Lemon Burst Cake Mix Cookies

30 Aug posted by TidyMom

I had a nice response last week with the Funfetti Cake Mix Cookies we made.

One of my fabulous readers, Alicia of Home with the Hollands shared another cake mix cookies recipe with me in the comments. It’s just as easy and involves a lemon cake mix and cool whip.

Well, I’m a HUGE fan of lemon, and Hollywood wanted a special treat to take into work for a co-worker’s birthday ……… easy and delicious was all I had time for.

Lemon Burst Cake Mix Cookies

1 box Lemon Cake Mix*

1- 8 oz container Cool Whip

1 egg

1/3 cup powdered sugar (for rolling)

Preheat oven to 350°
In medium bowl, beat cool whip, egg and cake mix until well blended. Dough will be thick and sticky.
Drop by teaspoonfuls into a bowl of powdered sugar and roll to coat.
Place on parchment lined cookie sheet and bake for 10- 12 minutes

*Try these using strawberry or orange cake mix for variety.

Enjoy the burst of lemon flavor from these light and soft baked cookies.

You Might also enjoy these lemon recipes:

Lemonade Pie

Strawberry Lemonade

Lemon Pudding Pound Cake

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Comments

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Shira says:

December 8, 2011 at 5:28 PM

I baked these a couple weeks ago for a family get together and they were so fast and easy to make. I got several compliments! These cookies are good and they get eaten fast!

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Kasey Laughlin says:

December 19, 2011 at 2:10 PM

Thanks for this! Can’t wait to try it! Do you know if I can trade the egg for applesauce?? My son is allergic to eggs, but these sound delicious and wanted to see what you thought. THanks!

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Kimberly McCombs says:

December 20, 2011 at 7:32 PM

I made these cookies and they didn’t turn out at all They are flat as a board, what did I do wrong? I used wax paper instead of parchment. Would that screw it up? They are super ooey gooey as well? I baked 12 minutes since they didn’t look done. Please help!!

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  Bev H. says:
  
  December 21, 2011 at 8:55 PM
  
  I used parchment paper and they came out flat and gooey as well.
  
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    Ju says:
    
    December 22, 2011 at 11:06 PM
    
    I used parchment paper and mine turned out very flat and chewy. After they cooled they are more like lemon chews than cookies… I’m not really of a mind to try it again either.
    And I don’t think you should be using wax paper to bake anyway. I’ve heard they’re not meant for baking in the oven.
    I had a friend who had the same recipe except with 2 eggs and she said hers turned out fluffy like marshmallow.
    
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      Courtney says:
      
      January 11, 2012 at 3:50 PM
      
      mine were flat… GREAT flavor, but flat. I also baked mine 12-13 min. I will try again with 2 eggs and see. I do know my coolwhip was nearly frozen in middle… thought that might have been an issue.
      
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  Cherie says:
  
  January 16, 2012 at 1:29 PM
  
  I have been making these cookies for years at Christmas. I originally got the recipe from Taste of Home ~ Lemon Snowflake cookies. That recipe calls for lemon cake mix with pudding. My cookies have never failed! My sister makes them as well. This year, she forgot to get the cake mix with pudding and hers were a flop. I think the pudding makes a difference. If I can’t find cake mix with pudding, I add a small box of lemon pudding to yellow cake mix. These cookies are a hit every time I make them!!
  
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CJWW says:

January 14, 2012 at 12:44 PM

I just made these and they are amazing!!! After reading commets posted before about maybe needing one more egg because they were to flat, I went ahead and made them with the 2 eggs and they turned out light and fluffy they are great and I WILL be making these again.