Lemon Cake Mix Cookies Video

Of all the lemon recipes on the site, these lemon cake mix cookies are definitely the most simple! We also like the Frosted Lemon Cookies version and the Lemon Sugar Cookie recipe. All are delicious in different ways!

melt in Your Mouth Cookies

Remember how I’m a lemon convert?! I haven’t always loved lemony treats, but I’m obsessed these days and thought it would be fun to try a lemon version of our Gooey Butter Cookies Recipe and make some delicious lemon cake mix cookies. Knowing just how much we love our gooey cookies – all cookies really, we were sure a lemon version would be amazing. It also helps that this cookie recipe is simple and so soft. The cream cheese and butter in the recipe make them so irresistible as well as make them so good, they melt in your mouth.

Simple Dough

Other than chilling the dough for half an hour, these lemon cream cheese cookies can be made quickly, and with the help of the kiddos. DOUGH. Beat butter, lemon extract, egg, and cream cheese until fluffy, using a hand mixer. Add in cake mix and beat until smooth. REFRIGERATE. Chill in the fridge for 30 minutes. POWDERED SUGAR. Add ½ cup powdered sugar to a small bowl. Roll dough into ½-1 inch balls and dip in powdered sugar. Placed on a greased baking sheet (or line the pan with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat). BAKE. Bake for 12-13 minutes. Do not let the cookies brown. Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes on the baking pan before transferring them to a cooling rack. If desired, sift more powdered sugar over the tops. ENJOY!

Recipe Tips

This lemon cookie recipe uses a lemon cake mix, you will love the bright lemon flavor. Cake mix. I don’t always have lemon cake mix on hand, which is the main ingredient, but all the remaining ingredients are simple. Because we have been making these more, though, I’ve been sure to grab a few lemon cake boxes each month, especially because we’re also obsessed with this Lemon Sheet Cake that uses them. Additions. If you’re feeling extra fancy, you can add white chocolate chips to the dough, top with toasted coconut, or even drizzle a powdered sugar/lemon glaze on top of your baked cookies.

STORING + FREEZING

Store baked cookies. Once the lemon gooey butter cookies have cooled place them in an airtight container. Cookies will keep for several days. To help keep them from getting stale put a slice of fresh bread in the container as well. Freeze baked cookies. Once the cookies have cooled place them in an airtight container. Put parchment paper or wax paper between each layer. Freeze for 4-6 months. Freeze cookie dough. Place the cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet to flash-freeze them. Freeze for about 2 hours or until the outside has become frozen. Place balls in an airtight freezer-safe container. Safely freeze for 4-6 months. To bake. Remove the desired number of dough balls. Allow to thaw on a cookie sheet and bake according to the recipe or you can bake them straight out of the freezer and add 2-3 extra minutes to the bake time.