These easy Strawberry Cookies are made with a box of cake mix and some white chocolate chips. It’s a quick and easy way to make soft, fluffy cookies for any occasion. The bright pink color makes them perfect for holidays like Valentine’s Day or Easter cookies! Everyone always asks for the recipe, but the real secret is how simple it is!

Pink strawberry cookies with white chocolate chips and strawberries on a plate.

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You can turn a box of cake mix into the most delicious strawberry cookies with just a few ingredients, most of which will already be in your pantry.

  • Strawberry Cake Mix: This is such a great hack for easy cookies. Cake mix contains all of the basic ingredients in cookies (flour, sugar, leavening, and colorings and flavorings), making this recipe super quick!
  • Baking Powder: Be sure to use fresh baking powder for best results. This helps to create a fluffier texture.
  • Eggs: Whole eggs bind the ingredients to build structure in any baked good. Without them, these cookies would end up dry, dense, or crumbly.
  • Oil: Vegetable oil adds moisture to the cake mix. Any neutral oil works well here.
  • Vanilla: Pure vanilla extract enhances the sweet flavor of these cookies.
  • Chocolate Chips: White chocolate complements the strawberry flavor perfectly. For chocolate strawberry cake mix cookies, swap the white chocolate chips for milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate chips!

Variations to Try

If strawberry isn’t your thing, you can make cake mix cookies with any flavor you like by following the same basic instructions. If you don’t want strawberry cookies, try chocolate cake mix cookies, vanilla, red velvet, or yellow cake mix instead. I love to let my sons pick a cake mix flavor and create their favorite cookies for their birthdays.

Strawberry cake mix cookies with strawberries and white chocolate chips.
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How to Store and Reheat 

Let the strawberry cookies cool completely before storing them in an airtight container or Ziplock bag. Keep them at room temperature for up to 3 days, or move them to the refrigerator for longer storage (up to 5 days). Let come to room temperature before enjoying.

How to Freeze 

To freeze these strawberry cookies, place them in flat layers in a Ziplock bag, and place sheets of parchment paper between layers to prevent sticking. Once they’re frozen, you can rearrange them as needed. Freeze for up to 1 month, then thaw in the fridge before serving.

A stack of strawberry cake mix cookies with white chocolate chips.

Serving Suggestions

These easy strawberry cake mix cookies are delicious all by themselves or served with a cool glass of oat milk or a Starbucks pink drink. They’re also delicious as cookie sandwiches filled with vanilla frosting, chocolate buttercream, or red velvet ice cream. Yum!

Notes from the Test Kitchen

Wondering if you can still use that box of cake mix that’s been sitting in your pantry a little too long? Most likely, the only issue will be the leavening agent (aka baking powder or soda). But since we’re already adding more to our recipe, the problem should be solved! It will freshen things up for cakey cookies that get nice and fluffy.

5-Star Reviews

“These are amazing. I made them for a baby shower I was throwing. Also, tried with devils food flavor and put peanut butter and chocolate chips and my kids loved them. So thankful for this recipe. I can not bake very well and I did not mess these up ♡♡♡♡” -Brandy

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Strawberry Cookies Recipe

4.50 from 592 votes
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 30 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Author: Becky Hardin
Pink strawberry cookies with white chocolate chips and strawberries on a plate.
These beautiful pink strawberry cake mix cookies are a favorite for Valentine's Day, Easter, baby showers, parties, and everything in between. So soft and chewy, everyone is sure to love them!
Step-by-step photos can be seen below the recipe card.
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Equipment

  • Kitchen Scale (optional)
  • 2 Baking Sheet
  • Cookie Portion Scoop

Ingredients 

  • 15.25 ounces Strawberry Cake Mix 432 grams (1 box), such as Betty Crocker
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder 4 grams
  • 2 large eggs 100 grams
  • cup vegetable oil 67 grams
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 grams
  • 1 cup white chocolate chips 170 grams

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine the cake mix and baking powder until well combined.
    15.25 ounces Strawberry Cake Mix, 1 teaspoon baking powder
    Pink strawberry cake mix powder in a bowl with a whisk.
  • In a separate smaller bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, and vanilla together by hand.
    2 large eggs, ⅓ cup vegetable oil, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with cake mix and stir with a spoon until a dough forms. Be sure to fully combine. Mix in the white chocolate chips.
    1 cup white chocolate chips
  • Using a small portion scoop, drop rounded balls of the dough onto your baking sheet. These cookies flatten out quite a bit, so make sure the balls are taller than they are wide, and give them quite a bit of space between each cookie.
    Pink strawberry cake mix cookies on a baking sheet.
  • Bake for 9-10 minutes. Do not let them brown in the oven. They will appear slightly undercooked, but that is a good thing. They will firm up and flatten as they cool. When you take them out, you can add a couple more white chocolate chips to the top to make them look pretty (this is a little food blogger trick!)
    A plate of strawberry cake mix cookies with white chocolate chips.
  • Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.

