with foolproof results.

Use peppermint, almond, anise, lemon, orange, or maple extracts in white cake mixes for an assortment of different flavors, you can even divide the dough.