Lemon Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies
If you love sweet treats that are easy to make, Lemon Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies are perfect for you. These soft and chewy cookies start with a simple box of lemon cake mix, so they come together quickly. The sweet powdered sugar coating cracks into pretty patterns as the cookies bake. With their bright, zesty flavor, these cookies will surely be a hit with lemon lovers.
These easy lemon cake mix cookies are packed with bright lemon flavor. If you’re a fan of lemon cookies, these need to be on your “to bake” list along with strawberry lemonade cookies, lemon meltaway cookies, and blueberry lemon bars.
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Why You’ll Love Lemon Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies
- Simple Ingredients: You need a box of lemon cake mix, eggs, oil, and powdered sugar, nothing fancy.
- A cake-like consistency to the easy lemon cookies.
- Quick Recipe: You can have warm cookies fresh from the oven in less than an hour.
- They look cool. When they bake they get a crackle effect making them look like lemon clouds.
- Lemon crinkle cake mix cookies are a sweet treat that also has a citrus tanginess.
Ingredients
All you need are four ingredients that are easily available at your local grocer for these easy cake mix cookies.
- Lemon Cake Mix – Use your favorite brand of box cake mix, I used Betty Crocker.
- Vegetable Oil
- Large Egg
- Confectioners’ Sugar – Also known as powdered sugar.
Scroll down for the complete instructions in the printable recipe card below.
This is the second year I’m participating in The Sweetest Season, hosted by my friends Erin and Susannah. Last year I made peppermint cake mix cookies so be sure to check out the recipe.
Cookies for a Cause
I’m happy to share these Christmas cookies for a great cause – Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™. I’ve partnered with my blogger friend Erin from The Speckled Palate, who has organized this Sweetest Season Cookie Exchange among food bloggers.
About Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ is a recognized 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to funding research for new, innovative, and less-toxic treatments for childhood cancer. Since 2008, Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ has granted nearly $18 million to pediatric cancer research in the form of 100+ research grants to leading pediatric cancer centers across the country. From these grants have stemmed 35+ treatments available to kids battling cancer today. If you want to learn more head to their website.
If you want to donate to this very worthwhile cause, the organization has a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator, check out the fundraising page Erin created.
One cool thing: Cookies for Kids’ Cancer™ is in a matching window with the folks at OXO, who will be matching every dollar raised through the end of 2024 up to $100,000. So whatever money is raised will automatically double!
Tips and Suggestions
- Add more lemon flavor by adding a lemon glaze. Make a quick glaze with a cup of confectioners’ sugar and enough fresh lemon juice for drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Use either parchment paper or a silicone mat on your cookie sheets to keep the cookies from sticking.
- For best results use a cookie scoop for evenly sized cookies that bake consistently.
How do you store cake mix lemon crinkle cookies?
Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days. They can stay on the counter, no need to refrigerate them. They can be frozen for up to 2 months but the powdered sugar coating might disappear. You can dust the tops again once they thaw.
As an alternative, you can freeze the balls of dough before rolling them in powdered sugar. This is my preferred method of freezing rather than freezing baked cookies. Thaw the cookie dough balls then roll in the powdered sugar and bake according to the directions.
More Crinkle Cookies
Crinkle cookies are always popular and there are many varieties such as red velvet cookies, ginger chocolate crinkle cookies, Kahlua crinkles, or chocolate peppermint crinkle cookies.
More Lemon Recipes
If you like all things lemon try lemon chicken, lemon and garlic potatoes, or lemon cupcakes.
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Lemon Cake Mix Crinkle Cookies
Equipment
- Mixer
- cookie scoop
- Spatula
- Baking Sheet
- Silicone Mat
- Measuring Cup
Ingredients
- 1 box Lemon Cake Mix, 15.25 oz. size
- ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil
- 2 large Eggs
- ¼ cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats and set aside. Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Using an electric mixer, combine the lemon cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs until thoroughly combined.1 box Lemon Cake Mix, 15.25 oz. size, ⅓ cup Vegetable Oil, 2 large Eggs
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop out the dough, roll in powdered sugar, and place 2-inches apart on a prepared baking sheet.¼ cup Powdered Sugar
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the cookies are set. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.
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