Strawberry Lemonade Cookies really are the easiest treat of all time. With five ingredients, one mixing bowl and 15 minutes, it doesn't get any easier than this. Everyone is going to enjoy these soft, flavorful, mouthwatering cookies.
While these Strawberry Lemonade Cookies are a unique and fun way to bring a little extra magic to any day, they are especially the PERFECT way to wow your Valentine this year.
Looking for other fun and easy treats this Valentine's Day or spring?! You'll have to give these cookies a try. Sunshine Oatmeal Cookies, Ritz Cracker Cookies, Sugar Cookies or Birthday Cake Cookies are some of our favorite treats to make for any holiday.
🥫 Ingredients
- Strawberry Cake Mix
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- Lemon Extract
- True Lemon Raspberry Drink Mix
I know what you are thinking. A boxed store-bought cake mix ... seriously? I am fully aware store-bought cake mixes are traditionally used to make cakes and cupcakes. But did you know you can also use it to make the world’s simplest cookies? Because you totally can.
And it might very well be one of the greatest things to do with a boxed cake mix. There really is no going wrong with this recipe. This is a great recipe if you have little helpers who like to get in the kitchen with you.
Strawberry Lemonade Cookies is the perfect recipe for first time bakers to get their hands dirty and totally nail! And with all going on in the world right now, can't we all use a win? So I present to you this scrumdiddlyumptious bite of heaven.
🥣 Step-by-Step Instructions
Pre-heat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Then in a bowl combine the cake mix, oil, eggs, extract and drink powder until dough comes together.
Afterwards roll the dough in small balls and place them on your lined cookie sheet. Place baking sheet in the pre-heated oven and allow to bake for 10 minutes till the cookies appear puffy and dry.
When baking your Strawberry Lemonade Cookies you want to be sure not to over bake. As soon as the cookies start to look puffy and dry go ahead and pull them out to achieve chewy cookie perfection.
After removing from the oven allow your Strawberry Lemonade Cookies to cool entirely. They will be soft so letting them cool before decorating is important!
If decorating you'll want to prepare frosting. Check out the recipe card below for instructions on how to make homemade cream cheese frosting.
Trust us when we say that these Strawberry Lemonade Cookies can stand alone on their own. They are delicious and the perfect blend of sweet and tart. But since Valentine's Day is just around the corner we thought it would be fun to add a little flair and make these into cookie sandwiches.
We whipped up a quick batch of cream cheese frosting, layered up the cookies, added sprinkles and viola! A treat sweet enough to show any valentine how much you care.
👩🏻🍳 Make it Your Own
Once you have the boxed cake mix basic recipe down you really truly can play and experiment with other boxed mixes as your heart desires!
- Flavors: With a boxed cake mix the flavor of cookies you can create is endless. You can achieve so many flavor variations with little to no effort! Lemon, Pumpkin Spice, Carrot, Funfetti, Strawberry, Chocolate, Red Velvet, Vanilla, Cherry Chip, German Chocolate, Blue Velvet, Orange Supreme, Spice Cake, Devils Food
- Add-Ins: Try adding white chocolate chips, sprinkles, m&m's, macadamia nuts, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit, raisins to your next batch of cake mix cookies!
- Colors: With a boxed cake mix it is so easy to make fun and vibrant non traditional cookie colors without using food coloring. You can also easily make tie-dye cookies by combining two different flavored doughs into your cookie dough balls before cooking.
- Decorations: There are so many ways to finish off your cookies, frosted, not frosted, sprinkles, glaze drizzle, powder sugar crackle, double layers with frosting in the middle for a cookie sandwich.
💭 Top Tips
Substitute Lemon Extract
When making your Strawberry Lemonade Cookies you can substitute 1 tablespoon of lemon juice for the ½ teaspoon of lemon extract. Be aware when making this substitution that lemon juice or lemon zest does offer a more acidic flavor than lemon extract so it will alter the taste in the cookies slightly.
Cooling Cookies
And keep in mind that since this cookie is made with a cake mix they are softer and more delicate when still warm. Be sure to allow your cookies to cool entirely as this will help them firm up a bit.
📖 Recipe
Strawberry Lemonade Cake Mix Cookies
Equipment
- True Lemon Raspberry Lemonade 30 ct
Ingredients
- 1 strawberry cake mix
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 packet raspberry lemonade drink powder single serve (3 grams)
Quick Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a bowl combine the cake mix, oil, eggs, extract and drink powder until dough comes together.1 strawberry cake mix, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, 2 eggs, ½ teaspoon lemon extract, 1 packet raspberry lemonade drink powder
- Roll dough in small balls place on lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes till cookies appear puffy and dry.
- Allow to cool entirely and enjoy as is or decorate as desired.
FROSTING INSTRUCTIONS
- In mixing bowl combine frosting ingredients.½ cup butter, 8 ounces cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 3 cups powdered sugar
- Using a hand mixer whip together frosting till smooth.