Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

Last Updated on February 4, 2025

These Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies are the perfect treat to share with friends and family.

They are soft, chewy and filled with sweet strawberry flavor. The heart candies on the cookies add a special touch and make them perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Serve these cookies to your family and friends to make them feel loved. You can even make it extra special by serving them with these hot cocoa marshmallow hearts.

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• Why use Cake mix to Make Cookies?
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• ❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe
• 🥘 Ingredients
• 🔀 Substitutions
• 🌈 Variations / Options / Add-Ins
• 🥄 Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools
• 🔪 How to Make Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
• 👩‍🍳 Pro Tips
• ❓ Recipe FAQs
• 🙏 Pairing
• SAVE THIS RECIPE!
• 📋 Recipe
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Why use Cake mix to Make Cookies?

Cake mix was invented in the 1930’s and today it isn’t only used for baking a typical cake — you can also use it to make easy dump cakes or delicious cookies. Here’s why you should try making cake mix cookies:

• It’s convenient since cake mix already contains all the dry ingredients, you only need to add a few wet ingredients to make it into cookie dough. 
• It saves time because there’s no need to measure multiple dry ingredients, you can have cookie dough ready in minutes.
• Since cake mix is formulated to create a softer, more cake-like texture compared to traditional cookie dough it results in a chewy cookie. 
• You can use different cake mix flavors like chocolate, vanilla, or red velvet to customize your cookies. 

❤️ Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This Strawberry Cake Mix Cookie recipe is the perfect way to show your family and friends how much you care. Plus, you’ll love it because:

• Ready in under 30 minutes: In fact, it only takes about 20 minutes to make these cute cookies and have them ready for your family or friends.
• Fun to make: You can have your kids help you make these cookies and have fun making memories too.
• Fills the house with a delicious aroma: It will smell so good in your house as these strawberry cookies are baking.

If you love easy cake mix recipes, you may also enjoy these red velvet cake mix cookies.

🥘 Ingredients

This strawberry cookies recipe requires only a few simple ingredients which are easy to find at your local grocery store. Although, you should check your pantry first because you may already have them on hand, which can save you a trip to the store.

Cake Mix: You will need a box of strawberry cake mix. You can use any brand.

Valentine Sprinkles: The sprinkles get added to the cookie dough before you bake it.

Candy Hearts: I used the Wilton brand candy hearts.

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🔀 Substitutions

If you don’t have the ingredients you need, or if you have different dietary needs/preferences, see if you have these instead:

Cake mix: Use vanilla, white, or funfetti cake mix and add strawberry extract (about 1 teaspoon) or freeze-dried strawberry powder (1–2 tablespoon) for a similar flavor.

Valentine sprinkles: I like to use the jimmie style sprinkles, but you can use any type of festive sprinkles that you have on hand.

Candy hearts: If you can’t find the Wilton brand hearts, you can just use the larger sized conversation hearts.

🌈 Variations / Options / Add-Ins

If you’d like to add some extra flavor or texture to your cookies, here are some great options.

• Extra Flavor: You can add 1/2 cup of semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips, or even white chocolate chips to the dough if you like. Dip half of each baked cookie in melted dark, milk, or white chocolate and let them set.
• Different Texture: Add in a handful of chopped walnuts or pecans for an extra crunchy bite.
• Different Candy: Instead of the Wilton hearts, you could use heart shaped chocolates like Reese’s, Hershey’s or Dove.

If you prefer cupcakes for Valentine’s Day, try these chocolate strawberry cupcakes.

🥄 Equipment Needed / Helpful Tools

You only need a few kitchen tools to help you make this easy recipe. Gather these tools and get ready to enjoy this sweet treat.

• Cookie sheet: This is where you’ll assemble and bake the cookies.
• Parchment paper or Silicone baking mat: You can use whichever one you prefer to line the cookie sheet. This will make it easier to remove the cookies after they’re baked.
• Medium or large mixing bowl: For this recipe, a medium mixing bowl (2.5 to 3 quarts) should be large enough to mix all the ingredients comfortably. If you prefer more space for stirring, especially if the kids are helping, a large bowl (4+ quarts) would work too.
• Cookie scoop: A small cookie scoop (about 1.5 tablespoons or a #40 scoop) works best to create the 2-inch cookie dough balls.
• Wire rack: The cookies will cool on this after they’re done baking.

🔪 How to Make Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies

Just follow the instructions below and you will have delicious cookies in about 20 minutes.

Step 1: Preheat Oven and Prepare Cookie Sheet

Preheat the oven to 350 F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

Step 2: Add the Ingredients

Put the strawberry cake mix, vegetable oil, eggs, flour and sprinkles in the mixing bowl.

Step 3: Combine Ingredients

Mix the ingredients until they’re well combined.

Step 4: Shape the Dough

Use a small cookie scoop to shape the cookie dough into 2″ balls and place on the baking sheet 2-3″ apart.

Step 5: Bake the Cookies

Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes until the edges are set and the center doesn’t look wet or raw, but is still soft. You can test this by gently pressing the top; it should spring back slightly without sinking.

Step 6: Cool Cookies and Decorate

Remove from the oven, let cool about 2-3 minutes and gently press one candy heart on the top of each cookie. After placing the hearts, let the cookies cool completely on the cookie sheet for 5-10 more minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.

Step 7: Serve and Enjoy

After the cookies completely cool, about 15-20 minutes, they’re ready for you to serve and enjoy with your friends and family.

👩‍🍳 Pro Tips

Here are a few tips to make sure that your cookies turn out perfectly every time that you make them. 

• If your dough feels sticky, chill it for 20–30 minutes before scooping.
• It’s recommended to use parchment paper or a silicone baking mat because greasing the pan can make the cookies spread too much.
• Be careful to not overmix your cookie dough or your cookies may end up dense instead of soft and chewy.
• The cookies will look slightly soft in the center but firm up as they cool — overbaking makes them dry.
• Cooling on the sheet for 5–10 minutes, then transferring to a wire rack for 15–20 minutes prevents breakage and helps them set properly. 

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🙏 Pairing

These are my favorite dishes to serve with Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies:

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