You are going to love these Lemon Cool Whip Cookies! These crinkle cookies are made with only 4 ingredients and turn out so soft, chewy, and delicious.
If you are looking for a quick, easy, but still delicious dessert, this cookies are it! Plus, bonus points because I’m SO READY for spring and anything citrus reminds me of spring.
These lemon cool whip cookies will take you about 20 minutes, uses only 1 mixing bowl, and starts with a cake mix!
Why You’re Going To Love This Recipe
- Only 4 ingredients! For this recipe, you really just mix up 3 ingredients and then they get rolled in powdered sugar.
- They are soft and chewy lemon crinkle cookies! You get the pretty crinkles from rolling the cookies in powdered sugar before baking.
- Did I mention they start with cake mix? Cake mix cookies are so easy to make and always turn out delicious.
Ingredients for Cool Whip Cookies
- Lemon cake mix – just a regular boxed cake mix! This also works well with strawberry, vanilla, red velvet, and chocolate cake mixes!
- Cool Whip – you can use regular or lite Cool Whip for this recipe.
- Egg – this is going to hold everything together.
- Powdered sugar – the cookies get rolled in this before baking. It adds to the texture of the cookies and gives them that fun crackly look.
How To Make Cool Whip Cookies
- Prepare. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Make cookie dough. Mix the cake mix, cool whip, and the egg until well combined.
- Shape cookies. Scoop the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon balls.
- Roll in powdered sugar. Place ½ cup of powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll half of the dough balls in the powdered sugar. Repeat with remaining powdered sugar and dough balls.
- Transfer to baking sheets. Place the sugar-covered dough balls on the parchment-lined cookie sheets leaving at least 1 ½” between each cookie.
- Bake. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges start to turn lightly golden.
- Cool completely. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Tips and Tricks
- Don’t try using regular whipped cream in these cool whip cookies. The cool whip isn’t dairy based and has certain stabilizers in it that helps to create these cookies.
- You can try different flavors by switching up the cake mix flavors. I recommend strawberry or red velvet!
How Long Are They Good For?
Cool whip cake mix cookies are good for up to 4 days. Make sure to store them in an airtight container at room temperature.
Can You Freeze Them?
You can freeze these lemon cool whip cookies for up to 3 months. I recommend wrapping them tightly in plastic wrap and then placing them in a freezer ziploc bag.
Let them defrost at room temperature for several hours before serving.
More Cookie Recipes
- Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Pudding Cookies
- Italian Sugar Cookies
- Peanut Butter Krispie Cookies
- Trail Mix Cookies
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Lemon Cool Whip Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 (15.25 ounce) box of lemon cake mix
- 1 (8-ounce) tub of cool whip, thawed
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl mix the cake mix, cool whip, and the egg until well combined and no streaks of cake mix remain.
- Scoop the dough into 1 ½ tablespoon balls.
- Place ½ cup of powdered sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll half of the dough balls in the powdered sugar. Repeat with remaining powdered sugar and dough balls.
- Place the sugar-covered dough balls on the parchment-lined cookie sheets leaving at least 1 ½” between each cookie.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the edges start to turn lightly golden.
- Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to finish cooling.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
25Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 99Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 7mgSodium: 156mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 0gSugar: 13gProtein: 1g
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