Name: Cake Mix Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 15 oz vanilla cake mix; 2 eggs; ½ cup unsalted butter, melted; 1 tablespoon corn starch; ½ cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 ¼ cups Powdered sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 teaspoons milk

These Cake Mix Sugar Cookies are so delicious! Top them with an easy homemade frosting and sprinkles for any holiday.

Why we love these sugar cookies

Great dessert for the holidays: Christmas parties, Valentine’s Day, bake sales, birthdays, and more.
They are so soft and chewy on the inside, and topped with a super simple homemade frosting.
Customizable: Decorate them however you please as that’s the fun in sugar cookies. We love using funfetti or seasonal sprinkles!

If you have been around here long, you know my love for cake mix recipes of all kinds.

Using cake mix to make simple breads, muffins, cookies, and cookies bars is a great hack for when you are short on time but need something homemade.

These are the easiest sugar cookies ever and come together in minutes. Make them for Christmas or any holiday, and decorate them with seasonal sprinkles and frosting for any occasion!

cake mix sugar cookies topped with frosting and sprinkles

Ingredients You Will Need

Yellow cake mix
Eggs
Butter
Corn starch
Powdered sugar
Vanilla extract
Milk

ingredients needed to make cake mix sugar cookies

How to make cake mix sugar cookies

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Add the cake mix, eggs, melted butter, and cornstarch to a mixing bowl and mix the cookie dough batter until well combined.

Step 2: Roll the sugar cookie dough into balls and place on a baking sheet.

Step 3: Bake the cake mix sugar cookies at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before frosting.

Step 4: Make the easy homemade frosting. Mix together the softened butter and powdered sugar together until smooth. Add the milk and vanilla until the frosting is fluffy.

Recipe Tip

If you want to make these even simpler, just grab a tub of frosting from the baking aisle. If I have the time though I really like to top these with a simple homemade frosting!

Step 5: Frost the sugar cookies with the homemade frosting. Top with sprinkles or decoration of choice and enjoy!

powdered sugar and softened butter in a mixing bowl

Ideas for Serving

Valentine’s Day: top with pink and red sprinkles
Christmas: top with red and green sprinkles or edible seasonal decorations
Birthdays: funfetti sprinkles or sprinkles matching the party theme
Halloween: orange, black, and purple sprinkles with candy eye balls

Serve them on a cute platter and they’ll disappear in minutes! Be warned though – it’s hard to stop at just one sugar cookie. They are just too good!

Just look how thick and soft these sugar cookies are! No one would ever guess that they came from a box, they just taste like regular yummy frosted sugar cookies.

My kids love to decorate sugar cookies especially at Christmas time, and this recipe is my go to as it’s so easy for them to help me make them!

More Cake Mix Recipes

Odds are you probably have a box of cake mix in your pantry, and all the other ingredients in your kitchen already. The next time you need an easy cookie recipe I hope you give these a try!