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Lemon Crinkle Cake Mix Cookies

Lemon crinkle cake mix cookies are soft, cakey, and bursting with lemon flavor. Nothing says springtime like lemon flavored baked goods and the best part is, you’d never guess these are made from a box of cake mix!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy lemon cookies, lemon cake mix cookies, lemon crinkle cookies
Servings: 12 people

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 (15.25 oz) box lemon cake mix
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil canola oil can be substituted
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar for coating

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F and line 2 baking trays with parchment paper or silicone mats.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine lemon cake mix, vegetable oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, eggs, and vanilla extract. Mix to form a soft dough.
  • Add powdered sugar to another bowl, then working one by one, drop in heaping scoops of dough. Toss each dough ball to coat thoroughly in powdered sugar.
  • Transfer to the baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges are barely browned.
  • Let cool completely on the baking sheets before and optionally dust with more powdered sugar if desired.