These Cookies and Cream Cookies made with two kinds of chocolate chips and Oreo cookie chunks is our number one cookie recipe. Cake mix cookies are the perfect dessert for any occasion because they are so easy to make and fun to customize.
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Why This Recipe Works
For some reason this week I am obsessed with all things cookies. Not just any cookies though. Easy cake mix cookies have become my favorite type of cookie to make.
They are easy to mix up, you can customize them with your favorite mix-ins, and they stay soft and chewy for days.
These cookies and cream cookies made with a cake mix, chocolate chips, and Oreo cookies are one of our daughter's favorite cookies. Of course, anything with cookies and cream is never a bad idea!
What are Cake Mix Cookies?
Cake mix cookies are a shortcut cookie made from using a store bought cake mix instead of regular dry ingredients.
Using just a few more ingredients, you can transform any flavor of cake mix into a soft delicious cookie.
The fun comes when you start deciding what extra ingredients you want to add to the cookie. Here is a list of some of our favorite mix-ins.
- Candy - M&M's, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Butterfingers, Bunch a Crunch, Reese's Pieces, Peppermint Patties, Rolos
- Dried Fruit - cherries, blueberries, cranberries, shredded coconut
- Cookies - Oreos, Nutter Butters, Chips Ahoy, Animal Crackers
- Chocolate Chips - white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, butterscotch, peanut butter, mint, peppermint
- Extras - Sprinkles, Nuts, Maraschino Cherries
Ingredients Needed
These cake mix Oreo cookies are so easy to make in minutes with a cake mix and a few other ingredients. Trust me and make a double batch because the cookies and cream goodness will disappear in a hurry.
- Vanilla Cake Mix - You will only be using the dry powdered mix.
- Butter - Set it out ahead of time, so it is soft enough to mix in.
- Egg - Provides the moisture needed to create a soft cookie dough.
- Cream Cheese - The secret ingredient that gives these cake mix cookies a soft and gooey texture.
- Vanilla - Adds a splash of flavor.
- Oreo Cookies - Chop or crush the cookies into chunks. Be careful not to crush them into crumbs when you mix them in.
- Chocolate Chips - A mixture of white chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips is a good combo. Feel free to use whatever you like or have on hand.
Have an extra package of Oreos? Make these chocolate Oreo cookies or these Oreo brownies.
How to make Cookies and Cream Cookies
The dough for these chocolate chip cookies and cream cookies comes together in minutes. Be sure to plan enough time because the dough does need some chill time before baking.
- Mix together the dry cake mix, butter, cream cheese, egg, and vanilla until a soft dough forms.
- Gently stir in chocolate chips and Oreo cookie chunks. Do not over mix.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 60 minutes. (2 hours is better.)
- Scoop dough into 24 even dough balls, roll into a ball, and bake.
Tips and Tricks
- Adding cream cheese to the batter makes these white cake mix cookies taste like Oreo cheesecake cookies. Make sure you set the butter and cream cheese out ahead of time.
- Feel free to use your favorite mix-ins. Today we went with Oreo cookie chunks and two kinds of chocolate chips. There is no right or wrong combo when it comes to these easy cake mix cookies.
- Make sure you do not over bake them. They WILL look under done when the timer goes off! Trust me, and take them out of the oven.
- These easy cookies and creme cookies will continue to bake on the hot baking sheet! Give the tops of the cookies a tap with a flat spatula after 2 minutes if they are too puffy. When they cool completely, they will be set up and ready to eat.
Storage
You can make the dough for these cookies 1-2 days ahead of time. Keep the dough in a covered container in the refrigerator until ready to bake. You can also freeze the dough balls in a freezer bag. Thaw in the fridge before baking.
On the Counter - Store the baked cookies in a tightly sealed container once they have cooled completely.
In the Freezer - Baked cookies can also be made ahead of time and frozen for later. Place cookies in individual bags or in between layers of parchment paper in larger bags or containers. They will keep for 1-2 months in the freezer.
Holiday Variations
These cookies and cream cookies are so easy to customize for different holidays by using colored candies, sprinkles, and different flavors of Oreo cookies.
- Chocolate Mint Cookies - chocolate cake mix, mint Oreos, mint M&Ms
- 4th of July Cookies -vanilla cake mix, Oreo cookies, red white and blue M&Ms and sprinkles
- Chocolate Halloween Cookies - chocolate cake mix, Oreos with orange frosting, Halloween M&M's
- Peppermint Cookies - vanilla cake mix, Oreo cookies, peppermint crunch chips
More cake mix cookies
- Cherry Chip Cake Mix Cookies
- Fluffernutter Cookies
- Candy Cookies
- Chocolate Marshmallow Cookies
- Peppermint Patty Cookies
- Kiss Cookies
- Rolo Snickerdoodle Cookies
- PB&J Cookies
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Recipe
Cookies and Cream Cookie
These easy Cookies and Cream Cookies are full of chocolate chips and Oreo cookie chunks. They are the perfect treat for the cookie lover in you.
Ingredients
- 1 vanilla cake mix
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups Oreo cookie chunks
- ½ cup white chocolate chips
- ½ cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine the cake mix, butter, egg, vanilla, and cream cheese. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Stir in the cookie chunks and chocolate chips by hand.
