These easy Snickerdoodle Cookies are a cinch to make because they use a great shortcut! They are a quick snack that is warm, cinnamony, chewy and delicious.
These easy Snickerdoodle Cookies are a five ingredient wonder. Snickerdoodle cookies warm from the oven make the house smell like a bakery and of course, they taste amazing.
Why These Easy Snickerdoodle Cookies Are Amazing
When time is of the essence but you want a warm delicious cookies, this easy snickerdoodle recipe is perfect. After all, everyone loves a warm cookie from the oven.
These are so easy because the cookies are made with cake mix. There’s no need to spend time measuring a bunch of ingredients. These cake mix cookies are super easy.
If you’re wondering how to make cookies from cake mix, it’s really quite simple. Simply combine the dry cake mix with a few wet ingredients and viola! You have cookie dough.
What actually is a snickerdoodle? Find out the history here.
How to Make This Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe – Step by Step
- Preheat Oven: First, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. (Photo 1 below)
- Mix Ingredients: Next, in a large bowl, mix together cake mix, butter and egg. Mix until a thick cookie batter forms. (Photo 2 below)
- Make Topping: Then in a separate small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon. (Photo 3 below)
- Create Cookie: Roll the cookie dough into one inch spheres and then coat each one in the sugar and cinnamon mixture by rolling it. (Photo 4 below)
- BAKE: Finally, place each cookie sphere gently onto a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes and allow to cool on rolling rack.
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How do you make cookies made with cake mix?
Cookie dough and cake batter have much in common: fat, eggs, sugar, and flour. They really differ in texture. Cookies are mixed to make dough. Namely a thicker, denser texture. Cakes, alternatively, are mixed as a much thinner batter. Which gives them a lighter, airy quality.
Subsequently, we add more less liquid but keep the fat for a denser, but still moist, batter.
Tips for Making this Easy Snickerdoodle Recipe
This is truly and easy snickerdoodle recipe but we still want to make sure that your effort pays off by using just a few of these tips.
- Use Parchment or a Silpat so the cookies do not stick
- Make Sure that your oven is the correct temperature. Use a good oven thermometer.
- Use a cooling rack. So that your cookies do not overcook.
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Expert Tips for Making the Best Snickerdoodle Cake Mix Cookies
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: This is a great recipe for a crowd.
- Chips: Incorporate some Cinnamon Chips to the Mix
- Zest it up: Add a hint of orange or lemon zest to your cookies
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Snickerdoodle Cake Mix Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups vanilla cake mix
- ¼ cup butter - melted and cooled
- 1 egg
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, butter and egg. Mix until a thick cookie batter forms.
- In a separate small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon.
- Roll the cookie dough into one inch spheres and coat each one in the sugar and cinnamon mixture by rolling it.
- Place each cookie sphere gently onto a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes and allow to cool on rolling rack.
Notes
- This Recipe Can be Doubled: This is a great recipe for a crowd.
- Chips: Incorporate some Cinnamon Chips to the Mix
- Zest it up: Add a hint of orange or lemon zest to your cookies
Nutrition
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- When a recipe call for House Seasoning Blend, you can use this recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- I always use unsalted butter in my recipes.
- I always use a meat thermometor to test for doneness when cooking meat. This one is my favorite.
- When a recipe is made in the oven, it should be pre-heated to the temperature in the recipe, unless otherwise noted.
- The nutritional information provided in this recipe is an estimate. Learn more on how I calculate nutritional information for my recipes.
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