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Becky’s Tips

  • Don’t overbake the cookies. I made this mistake a few times! I like these a little bit gooey on the inside and slightly browned on the outside. When you see the pink begin to brown, get them out of the oven stat!
  • Add more white chocolate chips after you bake. That’s right, this is the oldest blogger food pic trick in the book! Once you take the cookies out of the oven and place them on a cooling rack, add more fresh white chocolate chips to the top. It will make your Pink Cookies look loaded with chocolate chips and you’ll look like an experienced baker. High fives!
  • If you want to make variations of this recipe, you can use any type of cake mix! The sky is the limit.
Storage: Store strawberry cake mix cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 1 month.
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 149kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 152mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.02gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 25IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 61mgIron: 0.4mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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How to Make Strawberry Cookies Step by Step

Whisk the Dry Ingredients: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, combine 15.25 ounces (1 box) of strawberry cake mix and 1 teaspoon of baking powder.

pink cake mix in a glass bowl with a whisk.

Stir the Wet Ingredients: In a separate smaller bowl, whisk 2 large eggs, ⅓ cup of vegetable oil, and ½ teaspoon of pure vanilla extract together by hand.

eggs in a glass bowl with a whisk.

Make the Cookie Dough: Pour the egg mixture into the bowl with cake mix and stir with a spoon until a dough forms. Be sure to fully combine. Mix in 1 cup of white chocolate chips.

pink cookie dough in a glass bowl with white chocolate chips.

Portion the Cookies: Using a small portion scoop, drop rounded balls of the dough onto your baking sheet. These cookies flatten out quite a bit, so make sure the balls are taller than they are wide, and give them quite a bit of space between each cookie.

Pink cookie dough balls with white chocolate chips on a baking sheet.

Bake the Cookies: Bake for 9-10 minutes. Do not let them brown in the oven. They will appear slightly undercooked, but that is a good thing. They will firm up and flatten as they cool. When you take them out, you can add a couple more white chocolate chips to the top to make them look pretty (this is a little food blogger trick!) Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes.

A plate of strawberry cake mix cookies with white chocolate chips.
What’s the difference between cake mix and cookie mix?

Cake mix and cookie mix generally contain the same ingredients but in different proportions. The real difference here, though, is in the ingredients we add. For example, if you were making a cake, you’d need more liquid in the recipe, but since we’re making cookies, we want a doughy consistency instead of a runny batter. So no water or milk is needed.

How can I decorate strawberry cookies for Valentine’s Day?

These pink cookies can be topped with pink and white sprinkles, powdered sugar, or heart sprinkles. You can skip the chocolate chips if you prefer, but they add extra flavor. You could also use a cream cheese frosting or buttercream to finish them, and they’d taste just like a cupcake.

Meet Becky Hardin

Becky Hardin is a wife and mother living in Saint Louis Missouri. She founded The Cookie Rookie in 2012 as a creative way to share recipes. Now, she is a trusted resource for easy cooking around the world, being featured in Taste of Home, The Kitchn, ABC’s Home and Family, and more. Here at The Cookie Rookie she is the editor in chief of all recipes and continues to enjoy sharing her passion for cooking for busy families. She has since founded two additional food blogs, Easy Chicken Recipes and Easy Dessert Recipes.

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Linda
Linda
December 29, 2023 9:18 am

How many cookies does this recipe make?

Samantha Marceau
January 2, 2024 1:34 pm
Reply to  Linda

Hi Linda, this makes 24 cookies!

Beckon
Beckon
December 19, 2023 5:51 pm

This is a really good recipe, my son even started to sell his cookies at school, and he comes home so happy every day. Thanks for this recipe!5 stars

Delecia Sydnor
Delecia Sydnor
November 18, 2023 7:25 pm

For everyone saying it’s too sweet, I make a strawberry cookie with lemon icing. It is literally the best cookie ever! This is the cookie I get the most requests to make from family and friends, and they love it! I make the cookie recipe as is without the white choc chips. After, I use lemon juice (squeeze lemons) and powdered sugar to make icing and pour them over.5 stars

lemon-cookie
Samantha Marceau
November 20, 2023 8:57 am
Reply to  Delecia Sydnor

That sounds so delicious, Delecia! Thanks so much for sharing!

Emily Ozier
Emily Ozier
October 7, 2023 6:26 pm

sorry i meant “our family homeschools too and we love this recipe we bake it every halloween….happy halloween!

Emily Ozier
Emily Ozier
October 7, 2023 6:22 pm

our family homeschools too and we love this recipe we bake it every halloween….spooky3 stars

tiana
tiana
September 19, 2023 2:20 pm

how many do these make???

Samantha Marceau
September 19, 2023 2:52 pm
Reply to  tiana

Hi Tiana, this recipe makes 24 cookies!

Rosey Vallery
Rosey Vallery
June 19, 2023 4:37 am

These cookies were a blast to make Fun and Easy recipe

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Samantha Marceau
June 19, 2023 9:27 am
Reply to  Rosey Vallery

Those look amazing, Rosey! Thanks so much for sharing!

Linda
Linda
June 16, 2023 6:40 pm

These were EASY and GOOD! My granddaughter is going to LOVE them!5 stars

Lee
Lee
June 5, 2023 12:08 pm

How long can dough (not cookies) be stored in refrigerator/freezer?

Samantha Marceau
June 6, 2023 9:10 am
Reply to  Lee

You can store the dough in the refrigerator for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months!

john cookie
john cookie
April 10, 2023 12:18 pm

very nice5 stars