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If you love lemon, you’ll love these Lemon Cake Mix Cookies with white chocolate chips. Easy, fast, and super lemony delicious with just 4 ingredients and no mixer needed! These will be your favorite lemon cookies!
BEST Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
I love how easy cake mix cookies are! With just a few ingredients they always turn out and always taste amazing. I added white chocolate because I love the combination, but you can leave them plain for 3 ingredient cookies!
Why you’ll love this recipe
- 4 ingredients
- ONE BOWL – no mixer needed
- TONS of lemon flavor
- Use ANY brand lemon cake mix
- Lots of white chocolate chips!
- They freeze so well so they’re perfect for making ahead.
Just 4 Ingredients
- Lemon Cake Mix: You can use any brand. The most common lemon cake mix brands are Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker.
- Unsalted Butter: You just need one stick (1/2 cup).
- Eggs: Be sure to use large eggs.
- White Chocolate Chips: Use your favorite brand.
How to make Lemon Cake Mix Cookies
- Mix: All you need is one bowl. Add the cake mix, melted butter and eggs to a large bowl and stir until smooth and thick. Then stir in the chocolate chips.
- Scoop and Chill: Scoop 2-tablespoon sized balls of dough onto your cookie sheets. No need to space; we’re chilling them. Chill at least 30 minutes.
- Bake: Bake the cookies 3-inches apart on cookie sheets until they just lose their glossy sheen.
Expert Tips
- I always start with melted butter because then I don’t need a mixer.
- Butter tastes so much better in cake mix cookies than oil!
- Because of the melted butter and the 2 eggs, these cookies need to be chilled. No exceptions!
- Even chilled, different brands will end up looking different. Duncan Hines cookies will be flatter than Betty Crocker ones, even if they are chilled the same amount of time.
FAQ
These need to be chilled to stay puffy. Cake Mix Cookies flatten if they aren’t chilled properly, or depending on the brand. Duncan Hines flatten more than Betty Crocker.
Yes you can’t skip the chilling.
You can use softened butter in place of the melted, or use vegetable oil. They still need to be chilled.
Store in an airtight container on the counter for up to 3 days. You can also freeze for up to 3 months.
Lemon White Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies Recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter melted
- 1 15.25 ounce box lemon cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (255g) white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Place butter, cake mix, and eggs in a large bowl. Stir or mix until combined and no lumps remain. Stir in white chocolate chips.
- Scoop 2-tablespoon balls of cookie dough onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment or silicone baking mats. No need to space them; we are chilling the dough. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a second cookie sheet with parchment or silicone baking mat.Space cookies 2-inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 10-13 minutes, or until they just lose their glossy sheen. These cookies stay puffy and will settle a bit as they cool but don’t become flat. Immediately after removing from the oven press a few more white chocolate chips on top for decoration. Cool at least 10 minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 2 months.
Recipe Notes
- Use any brand or flavor cake mix that is approximately 15-16 ounces in size.
- Youcan do this same recipe using sugar-free cake mix as long as it’s around the same size box.
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Using a cake mix to make cookies is a hidden tip of mine – these Lemon White Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies are easy, fast and full of lemon flavor!
Again with the lemon… you are killin me here. ANOTHER thing to make and eat while someone is out of town 🙂 I’m going to need a running buddy after this week. Those cookies look perfect!
I get like that when my husband is gone. It’s hard, because he’s gone almost every week now. I’ll just blame him for the weight gain, lol. 🙂
You know my feelings on anything lemon–yum!! These look delightful and what a lovely combination with the white chocolate bits. XOXO
Thanks Susan!
I’m crazy for lemon too. Even though they’re seasonal now (but yay for all-year round), they always remind of of warm spring days and summer British tea parties. But cakey lemon cookies and white chocolate chips = L.O.V.E.
Thanks Lisa!!
I just made cake mix cookies last night and they are so yummy. A lemon version sounds incredible!
I love cake mix cookies! 🙂 Thanks Jenn!
Oh, I love anything lemon! Dorothy, thanks for pointing us in the right lemony direction! Have a great weekend!
Thanks Cindy! 🙂
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