Strawberries and Cream Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
Strawberries and Cream Cake Mix Cookies are soft, bakery-style cookies made with cream cheese, white chocolate, and strawberry flavor.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 249kcal
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz box vanilla cake mix
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 3.5 oz box instant vanilla pudding mix dry, do not prepare
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 stick butter melted and cooled (1/2 cup)
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1 cup freeze-dried strawberries lightly crushed
- ¼ cup strawberry jam thick jam works best
- powdered sugar for rolling optional
Instructions
- Add the cream cheese to a large mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Add the melted butter and mix until combined. Add the egg and vanilla and mix again.
- Add the dry cake mix and dry pudding mix to the bowl and mix until a soft dough forms. It will be thick and slightly sticky.
- Fold in the white chocolate chips and crushed freeze dried strawberries.
- Drop small spoonfuls of strawberry jam throughout the dough and gently fold a few times to create streaks. Do not fully mix it in.
- Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes. This helps the cookies keep shape while baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Line cookie sheets with parchment.
- Scoop the dough with a cookie scoop to form balls. Lightly roll in powdered sugar if desired and place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 9 to 11 minutes. The cookies should look soft in the center and just set at the edges. Do not over bake.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Please don't skip the chill time. The jam swirl bakes beautifully when the dough is chilled.
Cookies will look slightly underdone when removed from the oven. They firm up as they cool.
Freeze-dried strawberries give a strong flavor without adding moisture. Do not replace with fresh berries.
Cookies will look slightly underdone when removed from the oven. They firm up as they cool.
Freeze-dried strawberries give a strong flavor without adding moisture. Do not replace with fresh berries.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 230mg | Potassium: 219mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 168IU | Vitamin C: 145mg | Calcium: 81mg | Iron: 3mg