- Refrigerate the dough for 60 minutes or longer.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Scoop the dough into 24 even balls.
- Place the dough balls on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Do not over bake! The cookies will seem under done, but will continue to set up as they cool.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes. Tap the tops of the cookies with a flat spatula to even them out.
- Move the cookies to a wire rack or a piece of parchment paper on the counter to cool completely.
- Store in a sealed container once they are completely cooled.
Notes
*You can also roll the dough into 36 balls and bake for 9 minutes.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 260Total Fat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 23mgSodium: 254mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 21gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
The post for Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cream Cookies was first published February 2014. The post was updated and republished on April 2021.
Amanda
I'm not a fan of cream cheese? Would the recipe work without it? Or would you substitute anything else?
Jocelyn
You will honestly not taste the cream cheese in these cookies at all. It just gives the dough a soft, tender texture. You could leave the cream cheese out and just bake them 9-10 minutes, if you are really opposed to trying it with the cream cheese.
Tera
I LOVE these cookies, as do all of my coworkers. Have you ever added nuts? Someone suggested it, I’m just not sure because they are already packed with such yumminess, but still…I’m curious.
Jocelyn
I haven't tried these with nuts, but I think they would be delicious. If you do it, reduce the amount of cookies and/or chocolate chips to accommodate the extra nuts. Keep me posted on how they turn out!
Rose
Love these Chocolate Chip Cookies and Cream Cookies, these seems super delicious and amazing . Super excited to try these.
Natalie
Hello!
I have the dough chilling in the fridge right now! Excited to see how they come out. I'm almost positive they will be delicious. Is there another type of cake mix cookie that you favor???
Thanks for recipe!!
Heather
Hi there, thanks for a great recipe. Going to try. I use cookie scoops - I'm lazy, it's less messy, faster and get even sized cookies. What size cookie scoop should be used pls? Or should I use TBSP, tsp size balls? Thanks can't wait!
Jocelyn
I usually use cookie scoops to get even balls too. I think mine is a 1 1/2 or 2 tablespoon scoop. I hope you enjoy the cookies!
Hailey
These were wonderful!!! A serving is one cookie, correct? I set them aside for a bit and they were so yummy! Even better after being in the refrigerator! Thank you!
Jocelyn
I am so glad you enjoyed the cookies. Yes, one cookie is one serving. Happy New Year!
Isabek
How many days can I leave the cookies in the freezer?
Jocelyn
Do mean the baked cookies? If you keep them in freezer safe bags or container, they will keep for 1-2 months. Just make sure to separate each layer with parchment or wax paper, so they do not freeze together.
Conor
Hey there! These look amazing! Quick question: can I leave the dough over night in my fridge? I’ve done it with regular cookie dough, but never with cake mix. Thanks!
Jocelyn
You sure can! I've left the dough in the fridge for hours when I totally forgot to go back and bake it. It may be pretty solid after being in the fridge overnight, so you will need to let it sit out a few minutes so you can scoop it easily. The other option is to scoop the dough and put it on a tray and refrigerate that overnight. Then it's easy to just move them onto a baking sheet. I hope you enjoy the cookies!
Mary
Hey Jocelyn, Yummy cookie! I am a great chocolate and cookie lover. When I saw your blog I started preparing the Chocolate chip cookies. I followed your instructions and the cookie was turned out to be super delicious. Loved your recipe.Thank you for sharing.
Jocelyn
Yay! I am so excited to hear you tried this cookie recipe. It's a favorite in our house! Thank you for stopping back in and leaving a comment.
simarn sharma
? I love these! Those chocolate cookies cream cookies are brilliant! I’m not going to show my hubby this post, I’m just going to make some and stick them in his lunch box as a surprise, heeee! Nice one ?
Sarah
I have made these several times! My family and friends absolutely love them! Thank you for this recipe❤️
Liszt
Yummy
Kara Marykuca
Do you just smash real oreo cookies to get the cookie chunks? Or do you buy oreo cookie chunks that just have the cookie and no icing?
Jocelyn
I just bought Oreo cookies and chopped them up with a knife. Go ahead and leave the frosting them. I hope you enjoy the cookies!
Holly
These were mentioned in an article in Runner's World as an athlete's favorite cookie in college! So, I gotta give them a try. Curious...do you ever make them as bar cookies instead of scooping out dough balls?
Jocelyn
No way! That's so cool that they were/are someone's favorite and they talked about it in an interview. I had no idea! I hope you do give them a try, as they are one of our top favorite cookies in our house. Although, I have never tried baking them as bar cookies. I'm sure it would work, but I can't give you an exact time for it. Keep me posted if you try it that way.
Ashley p
How long can you keep the dough in the fridge for the cookies and cream cookies?
Jocelyn
It should keep for a few days in the refrigerator. I know I've left it for at least 2 days before baking it. I hope you enjoy the cookies.
Naomi Wiebe
These cookies were good, not great. Expensive ingredients for a cookie that didn't WOW me. The bake time (10 minutes) was accurate. I'd suggest making the balls a little bigger and then flattening them slightly, before they go into the oven.
Unfortunately if you're not a fan of the flavor of a cake mix, these cookies are going to be a bit overpowering. Nice to have on ice-cream, probably won't bother making again.