4 Ingredient Gluten Free Cake Mix Cookies
Finding delicious gluten free cookies to make at home can be so hard! With so many gluten free recipes using strange ingredients or requiring you to weight each ingredient before adding it to the bowl, making safe-to-eat cookies can also be pretty time consuming. But what if I told you that you could make delicious and pretty cookies using just four ingredients? These yummy gluten free cake mix cookies are a quick solution to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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Making cookies when you’re gluten free can sometimes be a struggle. On top of finding the right ingredients, perfecting the recipe is often easier said than done. But with this simple gluten free cake mix cookie recipe, you’ll have delicious cookies with just four ingredients and a few minutes of your time.
But the best part about this simple recipe is that they’re perfect for any occasion! Looking for gluten free birthday cake cookies? Make these! Searching for an easy treat for your next party. Everyone will love them! That’s why they’re one of my favorite gluten free desserts.
Pillsbury Gluten Free Cake Mix Cookies
The key to making these easy cookies is cake mix. And if you want them to look amazing, I suggest using Pillsbury gluten free funfetti cake mix as the base. The cookies will look so cute when you’re finished baking them.
To make these easy gluten free cake mix cookies, you’ll need:
- Gluten free cake mix: I used gluten free Pillsbury cake mix for these cookies, but King Arthur cake mix would also be delicious. You can also use any flavor to make these easy cookies! Just swap the cake mix and follow the recipe as written, no matter what flavor or brand you pick.
- Vegetable oil: While you’ll be using cake mix for these cookies, ignore the directions on the back of the box. Instead, scroll down to get the correct measurements in my recipe at the bottom of the page.
- Eggs: Again, don’t reference the box when preparing your cookie dough. Use the measurements suggested in my recipe to get perfect cake mix cookies.
- Mini M&Ms: These are an optional add-in, but they taste amazing in your cookies! And they add another pop of color to accent the funfetti cake mix.
That’s it! With these four ingredients, you can have a delicious and pretty cookie to enjoy for a snack or a birthday party.
How to Make Cake Mix Cookies
Making cake mix cookies is so easy! In fact, you just need to follow three simple steps to make these quick and simple cookies:
- Beat together the cake mix, oil, and eggs. Combine the ingredients until a thick dough begins to form. Your mixer may not be able to fully mix the ingredients, so when the dough becomes too thick, just use a spoon to continue stirring.
- Add the M&Ms. If you’ll be adding candy to your cookies, stir the M&Ms in with a spooon.
- Bake the cookies. Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop out the cookie dough and bake on a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
If you have ever made cake mix cookies using traditional cake mix, you’ll need to think twice about the bake time. Gluten free cookies typically need a little longer in the oven, so these cookies will need to be baked for 10 to 15 minutes.
When the cookies are finished baking, allow them to cool on the pan for around five minutes, then transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
Cake Mix Cookie Variations
These delicious cookies are so quick and easy to make. But the best part about gluten free cake mix cookies is that you can make variations to the recipe.
These simple recipe variations are a great way to change up the recipe to create different flavors for different occasions. Since there are a limited number of gluten free cake mix flavors available, you’ll have two different cake mix options, in addition to funfetti:
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix Cookies
Instead of funfetti cake mix, use chocolate cake mix to make your cookies. And with chocolate mix, you can use a variety of different add-in ingredients to enhance your cookies, like:
- Toffee bits
- Chocolate chips
- Chopped up candy bars
- Mint and peppermint pieces
- Caramel pieces
Yellow Cake Mix Cookies
Another option for your cookies is gluten free yellow cake mix. And these delicious add-ins would be a wonderful addition to your yellow cake mix:
- Chocolate chips
- M&Ms
- Caramel pieces
- Cinnamon and nutmeg
- Sprinkles
Gluten Free Cake Mix Cookies
Use gluten free cake mix to make these quick and easy cookies for any occasion.
Ingredients
- 1 box gluten free funfetti cake mix (Pillsbury)
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup oil
- ½ cup mini M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, eggs, and oil until well combined.
- Add the M&Ms and stir to combine.
- Use a tablespoon to scoop out the dough and roll it into a ball. Place the ball on the prepared baking sheet and press down slightly.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, until the edges are just beginning to brown.
- Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 150Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 168mgCarbohydrates: 21gFiber: 0gSugar: 12gProtein: 2g
More Delicious Gluten Free Recipes:
Gluten Free Red Velvet Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
The Best Gluten Free Heath Cookies
Emily is a midwestern mom of two boys. She loves all things DIY — from home renovations to kids birthday party planning. Whether she’s making a new farmhouse craft for her home or helping her kids with a cool activity, you can bet she’s in the middle of some kind of DIY project (or three) right now!
Do you know if I can use an eggKath replacement is the cake mix cookies?
I have never tried to make these with an egg replacement, so I’m not sure if it would work or not! But if you try it, feel free to leave a comment and let us know how they turned out!!
Can you sub applesauce for the oil? I have in many baking recipes and makes lower cal.
I haven’t tried making that substitution, so I’m not sure how well it would work. If you try it, let us know!
Hi there. Love making these but my daughter cannot have the m&m’s because the candy coating isn’t GF. She has celiacs. Just thought I’d add that. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the info, Anne! I had no idea that some people had a reaction to M&Ms. I’ve never had any problems eating them! But you can easily substitute chocolate chips or white chocolate chips for the M&Ms in this recipe!
I used dark chocolate chips. I pressed them into the cookie once I placed them on the cookie sheet before baking.
That’s a great idea, Candace!
M&Ms are most definitely Celiac safe. The only flavor that isn’t are the pretzel ones. The coating has no gluten whatsoever.
I’m not Celiac, but have a severe gluten intolerance and plain M&Ms have always been safe for me to eat!
These cookies were delicious. I could only get a Krusteaz chocolate cake mix which is a little larger at 18 oz, so I added an egg and 1 more tablespoon of oil. I used the mint baking pieces and they were really good. I can’t wait to try more baking combinations.
That sounds delicious! I’ll have to try that version next time I make them!
Would you be able to make this dough a day ahead of time and referigate until it’s time to bake?
Thanks 🙂
Yes! You may need to increase the cook time to account for the cold dough or let the dough come to room temperature before baking
can you make snickerdoodles with these and if so do you need to add cream of tartar?
I’ve never tried to make these as snickerdoodles, so I have no idea if it would work!