Cool Whip Cookies
The perfect blend of light, fluffy and chewy. These Cool Whip Cookies melt in your mouth.
Prep Time45 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 66kcal
- 15.25 ounces box cake mix we used strawberry and lemon
- 8 ounces Lite Cool Whip
- 1 egg
- ½ c. powdered sugar
In a mixing bowl combine Cool Whip and eggs. Mix well. Add in cake mix and mix until combined.
Refrigerate cookie dough for 1/2 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Remove dough from fridge. Using a cookie scoop make cookies, rolling in powdered sugar and placing on a cookie sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Cool for 5 minutes on pan and then remove to wire rack. Store in refrigerator.
- White chocolate chips: These would work great with lemon, strawberry, and other fruit flavored cake mixes.
- Chocolate chips: If you try chocolate cookies, mix in some chocolate chips or chocolate chunks!
- Other baking chips: Butterscotch chips, Butterfinger Bits, Toffee bits… check out the baking aisle for even more ideas.
- Candy: M&Ms, jelly beans, Reese’s pieces, Andes candies, chopped peanut butter cups, or other candy you like in cookies will work, too. Mix and match them with different flavored cake mixes!
You can make these all year for any event and change up the cake mix!
- Birthdays: Use funfetti cake mix and mix in some extra sprinkles for a fun birthday party treat.
- Christmas: Red velvet cake mix is perfect for the holiday season!
- Halloween: Use chocolate cake mix and add some Halloween M&Ms
- 4th of July: White cake mix plus patriotic sprinkles would make fun Cool Whip cookies.
- Easter: Lemon cake mix with white chocolate chips would be a great combo.
Room Temperature: Store the cooled Cool Whip cookies in an airtight container and they will keep well for several days.
How to Freeze the Dough: You can freeze the cookie dough to bake later! Scoop the dough and place the dough balls on a sheet pan lined with parchment. Freeze them for an hour and then store them in a freezer container. Thaw them at room temperature before baking them.
How to Freeze Cool Whip Cookies: Store the cooled cookies in a freezer bag or container. They will keep in the freezer for up to two months.
Serving: 1 | Calories: 66kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.05g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 11IU | Calcium: 32mg | Iron: 0.3mg