It’s so simple to make these glazed Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies! A box of strawberry cake mix is transformed into delicious, soft cookies that everyone will love.
Cake mix cookie recipes are some of the easiest cookie recipes out there! These strawberry cake mix cookies are made with a simple box of strawberry cake mix and glazed with a sweet and lemony strawberry glaze.
Strawberry cookies are perfect in the Spring and Summer but are equally delicious any time of year. You can easily make these cookies for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, or for a fun birthday party treat.
If you like this shortcut cookie recipe, you’ll also love making Grinch Sugar Cookies with a white cake mix, or Chocolate M&M Cookies with a boxed brownie mix.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Pretty Pink Color – I love the pastel pink color of strawberry cake, and that color is beautiful in cake mix cookies too. Pink makes them perfect for Valentine’s Day, along with these Valentine’s Cut Out Cookies.
- Easy Shortcut Cookie Recipe – Using a box of cake mix to make cookies is such an amazing shortcut. You only need the box mix, eggs, oil, and a bit of extra sugar to make the entire cookie dough recipe.
- Lemon Glaze – Some similar recipes add white chocolate chips, and while you certainly could do that, I really love the sweet and tart glaze on strawberry cookies. It’s also easy to make with fresh lemon juice and powdered sugar.
Ingredients in Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Complete list of ingredients with quantities and instructions is located in the recipe card below
- Strawberry Cake Mix: You need one regular-sized box of cake mix to make one batch of cookies. I’m using Betty Crocker strawberry cake mix, but other brands will also work.
- Eggs and Oil: Pay no attention to the instructions on the back of the cake mix box. Add the amounts listed in the recipe card in order to make cookies from the mix instead of cake!
- Flour: This is not entirely necessary, but you can choose to add additional flour to the cookie dough if you’d like the cookies to be thicker. The cookies you see in the images here had an extra half cup of flour added.
Strawberry Glaze for Cookies Ingredients
- To make a fresh strawberry lemon glaze, you’ll need a handful of fresh strawberries, some freshly squeezed lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Don’t use bottled lemon juice in this recipe please! Fresh is always better.
How to Make Glazed Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- Get Ready: Be ready to bake by preheating the oven to 350°F/180°C and lining 2 half-size baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Make Strawberry Cookie Dough: In a large bowl, combine the strawberry cake mix, eggs, oil, and flour if you’re using it. Use a spatula to mix the ingredients together until combined. Don’t mix too much, it’s fine if some small lumps remain. If you decide not to add the extra flour, the cookie dough will seem thin.
- Bake: Use a medium cookie scoop to create 1 1/2 tablespoon balls of dough. Place them on prepared cookie sheets, 3 inches apart. The cookies will spread quite a bit while they bake. Bake for 12 minutes, and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Make Glaze: Mash up fresh strawberries to make a puree, and add 1 tablespoon of strawberry puree to a bowl with powdered sugar and lemon juice. Stir until combined.
- Glaze Cookies: When the cookies have cooled down completely, drizzle the glaze over the cookies and allow them to dry and set.
Recipe Tips
- Choose Your Texture: With added flour, these cookies are thick and don’t spread quite so much. The recipe will work without added flour, but the cookies will be quite thin. It’s up to you what texture you want. In the photos here, I did add ½ cup of extra flour to the cookie dough. You can add up to 1 full cup of additional flour as needed.
- To make fresh strawberry puree, simply mash 3-5 strawberries until they are mostly liquid. You can strain out the seeds if you like. Fresh or frozen and thawed berries can be used. Alternately, a low-sugar strawberry jam can be used.
- Be sure to allow 3 inches of space around each cookie when baking. These cookies will spread quite a bit.
- Don’t try to glaze cookies while they’re still warm. Allow them to cool completely before making and adding the glaze.
- You don’t have to add the glaze. These cookies are still amazing without it! You can drizzle the cookies with melted white chocolate instead of the glaze too.
- Add-Ins: Try adding white chocolate chips, valentine’s day M&Ms, or chopped almonds to the cookies before baking.
How to Store Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Store these glazed cookies in a single layer in an airtight container and enjoy them within 2-3 days. The cookies can be kept longer, but they will start to get stale after 3 days and won’t be as delicious.
More Fun Cookie Recipes
- Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
- Soft Orange Cookies
- Pecan Sandies
- Rice Krispie Cookies
- Banana Pudding Cookies
FAQs
Yes, this recipe will work with any flavor of cake mix to create other flavors of cake mix cookies! Try lemon cake mix, banana cake mix, or plain vanilla cake mix.
I didn’t test this specific recipe with butter, but I do think that you could use the same amount of melted, unsalted butter and the cookies will be delicious.
Yes, these freeze well. I suggest freezing them without the glaze though, as it will melt and change texture in the freezer and while thawing. Keep baked cookies in an airtight container or bag in the freezer for 1-2 months.
Use a regular white cake mix, and add 2 teaspoons of a good quality strawberry extract or emulsion.
Simple, sweet, and tart Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies will be perfect for your next event! Feel free to double or triple the recipe to feed a crowd, and don’t forget to Pin it to save it for later.
Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce (425g) boxed strawberry cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup vegetable oil or coconut oil
- ½ cup all-purpose flour optional, see note 1
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon strawberry puree see note 2
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C and line 2 half size baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a large bowl, combine strawberry cake mix, eggs, oil, and flour if using. With a spatula, mix together until combined. A few lumps is ok, do not over mix. For thicker cookies, add half a cup of flour. You can add up to 1 cup of flour, depending on the texture you'd like. (see note 1)
- Using a medium OXO cookie scoop (1 ½ tbsp size), scoop out cookie dough balls 3 inches apart.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 12 minutes, then cool down completely on a wire rack.
- To make the glaze, in a bowl combine the powdered sugar with strawberry puree and lemon juice.
- When the cookies have cooled down completely, glaze the cookies while they are still on the wire rack, so that the glaze can drip off of the cookies if needed. Leave to set until dry.
Notes
- With added flour, these cookies are thick and don’t spread quite so much. The recipe will work without added flour, but the cookies will be quite thin. It’s up to you what texture you want. In the photos here, I did add ½ cup of extra flour to the cookie dough. You can add up to 1 full cup of additional flour as needed.
- To make fresh strawberry puree, simply mash 3-5 strawberries until they are mostly liquid. You can strain out the seeds if you like. Fresh or frozen and thawed berries can be used. Alternately, a low-sugar strawberry jam can be used.
- Be sure to allow 3 inches of space around each cookie when baking. These cookies will spread quite a bit.
- Don’t try to glaze cookies while they’re still warm. Allow them to cool completely before making and adding the glaze.
- To Store: Keep these cookies in a single layer in an airtight container for 2-3 days. These cookies can be frozen without the glaze for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.
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