Fall Cake Mix Cookies: Two Ways

Two delicious fall cookie flavors featuring apple cider and white chocolate or maple and toffee, all starting with a box of cake mix!

These Fall Cake Mix Cookies give you two delicious options, and picking just one might be the hardest part! There’s apple cider with sweet white chocolate chips or maple with buttery toffee bits. Both start with a box of cake mix, a couple of ingredients, and your favorite mix-ins. Make one batch or go ahead and make both because a little cookie variety never hurt anyone!

Flavor Profile

The Apple Cider White Chocolate Cookies have a tart apple flavor with warm fall spices and creamy bursts of sweet white chocolate. They’re soft and chewy, with a nice balance of fruity and sweet flavors.

The Maple Toffee Cookies have a rich maple flavor paired with buttery toffee bits that add caramel-like sweetness and a little crunch. Both varieties have soft centers and lightly golden edges.

Recipe Tips

• Cake Mix: Use the dry cake mix directly from the box without adding the ingredients listed on the package.
• Cookie Dough: The dough will be thicker and stickier than traditional cookie dough, so a cookie scoop is helpful.
• Cookie Size: Use a 1 1/2-tablespoon cookie scoop to keep the cookies consistent in size and help them bake evenly.
• Baking Time: Remove the cookies when the edges are set but the centers still look slightly soft.
• Extra Mix-Ins: Press a few white chocolate chips or toffee bits onto the dough before baking for a prettier finish.
• Cooling: Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them so they don’t break apart.

The Twist

Instead of using traditional cookie dough, these cookies start with flavored cake mixes! The apple cider and maple varieties each get their own mix-in, creating two completely different cookies from the same basic recipe.

Ingredient Highlights

• Cake Mix: Choose apple cider or maple cake mix depending on which flavor you’d like to make.
• Vegetable Oil: Helps create a soft, tender cookie texture.
• Eggs: Hold the dough together and give the cookies their chewy texture.
• White Chocolate Chips: Add creamy sweetness that pairs with the apple cider flavor.
• Toffee Bits: Bring buttery, caramel-like flavor and a little crunch to the maple cookies.

Print

FAQ

Can I make both cookie flavors at the same time?

Absolutely! Just prepare each flavor in a separate bowl using its own box of cake mix. You can bake them together as long as the cookies are the same size.

Can I use a different flavor of cake mix?

Yes! Spice cake, yellow cake, or butter pecan cake mix would also work with these mix-ins, although the finished cookies will have a different flavor.

Why are my cake mix cookies so soft when they come out of the oven?

That’s normal! Cake mix cookies should be slightly soft in the centers when you remove them from the oven. They’ll firm up as they cool.

Can I freeze these cookies?

Yes! Once completely cooled, store the cookies in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature before serving.

How should I store leftover cookies?

Keep the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days to maintain their soft texture.

Sprinkle of Fun

Host a fall cookie swap and bring a batch of each flavor!