This easy cookie is perfect for filling your cookie jar this week. Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies are pink, sparkly, and taste amazing.
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I have a confession to make.
I used to be a tomboy that hated pink. This girl grew up climbing trees and riding horses. I’m pretty sure my husband doesn’t believe that at all because now I’m a girly girl. But somewhere there are pictures to prove it.
When we were expecting our girl, I didn’t want anyone to buy pink baby clothes. And no ruffles or bows were allowed either. Don’t even get me started on bows that are bigger than babies heads. I’m still not a fan at all! But that’s just my preference…if you love it, go for it.
Fast forward a few years, and now I’m all about pink. Pink shoes, pink sweatshirts, pink phone case…you name it, I probably want it pink.
I’m not sure what ever happened to the tomboy in me or why I ever hated pink. The funny thing is that pink is really one of the best colors for my daughter and I to wear. Maybe that’s why I am embracing it now.
Cake Mix Cookies
Another thing that I am totally 100% embracing are cake mix cookies.
4 years ago I made these Vanilla Fudge Whoopie Pies, and over the years I have made so many variations using a simple cake mix. Triple Chip Red Velvet, Chocolate Mint, Cinnamon Caramel… have you made cookies from cake mix yet? It is so much fun to come up with different mix ins for each one.
You just use the dry mix along with some butter, egg, and cream cheese. The end result is a puffy, chewy cookie that is amazing!
Tips for making Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies:
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I couldn’t wait to make another easy cookie in my favorite color. Use a strawberry cake mix and a little bit of strawberry extract to make an easy strawberry cookie dough.
Make sure you chill the dough at least 30 minutes. I usually end up leaving it in my fridge for over an hour because I get distracted very easy. Squirrel!!!
Then roll the dough into 48 even dough balls. This sounds hard, but I have an easy tip for you. Roll it into one large ball.Cut it in half. Then cut those in half. Take those 4 dough balls and roll each one into 12 balls.
Roll each dough ball in some pink sanding sugar! You can find the pink sanding sugar in most baking aisles in craft stores or the cake decorating aisle at Walmart.
One more fun touch for these cookies. Hershey kisses!! Have you seen the Truffle Kisses or the new Lava Kisses? Oh, my word! They are seriously two of my new favorites!!!
Make sure you freeze the kisses first. You want the kisses to stay looking like kisses once you place them on the warm cookies!
Strawberry, chocolate, and pink sparkles…what are you waiting for?
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Strawberry Truffle Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
48 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 104 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 4g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 20mg Sodium: 40mg Carbohydrates: 8g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 7g Protein: 1g
Here are few more fun ways to use cake mixes to make cookies:
Funfetti Birthday Cake M&M Cookies
Chocolate Chip Cookies & Cream Cookies
Mir says
February 2, 2015 at 6:21 AMI’m all about pink now, too! And I wasn’t when I was younger. Maybe we’re just older and wiser.
I love cake mix cookies! AND you covered them with sprinkles! Perfect flavor for Valentine’s, too.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:08 PMYes, older and wiser 🙂 Love it! Cake mix cookies are probably my favorite to do!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
February 2, 2015 at 7:22 AMThese cookies are the perfect combination of pink, Jocelyn! I love the strawberry flavor in here! Sounds like the perfect cookie for Valentine’s Day, or just when you’re in the mood for something girly and pink! 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:08 PMYes, perfect for Valentine’s day or a girly baby shower or party, or just when you need a pretty pink treat 🙂
Beth says
February 2, 2015 at 7:49 AMI’m not a pink person, but I am a cookie person, and when it comes to Valentine’s Day I decide to like pink for about a month 🙂 I love these Jocelyn! Definitely something I’d make!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:09 PMI don’t usually do pink food either, but something about this month has me pulling out all the pinks and reds!!!
Cookbook+Queen says
February 2, 2015 at 8:08 AMThese are GORGEOUS!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:09 PMThank you so much!!!
Aimee @ ShugarySweets says
February 2, 2015 at 8:34 AMTHese are so pretty. Me and my girls would chow down on anything pink!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:10 PMThank you!!!
Jen @ Baked by an Introvert says
February 2, 2015 at 10:33 AMI love the pink cookies! They are so pretty, Jocelyn.
[email protected]+press says
February 2, 2015 at 10:49 AMI don’t know that I would consider myself a girly girl, but I do LOVE pink, and these cookies would make a terrific valentines day treat
Miranda @ Cookie Dough & Oven Mitt says
February 2, 2015 at 11:36 AMThese look fantastic! I love the pink sprinkles. Not only are they absolutely gorgeous, but I bet those sprinkles add a nice crunch to the cookies.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:10 PMThe sugar does add a little bit of a crunch when you bite into the cookie…not much but a slight one!
Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking and More says
February 2, 2015 at 11:44 AMPinned!
Jocelyn, these cookies are so pretty! I am and have always been all about the pink, but I am certainly with you on those baby bows! They have just never been for me.
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:11 PMHahaha! I’m glad you think the same about the bows 😉
Shelley says
February 2, 2015 at 12:25 PMCould you substitute the strawberry cake mix for cherry? I would love to use the kisses with the cherry centers!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 2, 2015 at 1:28 PMHi, Shelley. Yes, you can substitute any flavor cake mix that you prefer 🙂 Have fun playing with it!!!
Erin @ Simple, Sweet & Savory says
February 2, 2015 at 1:49 PMYUM! These look so cute and so delicious! Perfect for Valentine’s Day. Thanks for sharing!
Christine @ A Sprinkle of This and That says
February 2, 2015 at 5:40 PMoooooooh! Pretty, pink and sparkly! Love it!
Maureen Blackburn says
February 2, 2015 at 5:54 PMPicked up a pkg. of the truffle kisses last week, and now I know why!!! Can’t wait to taste these!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:11 PMYou are going to love them 🙂
Michelle { A Latte Food } says
February 2, 2015 at 6:51 PMPurple and teal have always been my colors, but I’ve been coming around to pink–especially during this time of the year! And these look so festive and fun! And good, but that totally goes without saying 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:12 PMThere is just something fun about pink food this time of year!
Jenny Flake says
February 2, 2015 at 7:05 PMWhat a cute Valentine cookie! Love those!!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:12 PMThank you Jenny 🙂
Julie @ Julie's Eats & Treats says
February 2, 2015 at 8:06 PMSay what? You were a tomboy? I would have never guessed! Love this flavor combo!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:13 PMI know, right? Not many people know that!!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
February 2, 2015 at 8:44 PMI love how pink these are! And those kisses are my downfall. OMG I’ve already eaten a whole bag!!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:13 PMHahaha! Yes! I bought 2 bags and before I knew it one bag was gone! Poof!!!
Jacqui says
February 2, 2015 at 9:57 PMThese sound amazing! I love strawberry truffle!
Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says
February 3, 2015 at 12:52 AMOh these are too cute & totally festive! Love them! Pink has never been my favorite color either, but when it comes to food – that’s a totally different story! I love pink desserts and treats and things, they are so pretty!
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:14 PMI have to say I do love a good pink treat this time of year!!! It’s just so much fun!
Amanda says
February 3, 2015 at 9:16 AMLove how pink these are!!!!! So pretty 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 4, 2015 at 6:14 PMThank you!!!
ashley says
February 12, 2015 at 8:14 PMTried to make these today and did exactly what the directions said but when I went to make my balls the dough was to sticky and wouldn’t roll …it just stuck to my fingers and made globs when I tried adding the pink sugar…so disappointed
Jocelyn Brubaker says
February 14, 2015 at 10:37 AMIf the dough is sticky, you will need to refrigerate it until you can form a ball with the dough. I have made multiple versions of this cookie and have rolled it into balls every time.
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
February 17, 2015 at 2:42 PMOh my goodness, these are just so pretty! Pink cookies need to happen yearround.
Caitlin says
August 18, 2015 at 11:14 AMI can’t find strawberry extract anywhere. Where did you buy it? Can you substitute for vanilla extract? Excited to try these cookies!
Jocelyn says
August 18, 2015 at 1:23 PMHi, Caitlin. I bought the extract at Walmart. They have quite a few different extracts in the baking aisle, but yes vanilla would work fine if you can’t find the strawberry one. I hope you love the cookies!
Amanda says
January 13, 2016 at 11:02 AMHi Jocelyn!
I was wondering if you could use pureed strawberry as a substitute for the extract? Or something else besides vanilla? I am thinking that if you skip the strawberry you wouldn’t necessarily get the flavor you were going for, right?
Thanks for the recipe!
-Amanda
Jocelyn says
January 13, 2016 at 11:47 AMI would just use vanilla if that’s what you have on hand. I bake a lot so I have every flavor of extract in my cupboard and just used strawberry. The strawberry cake mix should have enough strawberry flavor for you. I don’t see why pureed strawberries wouldn’t work…I just haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure.
Brittany bon says
February 10, 2016 at 8:52 AMI tried making these last night did step by step directions left dough in fridge for an hour. The dough was very sticky so I decided to make them anyways and they were not very good, I’ve always made cake mix cookies with oil not sure what happened ?
Jocelyn says
February 10, 2016 at 9:09 PMI am so sorry to hear these didn’t work for you. If your dough was sticky, it might have needed to sit in the fridge longer. You should be able to roll these in balls with no problem. I have made so many variations of cake mix cookies using the egg, butter, and cream cheese, so I know they work.
Candice says
February 13, 2016 at 1:25 PMHi!! I’m so looking forward to making your cookies for my church valentine’s day party however like others I have had trouble finding strawberry extract! I did find raspberry extract though! Which do you this will taste better in your opinion? Vanilla or raspberry?? Help! Thanks so much,
Candice
Jocelyn says
February 13, 2016 at 9:39 PMThe strawberry cake mix is pretty flavorful, so I think either would be fine. I hope you enjoy the cookies!
Lilly says
February 19, 2016 at 5:31 PMwhen you roll the ball are you supposed to punch a small depresion in the center for the kisses to sit in once baked. In the picture there I a depression in the center of the cookie. Please explain. According to directions they are baked while still in a solid ball. Thanks
Jocelyn says
February 19, 2016 at 7:44 PMNo, you bake the cookie in a ball. The cookies are soft when they come out of the oven, so when you press the frozen kiss into it, it leaves an impression.
Tiffany says
January 28, 2018 at 11:49 PMThese cookies look amazing and I can’t wait to try them. However, I’m not a fan of cream cheese. Is that a deal breaker or could I use something else?
Jocelyn says
January 29, 2018 at 12:21 PMI promise that you can’t even taste the cream cheese in these cookies. It just makes the cookie so soft and delicious. If you still don’t want to use it, you can leave it out.
TeeTee says
February 12, 2018 at 2:21 PMHave you ever tried it with just the milk chocolate kisses.
Jocelyn says
February 12, 2018 at 7:23 PMI haven’t, but I think they would be just fine!
Gail Springsteen says
February 12, 2018 at 3:10 PMI forgot strawberry extract. Would they still be okay w/o it?
Jocelyn says
February 12, 2018 at 7:24 PMYes, they will be fine without it. The extract just gives it a stronger strawberry taste, but the cake mix has quite a bit of strawberry taste too! I hope you enjoy them!
Ramya says
January 16, 2019 at 12:04 AMHello
These look amazing????Planning to make these for my daughter’s bday party and I want to bake them ahead of time.. how many days will they stay fresh on the counter?r
Jocelyn says
January 16, 2019 at 9:47 AMThese cookies stay soft for a few days, as long as you keep them in a sealed container. I hope you enjoy the cookies and have a great bday party for your daughter!
Donna says
February 8, 2019 at 9:11 PMI made these today following a similar recipe I found on Facebook. That recipe said to use a cakemix, but didn’t day what flavor and then add good coloring. When I shopped, I saw the strawberry mix and decided that would be tastier and save the step of working in the food coloring. Mine came out great! I just used milk chocolate kisses. Chilling the dough made it easy to roll.
Jocelyn says
February 8, 2019 at 9:44 PMI agree that the strawberry cake mix makes them taste better! I’m glad you enjoyed the cookies.
KT says
February 9, 2019 at 4:52 PMThese were so easy, delicious, and festive looking! They were a big hit at my daughter’s Sweetheart Dance. I will be making them again for sure! Thank you 🙂
Cecilia Bibiloni says
February 12, 2019 at 1:16 PMThe picture of these gorgeous cookies caught my eye immediately. I’ll be making these tomorrow to share on Valentine’s Day Thursday. I even ordered the strawberry extract from Amazon. Thank you for sharing this recipe.