Description
Sweet cupid’s delight, Valentine’s Day Cake Mix Cookies bring romantic whimsy to dessert lovers. Heart-melting chocolate and festive sprinkles create irresistible treats you’ll adore sharing with someone special.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box (15.25 ounces/432 grams) vanilla or white cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup (80 milliliters) vegetable oil
Mix-Ins:
- ½ cup (75 grams) Valentines Day-themed sprinkles
- ½ cup (75 grams) Valentines M&Ms or chocolate candies
Flavor Enhancer:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350F (175C) and dress baking trays with parchment paper or silicone mats for optimal cookie preparation.
- Merge cake mix, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract in a spacious mixing vessel, stirring until a cohesive, velvety dough emerges.
- Delicately incorporate sprinkles and M&Ms throughout the dough, ensuring an even distribution of colorful morsels.
- Craft uniform dough globes using a tablespoon measure, positioning them generously across the prepared baking surfaces with approximately two inches separating each cookie.
- Gently compress each dough sphere using fingertips or a smooth utensil, creating a slightly flattened profile.
- Transfer trays into the preheated oven, allowing cookies to transform for 9-11 minutes until crisp edges develop while maintaining tender centers.
- Allow cookies to rest directly on baking sheets for five minutes, permitting initial stabilization and preventing potential crumbling.
- Migrate cookies onto wire cooling racks, enabling complete temperature reduction and texture refinement.
- Serve immediately or package elegantly in festive containers for delightful Valentine’s Day gifting.
Notes
- Swap cake mix flavors to create unique cookie variations, like strawberry for a pink Valentine’s theme or chocolate for a rich, decadent treat.
- Control sprinkle and M&M distribution by gently pressing some into the top of each cookie before baking for a more visually appealing presentation.
- Adjust baking time slightly for softer or crispier cookies, knowing that removing them when edges are just set will maintain a chewy texture.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, separating layers with parchment paper to prevent sticking and maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg