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These cake batter cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and sprinkles for a fun treat with crispy edges and super chewy centers.
Grab the cake mix, we’re making cake batter cookies that are loaded with sprinkles!
For Those Indecisive Dessert Moments
You know when you’re craving cookies but you’re also craving cake and you really need sprinkles but you don’t feel like making frosting and crispy edges are calling your name and you have bags of chocolate chips waiting to be used?
No? Just me? Haha.
Well, I don’t think that matters. I think you’ll still be excited to hear these next three words…
Cake Batter Cookies.
Yes, friends. The ultimate marriage of desserts!
We used my perfect chocolate chip cookies as the base and just swapped a little of the flour for some cake mix. Perfection.
These baked up with perfectly crisp edges, super chewy centers, and all of that cake flavor that we love.
These cookies are easy, too. No need to soften the butter first, because you just melt it in the microwave. No need to chill the dough, because these come out nice and thick and puffy even without that added step. No need to WAIT. These cookies go from mixer to oven to cooling rack in 20 minutes.
What Readers are Saying!
“10/10 from both the men on this one! I had to pack them up and gift, because we would have demolished a double batch. Wow.” – Theresa
Ingredient Notes:
Butter – We use melted butter, which is a bit unorthodox, but makes for super chewy, flavorful cookies.
Sugar – Both brown and granulated sugar in these cookies!
Vanilla – We like to use the real stuff!
Cake Mix – Any yellow or white cake mix will work. Funfetti is our favorite!
Flour – Plain all purpose flour is what you’ll want.
Chocolate Chips – Whatever variety you like will here. We do a mix of milk and white chocolate chips.
Sprinkles – A must in any cake batter cookie!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Step by Step Instructions:
Beat together the melted butter, sugars, egg, and vanilla until combined. You can use a mixer, but this dough is soft enough to mix by hand as well.
Add all of the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix that together. It’ll be a soft dough that is easy to work with.
Stir in the chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, and sprinkles.
Use a medium cookie scoop to drop balls of dough on a cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.
Helpful Tip!
How to tell when cookies are perfectly done:
- The outside edge of the cookie should be set.
- The center should still look moist and a bit underdone.
- The cookies will finish baking on the hot cookie sheet when you remove them from the oven.
More Cookie Recipes:
- Strawberry Cake Mix Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Cookies
- Monster Cookies
- Homemade Pecan Sandies
- Air Fried Oreos
Cake Batter Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup cake mix white, yellow, or Funfetti variety
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Add the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a mixer and beat until well combined.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla.
- Add the flour, cake mix, baking soda, and salt to the mixer and mix until just combined.
- Stir in the milk and white chocolate chips and sprinkles until combined.
- Use a medium cookie scoop to drop spoonfuls of dough on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still soft and slightly underdone.
- Cool on the baking sheet for at least 5 minutes before serving.
Tips & Notes:
Nutrition Information:
This recipe was originally published in January 2017. It was updated in July 2024.
B says
I have to admit I made a rather huge mistake when trying this recipe… I used a whole box of cake mix instead of only one cup… but what an awesome mistake it has turned out to be!!! The batter was dry & crumbly, but I rolled it into balls by hand, pressed with a fork slightly, baked the suggested ten minutes. I will continue to make these (the mistake way) with the whole box again & again. Mistakes… sometimes are an unplanned discovery!
Karly Campbell says
Oh wow! What was the texture like after baking? I’d think they’d be dry?
B says
No, they were not dry at all. More of a thicker cookie , which I prefer over thin & crumby. Soft in the middle & perfect as far I am concerned. I used a white cake mix & vanilla chips, yum !
Karly Campbell says
Interesting! I’ll have to try sometime! 🙂
Kathie says
My family loved this!
Karly Campbell says
I’m so glad to hear that! 🙂
Theresa says
10/10 from both the men on this one! I had to pack them up and gift, because we would have demolished a double batch. Wow.
Karly says
Love to hear that! Thanks, Theresa!
Roni Sanders says
This recipe is awesome!!! To the dry ingredients, I add 1/2 box of instant vanilla pudding. I weigh out all cookies then chill over night
Karly says
Oh, I’ll have to try that sometime! Sounds tasty!
Marian says
I loved this recipe! The cookies are delicious! I am printing a copy of the recipe for my collection and do not want the two big pictures of the chips and cookies on the cookie sheet! Please send me a copy of the recipe without them, I would appreciate that very much!
Karly says
Hi Marian! So glad you enjoy the recipe! If you use the ‘print recipe’ button located in the recipe card, you have the option of choosing to print with a photo or without. It’ll print just the recipe, not the whole blog post too.