Easy 3-Ingredient Cool Whip Cookies
Make soft, fluffy cookies using only cake mix, Cool Whip, and an egg. These require minimal effort and bake quickly.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Total Time: 22 min
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz) cake mix (any flavor)
- 1 cup frozen whipped topping (Cool Whip), thawed
- 1 large egg
- About 1 cup powdered sugar (for rolling)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, combine the dry cake mix, thawed whipped topping, and the egg. Mix with a spoon or spatula until just combined into a soft dough. Do not overmix.
- Place the powdered sugar in a shallow dish.
- Scoop the dough by rounded teaspoons and roll each piece firmly into a ball.
- Roll each dough ball completely in the powdered sugar until fully coated.
- Place the coated dough balls onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between them.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are set. The centers may still look slightly soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- You can use any flavor of cake mix; chocolate cake mix makes excellent dark crinkle cookies.
- If the dough seems too sticky to handle, chill it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes before rolling.
- For a crinkle effect, you can roll the cookies in powdered sugar twice: once before baking, and again lightly after they have cooled slightly.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg