Cake Mix Spice Cookies
These easy Cake Mix Spice Cookies come together in minutes using a boxed cake mix. Soft, chewy, and packed with warm flavors of fall. Perfect for a quick dessert or a holiday dessert tray.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup softened butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 13.25 oz. boxed Spice Cake Mix
- 3 cups Powdered sugar (sifted)
- 1 teaspoon ground Cinnamon (apple pie spice, or pumpkin spice mix)
- 5 tablespoons cool water (divided)
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
Recipe Prep
- Preheat the oven to 350 °F
- Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Make the cookie dough
- In a large bowl using a handheld mixer cream the softened butter until light and fluffy.
- Add the whole egg, and egg white to the bowl. Beat for about 2 minutes until fully incorporated. Scrape the sides of the bowl half way through.
- Add the cake mix to the bowl of wet ingredients and beat fir 3 minutes until combined. The batter will be thick.
- Scoop the cookie dough batter with a 1 tablespoon dough scoop. Arrange the cookie dough balls on the lined cookie sheet leaving 2 inches between them.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes just until the edges a slightly golden. The centers will still be soft.
- Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and let the cookies cool at least 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
Make the frosting
- Place the sifted powdered sugar and ground spice into a large mixing bowl. Whisk together to evenly distribute the ground spice with the sugar.
- Add the vanilla extract and half the water to the bowl. Use a whisk to mix together until lump free. Slowly drizzle more of the water into the bowl if needed. You want a thick pancake batter consistency. The frosting should slowly drizzle from a spoon.
- Dip the tops of the cookies into the sugar glaze.
- Place the frosted cookies on a wire cooling rack to allow the excess frosting to drip off.
- Allow the frosting to harden before serving.
- To store the cookies: put the cookies in an airtight container in a single layer.
- Store at room temperature. Cookies will stay fresh for 5 to 7 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 2CookiesCalories: 363kcalCarbohydrates: 54gProtein: 2gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 308mgPotassium: 122mgFiber: 1gSugar: 44gVitamin A: 378IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg
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